Dow AFB
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14 Bomarc CIM-10A launchers.. Operational 1 June 1959 - 15 December 1964. Became Bomarc Industrial Park.
Located at Bangor, Maine, this World War II era Air Force base underwent reconstruction in the early 1950s to support the heavy bombers of the Strategic Air Command. In the late 1950s, the Air Force Defense Command selected Dow to host the 30th Air Defense Missile Squadron (ADMS).
The Corps of Engineers managed construction of this facility located northeast of the SAC base. Upon completion in early 1959, the Corps turned over the base to the Air Force. Activated on June 1, 1959, the 30th ADMS maintained 28 BOMARC A missiles on alert for over 4 years. The squadron was deactivated on December 15, 1964.
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