Anti-Aircraft Battery No. 3 (San Francisco, California)

USA / California / Broadmoor / San Francisco, California

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Battery AA3 was a reinforced concrete, World War II 3 inch anti-aircraft gun battery on Fort Funston. Battery construction started in 1920, with two gun plugs and guns mounted in 1925. An additional gun plug and gun was added in 1938. Until WWII, it was known as Battery AA5 and then renamed AA3. A magazine and power room were added in 1943. Deactivated in 1945.

fortwiki.com/Battery_AA5
www.militarymuseum.org/AABtry3.html

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Coordinates: 37°43'23"N 122°30'14"W

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