Keywords: airfield
Item 16758
Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1937 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Item 16665
Army Airfield Headquarters, Presque Isle, 1943
Contributed by: Presque Isle Air Museum Date: 1943 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
A Parade, an Airplane and Two Weddings
Two couples, a parade from downtown Caribou to the airfield, and two airplane flights were the scene in 1930 when the couples each took off in a single-engine plane to tie the knot high over Aroostook County.
Exhibit
Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Lockheed 10A, Presque Isle, 1940
"… photo was taken in August 1940, just before the airfield became an Army Air Base during World War I. A U.S."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation
"… came to Presque Isle in 1881 followed by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in 1894. In the mid-1930's the Presque Isle Airfield was developed."
Story
I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton
Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam
