Contributed by Presque Isle Air Museum
Description
Presque Isle Air Base Hangar #4 burned in 1954 and fire also damaged the base control tower.
This area later became the site of the Northern Maine Regional Airport terminal.
A member of the Air Force Base Fire Department recalled that crash trucks sprayed heavy streams of water on the tower, which saved it. The nearby fire hydrants were frozen and water came from hydrants about a quarter mile away.
The Crash Station, attached to the hangar, was destroyed.
About This Item
- Title: Fire at Hangar #4, Presque Isle Air Base, 1954
- Creation Date: 1954
- Subject Date: 1954
- Location: Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 25 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- United States. Army Air Forces.
- Fires--Maine--Presque Isle
- Hangars
- Airport control towers--Maine--Presque Isle
- Airports--Maine--Presque Isle
- Northern Maine Regional Airport
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For more information about this item, contact:
Presque Isle Air Museum650 Airport Drive Suite 4, Presque Isle, ME 04769
(207) 764-2543
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