Milford Air Force Auxiliary Airfield

Milford Air Force Auxiliary Airfield was an auxiliary airfield of the United States Army Air Forces that was located in Milford, Penobscot County, Maine.

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.

After its closure, the site was used by Dow Air Force Base personnel for a survival school.^[1]

See also

• Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Maine

References

44°58′28.32″N 68°27′30.94″W / 44.9745333°N 68.4585944°W / 44.9745333; -68.4585944

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Former military installations in Maine

Army

Fort	Allen Baldwin Edgecomb O'Brien Gorges Knox Levett Lyon McClary McKinley Popham Preble Scammell Sullivan Sumner Williams
Reservation	Bailey Island Biddeford Pool Cape Elizabeth Great Chebeague Island Jewell Island Long Island Peaks Island
Airfields	Deblois Godfrey (Dow) Houlton Limestone (Loring) Milford Presque Isle
Barracks	Hancock
Nike Sites	Caswell Nike Site L-13 Limestone Nike Site L-31 Caribou Nike Site L-58 Connor Nike Site L-85

Air Force

Base	Dow (Bangor ANGB) Loring Presque Isle
Station	Ashland Brunswick Bucks Harbor Caribou Caswell Charleston Columbia Falls Moscow Topsham

Navy

Naval Air Station	Brunswick
Auxiliary Air Facility	Casco Bay Lewiston
Radio Station	Otter Cliffs Winter Harbor
Prison	Portsmouth

Coast Guard

Station	Caribou

National Guard

Air National Guard Station	South Portland
Army National Guard Armory	Fort Kent Gardiner Houlton Portland