Dow Air Force Base

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dow_Air_Force_Base

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:assignee	gptkb:101st_Air_Refueling_Wing gptkb:14th_Fighter_Group gptkb:397th_Bombardment_Wing gptkb:4060th_Air_Refueling_Wing gptkb:506th_Strategic_Fighter_Wing gptkb:Dow_Air_Force_Base_Hospital gptkb:Dow_Field_Air_Defense_Command
gptkbp:closed	1968
gptkbp:convertedTo	civilian airport
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse	gptkb:Bangor_International_Airport
gptkbp:elevation	192 ft
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Air_Defense_Command gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command gptkb:Maine_Air_National_Guard
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dow Air Force Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code	gptkb:KBGR BGR
gptkbp:latitude	44.8074
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Bangor,_Maine
gptkbp:longitude	-68.8281
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:James_Frederick_Dow
gptkbp:notableEvent	KC-135 Stratotanker operations B-52 Stratofortress operations support for Berlin Airlift support for Cuban Missile Crisis support for Korean War support for Operation Chrome Dome support for Operation Reflex support for Strategic Air Command alert missions support for Vietnam War transatlantic military flights
gptkbp:opened	1940
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:owner	gptkb:City_of_Bangor
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Air_Defense_Command_bases gptkb:United_States_Air_Force_Bases Strategic Air Command bases
gptkbp:previousName	gptkb:Bangor_Army_Air_Field gptkb:Godfrey_Field
gptkbp:runwayLength	11,440 ft
gptkbp:servesCity	gptkb:Bangor
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Maine
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:USAF_Strategic_Air_Command gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5