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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1959-1964) - A [[Cold War]] era United States Air Force (USAF) BOMARC Missile Site activated in June 1959 near Dow Air Force Base in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. This BOMARC Missile Site closed in 1964.
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|width="50%"|[[File:Dow BOMARC Assembly Bldg.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Dow AFB BOMARC Missile Site - Missile Assembly Bldg.<br>(#6 in the structure list below)]]
|width="50%"|[[File:Dow BOMARC Heat-Power Bldg.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Dow AFB BOMARC Missile Site - Heating and Power Bldg.<br>(#5 in the structure list below)]]
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|colspan="2"|[[File:Dow BOMARC Launch Shelters.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Repurposed Dow AFB BOMARC Missile Launch Shelters. Originally these buildings had flat retractable roofs that exposed the missile and launcher when opened (#1 in the structure list below)]]
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== History ==
[[File:Bomarc Missiles.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Four BOMARC Missiles in Launch Position.]]
This site was constructed as a USAF BOMARC Missile Site in 1959, activated in June 1959 and went operational in June 1960. The site was built with launchers for 28 BOMARC A Model II missiles. The site was never modified for the BOMARC B Model missiles.
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This site was manned by the 30th Air Defense Missile Sq (BOMARC).

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* 1 Jun 1959 - Activated  at Dow AFB, ME, assigned to Bangor ADS
* 15 Dec 1964 - Inactivated.

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The missiles remained on alert until the site was deactivated in 1964.

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== Physical Plant ==
[[File:Dow BOMARC Entrance.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Dow AFB BOMARC Missile Site Entrance. Guard shack on left, Assembly Bldg. and Power Bldg. on Right.]]
The missile site consisted of three separate areas, the Launch Area, the Missile Support Area, and a remoted Ground to Air Transmitter (GAT) radio site.
[[File:Dow Bomarc Site Plan.png|795px|thumb|center|Dow AFB BOMARC Missile Site Plan circa 1959.]]
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== Current Status ==
Now part of the Bomarc Industrial Park. Many of the buildings still exist but most have been modified and repurposed.

The Ground to Air Transmitter Site (GAT) now contains the Glenburn Town Hall, Public Safety Building, Salt Storage Building, and the Homestead Estates water supply wells. 
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(G) 44.912500, -68.825278, Dow AFB BOMARC GAT Site
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'''Location:''' Near Bangor in Penobscot County, Maine.

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* Elevation: 289'
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'''See Also:'''
* [[SAGE System]]
* [[BOMARC System]]
* [[:Category:BOMARC Sites|BOMARC Sites]]
* [[Defense Installations Portal]]

'''Sources:''' 
* {{Cornett}}, page 150.  <!--ADC Organization-->
* Mc Mullen, Richard F., '''''ADC Historical Study No. 14 - History of Air Defense Weapons''''', Historical Division Office of Information, HQ Air Defense Command, Chapter 6. [https://pslhistory.grc.nasa.gov/PSL_Assets/History/B%20Ramjets%20and%20Turbojets/Weapons%20Force%20Planning%20Interceptor%20Missiles.pdf Pdf]
* {{Morgan-Berhow-RSS}}.
* {{GNIS2|ID=1913350}}

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