Warplanes of the USA: Maine

‍Warplanes preserved in Maine

Auburn, Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport

Lockheed L-1649A-98 Starliner (Serial No. 1018), Reg. No. N7316C, being restored at LEW for Lufthansa, with first post restoration flight planned for late 2011.  Registered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Lockheed L-1649A-98 Starliner (Serial No. 1038), Reg. No. N8083H, also being restored at LEW, with first flight planned for 2011.  Registered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIe (Serial No. TE356), Reg. No. N346TE, Affordable Mid-Coast Housing LLC.

Augusta, Camp Keyes

The Maine Army National Guard headquarters is located at Camp Keyes in Augusta, as is the Maine Military Historical Museum.  Named for General Erasmus Darwin Keyes, a notable Civil War Union Army Corps Commander, Camp Keyes has been an integral part of Maine's rich military heritage since the 1860’s and before.  Camp Keyes, up to WWII, was also unofficially known to local central Maine residents as “the Muster Ground”.

(Jeff Nelson Photos)

Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Serial No.), 112th Medical Company, Camp Keyes.

Bangor

The 112th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), Maine Army National Guard (ME ARNG), is based in Bangor, Maine.  The 112th is supported with the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

Cole Land Transportation Museum, 405 Perry Road, Bangor, ME 04401.  Telephone: (207) 990-3600, (207) 990-3600, Fax: (207) 990-2653.  The Cole Land Transportation Museum collects, preserves, and displays a cross section of Maine's land transportation equipment from which this and future generations will gain knowledge of the past.  The Museum records and displays American military memorabilia with the aim of inspiring and challenging the young people of today to continue on in the footsteps of pioneers who have built this state and country.

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Bell UH-1D Iroquois (Serial No. 65-9915), Vietnam Memorial.  This Huey Helicopter was found at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida and served in Vietnam during the war.  At one time it suffered a crash landing but was recovered and placed back into service.  It was placed on 12 September 2003.

Bangor, Maine Air Museum, Maine Aviation Historical Society, PO Box 2641, 98 Maine Ave., Bangor, ME 04402.  Phone: (207) 941-6757 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting,,, (207) 941-6757.

The Maine Aviation Historical Society was founded to collect, document and preserve the rich aviation history of the State of Maine.  Civil, commercial, military and recreational flying have always been an important part of Maine history.  The Societies goal is to preserve the history of the people and events of the past.  From the earliest balloon flights, to barn storming pilots to space travel, Maine has been an active player.  The society’s collection of artifacts and memorabilia are displayed at the Maine Air Museum at 98 Maine Avenue, Bangor, Maine.  The museum is located at Bangor International Airport and as a point of interest, the museum building is a former cold war era missile assembly and maintenance facility.

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Bell UH-1H-BF Iroquois helicopter (Serial No. 66-0941).

Link Trainer.

J-57 Jet Engine.

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Scorpion homebuilt helicopter.

Luscombe 8A.

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Aircraft artifacts.

Bangor, Maine Air National Guard, Bangor International Airport, Bangor, ME 04401-3099.  The base is the home of the 101st Air Refueling Wing (101st ARW), providing air refueling and airlift under Air Mobility Command.  Since 1994, the 101st has operated the Northeast Tanker Task Force together with Pease AFB.  The wing currently flies the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Serial No.), mounted on a pylon.

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McDonnell F-101B Voodoo (Serial No. 57-0374).  This aircraft was presented to the 101st Air Refueling Wing by Canadian Forces (now RCAF) No. 416 All Weather Fighter Squadron, CFB Chatham, New Brunswick where it was flown as CF-101B (Serial No. 101041).  It is currently painted as (Serial No. 57-0377), 04.  It was mounted on a pylon on 3 March 1987.

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Northrop F-89J Scorpion (Serial No. 52-1856).  This aircraft was built as an F-89D in California in 1954, and converted to F-89J in 1957.it served with other units until being transferred along with 27 other Scorpions to the 132nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the Maine Air National Guard at Dow AFB in Bangor.  Last flown on 16 July 1969, it was on display at Waterville for many years.

Brunswick

Naval Air Station Brunswick, 1251 Orion Street, Brunswick, ME 04011.  Phone: (207) 921-2000, (207) 921-2000.

Naval Air Station Brunswick is the last, active-duty Department of Defense airfield remaining in the northeast, and is home to five active duty and two reserve squadrons.  Flying Lockheed P-3C Orion long-range maritime patrol aircraft tasked by Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Five.  NAS Brunswick has 29 tenant commands, including a Reserve Lockheed P-3 Orion Squadron and a Reserve Fleet Logistics Support Squadron flying Lockheed C-130 Hercules transports.  In addition, over 1,600 Naval Reservists travel from throughout New England to drill at Naval Air Reserve Brunswick, SeaBee Battalion and numerous other reserve commands.

(Jeff Nelson Photo)

Lockheed P2V7-5 Neptune (BuNo. 131427), VP-21, located near the Main Gate.

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Lockheed P-3A Orion (BuNo. 152156), located near the Main Gate.

Eliot

Curtiss Wright Jr CW1 (Serial No. 1225), Reg. No. N11818, John E. Hardy, Littlebrook Airport, Eliot, ME 03903.

Greenville

Douglas DC-3 (Serial No. 11761), Reg. No. N130Q, HBF Inc, PO Box 507, Greenville, ME 04441-0507.

Holden

(Author Photos, 5 Oct 2018)

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21H Fishbed (Serial No. 2213), c/n 94R22213, 1971 entered service with the Polish Air Force, in service to 2001.  Now with Maine Military Supply Inc., Gun Store, 179 Main Rd, Holden, Maine 04429.

Limestone

On 22 September 1950, the first nonstop transatlantic jet flight was carried out by Colonel David C. Schilling (USAF), when he flew 3,300 miles from England to Limestone, Maine, in 10 hr., 1 min.

Mars Hill

North American AGM-28B Hound Dog Missile (Serial No. 61-2213), Mars Hill Town Park.

Millinocket

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Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Serial No. 64-13678), mounted on a pylon above an M60A3 Tank, American Legion Post No. 80.

Owls Head

Warplanes preserved in the Owls Head Transportation Museum, are presented on a separate page on this website.

Presque Isle

North American AGM-28 Hound Dog Missile (Serial No.), Presque Isle, ME 04769.

Sanford

(Alain Rioux Photo)

Canadian Vickers (Consolidated) PBV-1A Canso A (28), ex-C-GFFC, Tanker No. 6, Flying Cat Aviation, Reg. No. N483CV.

Sugarloaf Mountain

The first transatlantic hot-air balloon flight was accomplished by Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand.  They flew 2,789.6 miles from Sugarloaf Mountain, Maine, to Ireland in the hot-air balloon Virgin Atlantic Flyer from 2-4 July 1987.

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