The Air Guard has a B1B and advanced fighter jets deployed there.Otis had numerous strategic bombers deployed at Otis AFB in the 50's during the Cold War. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob McGwier" rwmcgwier@gmail.com To: "Steve Meuse" smeuse@mara.org Cc: "'Amsat BB'" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 2:15 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Symposium News Posted to the Web
That was the source of my confusion as well. My interpretation would be the rule applies only to OTIS AFB (in this case) and it doesn' exist so it cannot apply to a nonexistent entity.
Bob
Steve Meuse wrote:
Steve Meuse expunged (smeuse@mara.org):
(e) In the State of Massachusetts within a 160-kilometer (100 mile) radius around locations at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts (latitude 41°45' North, longitude 70°32' West);
Also, I don't know if this has any legal basis, but technically there is no such thing as "Otis Air Force Base". Pave Paws is location on Cape Cod Air Force Station, which is on the Massachusetts Military Reservation. There is (recently closed) an Otis Massachusetts Air National Guard Base, but OTIS AFB ceased to exist back in the 60's.
-Steve
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