The 27 radar tower was completed and waiting for its dome. According to a former airman at the base it was meant to track distance of an object and could do so as far as Chicago. With the addition of the dome the tower would reach 100 feet.
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 91N0686.
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The 27 radar tower was completed and waiting for its dome. According to a former airman at the base it was meant to track distance of an object and could do so as far as Chicago. With the addition of the dome the tower would reach 100 feet. Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx Accession No. 91N0686.