Loring Air Force Base
Loring Air Force Base was a United States Air Force installation in northeastern Maine, near Limestone and Caribou in Aroostook County. It was one of the largest bases of the U.S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Abandoned airfield
- Description: former US Air Force base in northeast Maine
- Also known as: “Limestone Army Air Field” and “Loring Air Force Base / Limeston”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loring International Airport and Loring Air Force Base Alert Area.
Loring International Airport
Aerodrome
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Loring International Airport is the operational name of the airfield at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine, United States. It is currently operated by the Loring Commerce Centre.
Loring Air Force Base Alert Area
Historic site
The Loring Air Force Base Alert Area is a former alert area for B-52 Stratofortress aircraft of the 42d Bombardment Wing situated at the former Loring Air Force Base at Limestone, Maine. Loring Air Force Base Alert Area is situated 1 mile southeast of Loring Air Force Base.
Loring Air Force Base Double Cantilever Hangar
Hangar
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The Loring Air Force Base Double Cantilever hangar is the largest structure at the former Loring Air Force Base, now the Loring Commerce Centre. The hangar measures approximately 250 feet by 600 feet and appurtenances cover 3.925 acres. Loring Air Force Base Double Cantilever Hangar is situated 1 mile south of Loring Air Force Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caswell.
Caswell
Village
Caswell is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 293 at the 2020 census. Caswell is situated 3 miles northeast of Loring Air Force Base.
Loring Air Force Base
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Limestone, Aroostook, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Urdu—“Loring Air Force Base” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Lorinq Hərbi Hava Qüvvələri Bazası”
- Chinese: “Loring AFB”
- Chinese: “羅林空軍基地”
- Dutch: “Loring Air Force Base”
- French: “Loring Air Force Base”
- Japanese: “ローリング空軍基地”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Loring AFB”
- Persian: “پایگاه نیروی هوایی لورینگ”
- Serbian: “Ваздухопловна база Лоринг”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Loring Air Force Base, Maine”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи нерӯе ҳаво луринг”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи Нерӯи Ҳавоии Лоринг”
- Urdu: “لورینگ ایئرفورس بیس”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Loring AFB and Grass Corner.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Willard Brook and Loring Job Corps Center School.
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