Title

A Guide to Dow AFB

Alternative Title

Bangor Dow AFB Salutes

Creator

Dow Air Force Base (Me.)

Publisher

C. F. Boone Nationwide Publications, Inc.

Date

1960

Description

Welcome to Dow Air Force Base. In its role as a Strategic Air Command heavy bomber base, Dow is one of the most vital and historic installations in the United States Air Force. Dow is located in the suburbs of Bangor, Maine and as such, is one of the eastern-most bases in the Continental United States. Because of the fact that a permanent change of station is most often a strange and confusing experience, probably the most important questions you have now are those concerning facilities that are available at Dow, the local community, the people with whom you will work and the machinery at your disposal to help minimize "settling in" problems. We hope the information contained in this guide will answer most of your questions and that you will find Dow and the city of Bangor a friendly community and that you will enjoy your tour here.

Contents

History of Dow AFB, Maine--Mission of 397th Bomb Wing--Mission of 6th Air Division--Mission of 75th Fighter Interceptor Squadron--Arriving at Dow--Facilities and Services--Dow Pines--Clubs--The Strategic Air Command--Bangor, Maine--Facts About Bangor's Past--Maine in the Summer--Maine in the Winter--Classified Buying Guide

Subject

Bangor (Me.)--Directories

Bangor (Me.)--History--20th century

Business enterprises--Maine--Bangor

Dow Air Force Base (Me.)--History

Dow Air Force Base (Me.)--Photographs

Maine--Description and travel

United States. Air Force. Bombardment Wing, 397th

Tag

6th Air Division

75th Fighter Interceptor Squadron

397th Bombardment Wing

Type

Directories

Guidebooks

Illustrated works

Spatial Coverage

Bangor (Me.)

Temporal Coverage

Nineteen sixties

Twentieth century

Language

English

Is Part Of

Bangor Public Library Special Collections

Note

This is an unofficial publication, published by C. F. Boone Nationwide Publications, Inc., a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Air Force. Opinions expressed by the publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Air Force. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Air Force of the products or services advertised.

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