National Register of Historic Places

Operation Crossbow Site

Eglin Air Force Base, Okaloosa County, Florida
Listed
October 21, 1998
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
98001256

About this property

The Operation Crossbow Site is a historic location at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. During World War II, a reconstruction of a German V-1 flying bomb launch site was built to test the measures needed to destroy the actual bases in France. In January 1944, General Grandison Gardner orders read, "Reproduction of the ski sites in complete detail and destruction in various ways." He determined low-level bombing with the heaviest bombs achieved the greatest accuracy. On October 22, 1998, it was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places. The Site was built in a hurry, "working around the clock for 13 days" in 1944 on a "remote part of the Eglin reservation".

Location

Eglin Air Force Base, Okaloosa County, Florida

Categories

MILITARY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Operation Crossbow Site listed on the National Register?

Operation Crossbow Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Operation Crossbow Site?

Operation Crossbow Site is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Operation Crossbow Site?

The period of significance for Operation Crossbow Site is recorded as the listed era.

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