Milford Air Force Auxiliary Airfield was an auxiliary airfield of the
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and ''de facto'' aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II ...
that was located in
Milford Milford may refer to:
Place names Canada
* Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia
* Milford (Halifax), Nova Scotia
* Milford, Ontario
England
* Milford, Derbyshire
* Milford, Devon, a place in Devon
* Milford on Sea, Hampshire
* Milford, Shro ...
,
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County is a county in the U.S. state of Maine, named for the Penobscot Nation on Wabanakik. As of the 2020 census, the population was 152,199. Its county seat is Bangor. The county was established on February 15, 1816, from part of ...
.
History
It operated from 1942 to 1948, when the
Deblois Bombing Range opened nearby. It was originally constructed for the Bangor Precision Bombing Range, and was also used by
Dow Army Airfield
Bangor Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard base. Created in 1927 as the commercial Godfrey Field, the airfield was taken over by the U.S. Army just before World War II and renamed Godfrey Army Airfield and later Dow Arm ...
.
After its closure, the site was used by Dow Air Force Base personnel for a survival school.
See also
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References
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Maine
Installations of the United States Air Force in Maine
Airports in Penobscot County, Maine
Airports established in 1942
Military installations established in 1942
Military installations closed in 1948
1942 establishments in Maine
1948 disestablishments in Maine