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Bangor Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base located on the grounds of Bangor International Airport in Bangor, Maine.. Created in 1927 as the commercial Godfrey Field, the airfield was taken over by the U.S. Army just before World War II and renamed Bangor Army Air Field and later Dow Field.
Military facilities in Maine — current and historic military facilities located in the Northeastern U.S. state of Maine. Subcategories. This category has the ...
The Maine Air National Guard origins date to the formation of the 132d Fighter Squadron at Dow Army Airfield, Bangor, receiving federal recognition on 4 February 1947. It was equipped with F-47D Thunderbolts and its mission was the air defense of the state. 18 September 1947, however, is considered the Maine Air National Guard's official birth ...
The 101st Air Refueling Wing (101 ARW) is a unit of the Maine Air National Guard, stationed at Bangor Air National Guard Base, Bangor, Maine.If activated to federal service with the United States Air Force, the 101 ARW is operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC).
Dow AAF, Bangor; 7th Army Air Force Base Unit Was: Dow Air Force Base (1947 – 1968) Now: Bangor Air National Guard Base and Bangor International Airport (IATA: BGR, ICAO: KBGR, FAA LID: BGR) Air Transport Command. Presque Isle AAF, Presque Isle; North Atlantic Wing, ATC 494th Army Air Force Base Unit Was: Presque Isle Air Force Base (1948 ...
The Naval Support Base Bangor's naval history began in 1942 when it became a site for shipping ammunition to the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.For an expansion and to establish a permanent naval base, the U.S. Navy purchased 7,676 acres (3100 hectares) of land on the Hood Canal near the town of Bangor, Washington for approximately $18.7 million.
Loring Air Force Base (14 P) Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force in Maine" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Bangor Air National Guard Base: Bangor: Maine: Maine Air National Guard: 101st Air Refueling Wing: Airfield shared with Bangor International Airport. The 101st Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker. [76] Barnes Air National Guard Base: Westfield