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Presque Isle Air Museum

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Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… aviators and followed current events relating to air travel intently, William Howard Gannett flew his plane all over the world and even sent back…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Lockheed 10A, Presque Isle, 1940

"A U.S. Army Air Corp Douglas C-47 is in the background. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"The air base was repurposed as the Presque Isle Airport and the Presque Isle Industrial Park. SNARK missile information provided by the Presque Isle…"

Robert A. Frost Memorial Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"… what was once Bangor Municipal Airport became Dow Air Force Base through which thousands of soldiers passed."

Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"… way: Bangor International Airport was named Dow Air Force Base during WWII People had to ration things like gas and sugar! The Bangor Public…"

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"… flew this plane from Florida to Presque Isle air base after being stationed in Florida after WW II."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"He took flying lessons, flew a 44 passenger aircraft and made “2 or 3” solo cross-country flights in a biplane. JJeremiah worked for Delta Air Lines…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"In addition, Presque Isle became Aroostook County’s first city in 1940. World War II and the army air base brought many new people into the area…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… biodegradable balloons were released into the air to the cheers of students, teachers, and residents gathered at the school."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"It would serve as part of the Strategic Air Command. The City of Bangor welcomed the build-up of the air base and maintained a close relationship…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… the 1865 July 4th celebration, the first hot air balloon in Bangor, dance, criminals and criminal activity in Bangor, his children's activities…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"The herring are “carried out into the open air, where they are allowed to remain until the water drains off of them and they have become sufficiently…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… dirt and grime and could not be opened to allow air to circulate. The women packers had to work all day in the factories and then look after the…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"That shed first housed a hot-air horn, then in 1868 a steam whistle, standard aural alarm of the era from factories to locomotives."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Isle Historical Society Snow adds to the holiday air. Shipping the Christmas tree, Presque Isle, 1959Presque Isle Historical Society The…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"The ball sailed up in the air, eyes following its path, heading right for the hoop. The buzzer went off and swish, the basketball sunk through the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… II, an extension was built to the Presque Isle Air Force Base. This substation on Munson Hill, pictured in1909, was 5 miles north of Presque Isle…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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