Loring AFB
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B-52 base for bombers equipped with SRAM missiles.
The Corps of Engineers started construction of this bomber base at Limestone, Maine in 1947. The Strategic Air Command assumed command in 1953. In 1972, B-52s with the 42nd Bombardment Wing became the first bombers within SAC to be equipped with the short-range attack missile.
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