Thank you all for watching! Brief correction: at 35:45 I say that Phish came back and played at Loring in 1998 and 2001. They played in 2003, not 2001. Thanks to madogruca for pointing that out. Once again, thank you all for watching and for commenting!
@@williamdegnan4718Hey thank you! If you’re on a computer you can go to my channel and right under where it says my number of subscribers is my short description and if you click on it my email should be somewhere in there.
Got bless you forgotten Americans! You may have been left with a small stone, but I’m betting you will find that boulder to help you build a spectacular future!
I attended both of those concerts/festivals. In addition to the shows, the setting was awe inspiring. The scale of Loring AFB was incredible to think about at my young age, just old enough to drive the 8 hours to Limestone, 2 hours north of the most northern point in Maine that I had previously been to, Patten, where my grandparents lived. It's always interesting to see videos on RUclips that I can relate to personally. Thanks for making this one.
Clearly, a lot of time, effort and care was put into this production to make it the best it can be. These videos shine lights on stories that otherwise would be impossible to find without the extensive, intricate, and diligent research that Will McDowell gives us. Absolutely wonderful! Keep these videos coming. Maine needs more people like you! 💛
Hats off to the people of limestone for trying to resurect loring AFB. We have seen many bases abandoned over the years. As an Air Force brat, child of a military parent as we were called, and veteran myself, I lived on those bases and have a soft spot in my heart for them. My memories are all that’s left. To see one gain new strength is fantastic. Best of luck going forward.
Thank you very much for this. My father was stationed here from 1969 to the early 70s. I lived there from June 1970 to January 1972. I loved this local.
While my Dad was stationed at Loring, I attend the 6th through the 9th grade in Limestone. In January we had moved from Alabama to Limestone and were not prepared for the cold weather. I have great memories of learning how to ice skate, picking potatoes for 25 cents per barrel, and gathering wild blueberries near our home. I recognized the main street and library in your presentation. My Dad retired and we moved to Orlando Florida.
Will, Thanks so much for producing this video. I was born at Loring AFB in 1956. My dad was a B-36 and B-52 pilot in SAC, and he was transferred south to Turner AFB in SW Georgia in mid-1959, when that base was being redesignated as a SAC bomber base. So, in July 1959, at the age of 3 years old, I left Loring and Limestone. I have yet to return. But, thanks to Cuppy Johndro, and now your video, I sincerely hope to make it back to Limestone and Loring for a visit in 2025! By the way, I became a geologist! Limestone...geology...life is strange! Thanks again. Beautiful documentary!
What a great video. I was a crew chief on tankers at loring. 1979-1983. Makes me very sad but very proud. Winters back then were brutal. We even had an earthquake my last year there. Good thing we were young. We had no idea how tense the Cold War was during that period. Alert, live aboards, elephant walks. Constant generations and ORIs. It wasn’t easy but we were all in it together. It’s all true 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
This video has inspired me to visit this area. I live in a more southern Maine county… This rustic area intrigues me… 👏👏👏BRAVO to the production team and narrator for a totally professional job. 👍 👏👏👏👏 🙏
A gem! Congrats to all involved in getting this story told. Several northern Maine towns have lost their major employer - my uncle taught school in Millinocket, and that town took a hard hit when the paper company closed. Appreciate the resilience and positive attitude from those making Limestone's future!
A great video I’ve lived in Maine most of my life. I’m in my 50s yet. This was very enlightening. Like many of us I’ve never been there. The perspective and work that I can tell you put into this.
I was there as a Boy Scout and spent the day there. The highlight amongst skiing, swimming, was getting in the cockpit of a B-52 and lying in the fueling control cockpit on a tanker. Thanks for posting.
I figured I`d only watch a couple minutes of your video because, although I wasn`t stationed there, I am a New Englander and Loring always intrigued me. Well, that couple minutes turned into me watching the whole thing. I thoroughly enjoyed it and you told Loring`s story with knowledge and with compassion for the people of Limestone and the surrounding towns. Thanks again.
This is a very good representation of Loring and Limestone. I came up here in 1976 spend over 17 years here at Loring and have stayed in Limestone since. Closing of Loring did hurt the area. Alas we have had numerous promises about reuse of Loring but all have failed. Maybe my grandkids will see reuse out there. I’m not counting on it. Thank you for immortalizing my tree out at the crash station. I remember when it was planted.
Congratulations on a history project exceptionally well done ! - I grew-up just across the International border in New Brunswick. - Loring AFB and its impact on the region was very much a part of our daily lives.
Incredible video, with clearly a ton of time and attention focused on making this the best it can be! I grew up in Limestone, and moved away due to a lack of jobs. I love seeing people like Cuppy & Jon that are putting their all into making Limestone a great place to be once again ... a powerhouse if you would! Great job on putting this together, it came out fantastic!!
Excellent documentary Will. Well done! I was stationed at Loring AFB 1970 - 1973. Being from Michigan the winters didn’t bother me too much. The isolation of the base was the toughest part. The Rendezvous outside the east gate was our solitude. 😉
Thanks for sharing this. I was born on base many years ago and my dad was transfered out when I was 6 months old, so it was great to see this stuff. I plan on getting up there at some point to see everything. Cuppy shared on a county FB group.
This is a very well done and interesting video. I graduated from high school in Limestone 1971. This was the last base my dad was stationed at before he retired. It is so sad to see the Arch Hanger in such disrepair. My hope is that someone someday soon will wake up and donate it to the museum before it crumbles into nothingness.
Will...WOW, WOW, WOW ! ! ! What a fantastic video about Loring and Limestone ! ! ! My Dad was a WWII bomber pilot and was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. He was assigned to Loring and served there from 1953 to the end of 1958, flying B-36s and B-52s with the 69th Bomb Squadron.
Very good Will. Clearly, the hours spent putting this together has rewarded your new viewers with a treat. Watching this as I cook some crispy duck pancakes in my London kitchen. Now, I want to fly to Maine… preferably in one of SAC’s old bombers (but without the original payload!).
Congratulations on a great video. We have visited Loring when going to camp. We were fascinated by the history and you've given us a much deeper understanding. What a great project!
I was born at Loring in 1960 & my sister in 1962. Dad was part of the ADC inertecptor squadron working F-102’s or F-106’s back then. Left right after Sis was born when Dad got stationed at Goose Bay for a short tour. Haven’t been back since. Was kinda neat seeing this! Thanks.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. Not only did you do an outstanding job of telling the story of the base, you did so with a warm compassion and sincerity. Also, I was surprised to see a lot of footage from my own archives that I have posted on RUclips. I am glad that you were able to use them in your presentation. Best of luck young man, in your future endeavors.
I’d heard about Loring AFB in the 70’s but never knew where it was other than Maine somewhere. Glad you made the video it’s a good look at small town Americans and their resilience.
Just got back last week from the 30th anniversary ceremony of the closing of the base in 1994. There is an excellent museum on the base. My son-in-laws father served 2 tours of duty at Loring. Great video
The number of aircraft 645at Loring was heavily restricted by winter conditions. When there over the summer of '65 there were 65 pieces of snow removal equipment on the base. Keeping aircraft prepared to fly at a moment's notice meant concentrating them on the operating ramp of the base where they could be kept clean through the snow and ice of winter as there wasn't indoor storage.
Congratulations to Will McDowell 🌟 You created a Superb Video 👏👏👏👏👏 Very interesting and, extremely heartfelt. Thank you for your work and, dedication. I'm excited for the future of Limestone, Aroostook County, Maine 🌲
This was honestly one of the best produced RUclips videos I have ever seen. I’ve never known about that town or base, but I now feel connected to it on a new level. Keep it up man!!! Can’t wait to see what you do next!
Can't praise you enough for what a good job you did--thorough, largely accurate, pleasant to the eyes and ears. Not being from Maine, but being a specialist in US-Canada relations & trade I was curious about the town's potential role in that regard. That one economic developer touched on the subject but it was not explored further, Keep up the good work!
Loring has been greatly part of my live, both in growing & then Marrying what we called then "a Fly Boy" We were Stationed there 2 differnt times . I lived there for over a year whn My husband went to Thailnd At the end of the Vietname. Our youngest child was born there in the "Old Hospital' Later I moved back north , when my husband passed. Came back home. But I was still able to partake in Loring for shopping food etc as well as the hospital a new one. Was sad to see the schools taken down , where my first strted school. Then the housing where we had lived A waste if you ask me. I like this film, Another one could be nade on how it also affected the surrounding towns Not only Military but other Civil workers left with their families Subtracted our town population as well the schools where their attended Good Job Good Film
I was happy to hear about the potato chip factory coming which will work well if they are still farming potato's or are willing to do it again. I would seen that the hangar could house a number of businesses at the same time, perhaps an aerospace machine shop. Or a tractor repair and restoration shop to support the local farmers. I really enjoyed the documentary. It was well done.
Wow, very well done! I am impressed. The quality of the story, the images, the narration (the tonality), the interjection of humor, surprises, the relaxed pace, conclusion. Great story telling (beginning, middle, end). And best of all, I didn't know any of this (I'm 65yrs old, Texas home). Everyone (I assume) loves to hear something they didn't know, every day, about our world. I hope you can make a good living out of this, somehow, some way.
I was stationed at Loring between 1980-1983, thank you for doing g this great video about the history of the area. My wife grew up up about 5 miles from the base.
Very good research and production layout. While the closure of Loring was almost unimaginable, The Air Force had been closing SAC bases well before the Wall came down. Some B-52 units were closed at the height of Vietnam. Anybody out there remember bases like Eaker, Clinton Sherman, Glasgow? That to name just a small sample of what are now long gone runways and inventory.Thank you again , Excellent job.
I have been driving up to Loring for work (from Cumberland county) for years. I was aware of the crash resulting from the decommissioning of the base, but was not fully educated on the base's beginnings. Thank you for making this video. Local history is one of those things we never seem to know about as transplants (admittedly, of which I am, but 15 years and counting). You are providing a vital service to the people of the state who have always loved it, and those of us who moved here later in life. Liked and Subscribed. I look forward to your future videos.
What a Beautiful Beautiful Footages of The History of Aroostook County its town and Former Base Loring Air Force Base in Limestone Maine.. I hope they fix the Base and Arch Hangar and Control Tower. Its cool that they are putting up a new Chip Factory at The Base.. You did a great job doing this footage on the State of Maine and Aroostook County and the Little Towns around the Great Base of Loring Air Force Base in Limestone Maine. Yes I remember all 3 Phish Concerts at the Base.. I love this whole footage and everyone in it .. I was on my way home that nite from Walmart as a unloader when Phish Fans where going to the 3rd Phish Concert IT all three Concerts of Phish at the Base it was cool to see this many again at the Base to see Phish in Concert and dose music just like The Greatful Dead .. We have a Great Great Rockstar Rockstar Team Air Museum Team Cuppy Johndro and Matt Cole and Team that brings the Base Alive and Cares and Loves the Base dose Great Great Open House's and The Bunker Inn dose great for everyone everyone at the Base.. I love this Footage of Aroostook County you did and Great Job I love this Footages 110 per cent..
Lovely video about an Air Force base I didn't know much of. As a fellow North East resident, my best wishes to the town and area for regrowth and a prosperous future.
Amazing Documentary! A chid hood friend growing up was stationed at Loring AFB in the early 90's and was there for the closing. It was always talked about as a very special place. Thank you for showing us the history!! Very well done.
Will, this is so well researched, written, illustrated and narrated. You are a documentary artist, to be encouraged! follow your interests, and keep up your intelligent narratives! Very enjoyable docu.
Great job!! Am really enjoying this. Mount Desert Island guy here. Maine is truly great. Really too bad the AF left Brunswick as well as Limestone. Used to love seeing the C-130’s and P-3’s.
Great job, Will! We love land sailing at Loring. It's one of the best places in the world to sail and race, and the people in the area make it special. See you all at the Eastern Blokart Championships and Limestone Oktoberfest at Loring on October 12.
great work Will!!!! what got me sitting up straight was the potato chip facility...smart, which also made me wonder, can one grow cucumbers?....chips and pickles?
I was stationed at Loring from 1988 to 1990. I wish I'd known the history of the area when I was there, but knowing now gives me a deeper appreciation of the memories I have from that time.
I was there also in 1982. I worked off base at the transmitter site for the 2192 communication squadron. Even though I was only there for one year, it was a very special place. The cold weather wasn’t too hard for me since I was from New York. Kudos to Will McDowell for an excellent video, you had me at Limestone.😊
So well done, from the graphics and editing to the script and voiceover. Our Air Force family transferred from Wiesbaden, Germany to Loring AFB in 1963. I was 8 years old. We lived on the base and in Limestone until 1970. Imagine living there during the turbulent 60s. It’s like we watched everything go down from another planet. Is it possible to get onto the base today?
It is possible to get on the base, but to get on the runway and be by the hangars you have to call and ask Jon Judkins and the Loring Commerce Center. Being on the runway is a fascinating experience to me
@@William_McDowell I recall sub zero winter nights lying in my bed on base, probably less than mile from the flight line and hearing the sound of airmen cleaning snow off the runway with a jet engine strapped to a trailer. The air was so cold and dense that you could hear them talking in between blasts from the engine. We dependents had no idea we were 14 minutes from potential destruction-our fathers, probably. My next door neighbor Robbie James’ dad was a boom operator on a KC-135 toad. He never let on that his mission was one way.
As a followup, you may want look into the closing of the Casswell Radar station and the Ashland Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) sites. Ashland RBS was used alot by Loring B-52s and the two FB-111 wings in the NorthEast.
If I heard correctly in the film, you are only a couple of teenagers? I was extremely impressed by the quality of this video. The subject, the narrative, the camera work and the editing were all great. If this is what you are producing as teenagers, you have a very very bright future ahead.
I worked with a guy who was stationed at Loring during Vietnam. He met and married a girl from Limestone. Still see them occasionally. He said it was lonely, cold, but better than Vietnam. One of his stories involved working on the B-52's jamming system (he was an electronics tech). They would listen to the late night TV shows on the receiver in the plane, wait for the monologue and then jam the punchlines to the jokes...because of the way the jammer worked, they could still hear them, but nobody else on the base could (because of the jamming). Yeah, they got found out and got in (not too much) trouble.
This was a great documentary. Could you please do one on Moscow Radar? That also was quite an historical and great undertaking in the wilds of Maine. The Over the Horizon radars were very important for the safety of North America.
I was stationed there from May '83 thru Sep. '84. I was assigned to the 2192nd Comm Sq. I worked off base at the main comm center and antenna field. Many good memories of my short time there.
Huge like and a sub for you Will, great job presenting this interesting place of history, there was just something about the remoteness of this area that is appealing. I pray Many great things happen for you and yours, many blessings from western Colorado. 🏜
I am retired Air Force and although I was never stationed at Loring, I served with many people in SAC who did. Every one of them loved it there and said they would have gone back enthusiastically.
I truly should have been said in the video that Major Loring received the Medal of Honor for his selfless act of sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty to save others.
Westover ARB in Chicopee, Mass., a former SAC B-52 base where I was a reservist had a big hangar always called the "DC" hangar, I never knew why it was that until now as they look alike...."double cantilever". Learn something new every day.
Came across this video somehow. I happen to own a house that was former officers family housing on Loring Drive on what was once Larson Air Force Base in eastern Washington State. This base was built in 1942/3 to train bomber pilots in WW II and was a SAC base by the time the Air Force closed it after only 23 years in 1966. Much of the base is now a community college, there is also a large industrial park. Boeing maintains a facility here to do finish work on 737's.
Many people how live in small rural towns are friendly and they are welcoming as well, that's why i love small town with very view homes they are unci to America, I hate to see them die.
Thank you all for watching!
Brief correction: at 35:45 I say that Phish came back and played at Loring in 1998 and 2001. They played in 2003, not 2001. Thanks to madogruca for pointing that out.
Once again, thank you all for watching and for commenting!
@@William_McDowell Fine job! I'd like to contact you, if I can find a way .
@@williamdegnan4718Hey thank you! If you’re on a computer you can go to my channel and right under where it says my number of subscribers is my short description and if you click on it my email should be somewhere in there.
Got bless you forgotten Americans! You may have been left with a small stone, but I’m betting you will find that boulder to help you build a spectacular future!
I attended both of those concerts/festivals. In addition to the shows, the setting was awe inspiring. The scale of Loring AFB was incredible to think about at my young age, just old enough to drive the 8 hours to Limestone, 2 hours north of the most northern point in Maine that I had previously been to, Patten, where my grandparents lived. It's always interesting to see videos on RUclips that I can relate to personally. Thanks for making this one.
Clearly, a lot of time, effort and care was put into this production to make it the best it can be. These videos shine lights on stories that otherwise would be impossible to find without the extensive, intricate, and diligent research that Will McDowell gives us. Absolutely wonderful! Keep these videos coming. Maine needs more people like you! 💛
Hats off to the people of limestone for trying to resurect loring AFB. We have seen many bases abandoned over the years. As an Air Force brat, child of a military parent as we were called, and veteran myself, I lived on those bases and have a soft spot in my heart for them. My memories are all that’s left. To see one gain new strength is fantastic. Best of luck going forward.
My grandpa served in the US Air Force and was stationed in Loring Air Force Base. I now live just 20 miles away.
This is an unparalleled level of dedication and quality. Nice work, man.
Thank you very much for this. My father was stationed here from 1969 to the early 70s. I lived there from June 1970 to January 1972. I loved this local.
While my Dad was stationed at Loring, I attend the 6th through the 9th grade in Limestone. In January we had moved from Alabama to Limestone and were not prepared for the cold weather. I have great memories of learning how to ice skate, picking potatoes for 25 cents per barrel, and gathering wild blueberries near our home. I recognized the main street and library in your presentation. My Dad retired and we moved to Orlando Florida.
Will, Thanks so much for producing this video. I was born at Loring AFB in 1956. My dad was a B-36 and B-52 pilot in SAC, and he was transferred south to Turner AFB in SW Georgia in mid-1959, when that base was being redesignated as a SAC bomber base. So, in July 1959, at the age of 3 years old, I left Loring and Limestone. I have yet to return. But, thanks to Cuppy Johndro, and now your video, I sincerely hope to make it back to Limestone and Loring for a visit in 2025! By the way, I became a geologist! Limestone...geology...life is strange! Thanks again. Beautiful documentary!
That means so much to me - you have no idea. I hope you have a great trip up (and that's awesome that you became a geologist!)
What a great video. I was a crew chief on tankers at loring. 1979-1983. Makes me very sad but very proud. Winters back then were brutal. We even had an earthquake my last year there. Good thing we were young. We had no idea how tense the Cold War was during that period. Alert, live aboards, elephant walks. Constant generations and ORIs. It wasn’t easy but we were all in it together. It’s all true 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
This video has inspired me to visit this area. I live in a more southern Maine county… This rustic area intrigues me… 👏👏👏BRAVO to the production team and narrator for a totally professional job. 👍 👏👏👏👏 🙏
A gem! Congrats to all involved in getting this story told. Several northern Maine towns have lost their major employer - my uncle taught school in Millinocket, and that town took a hard hit when the paper company closed. Appreciate the resilience and positive attitude from those making Limestone's future!
A great video I’ve lived in Maine most of my life. I’m in my 50s yet. This was very enlightening. Like many of us I’ve never been there. The perspective and work that I can tell you put into this.
I was there as a Boy Scout and spent the day there. The highlight amongst skiing, swimming, was getting in the cockpit of a B-52 and lying in the fueling control cockpit on a tanker. Thanks for posting.
I figured I`d only watch a couple minutes of your video because, although I wasn`t stationed there, I am a New Englander and Loring always intrigued me. Well, that couple minutes turned into me watching the whole thing. I thoroughly enjoyed it and you told Loring`s story with knowledge and with compassion for the people of Limestone and the surrounding towns. Thanks again.
A big part of my families life. I'll always miss it. I was there 6 years as a kid.
This is a very good representation of Loring and Limestone. I came up here in 1976 spend over 17 years here at Loring and have stayed in Limestone since. Closing of Loring did hurt the area. Alas we have had numerous promises about reuse of Loring but all have failed. Maybe my grandkids will see reuse out there. I’m not counting on it. Thank you for immortalizing my tree out at the crash station. I remember when it was planted.
Should have given it to the MANG and moved them out of Bangor.
Congratulations on a history project exceptionally well done ! - I grew-up just across the International border in New Brunswick. - Loring AFB and its impact on the region was very much a part of our daily lives.
I was stationed at Loring from 1984 to 1987. Excellent video!
Damn. I had not known Loring closed
Incredible video, with clearly a ton of time and attention focused on making this the best it can be! I grew up in Limestone, and moved away due to a lack of jobs. I love seeing people like Cuppy & Jon that are putting their all into making Limestone a great place to be once again ... a powerhouse if you would! Great job on putting this together, it came out fantastic!!
this is an absolute gem of RUclips! good on you sir for completing the project
Excellent documentary Will. Well done! I was stationed at Loring AFB 1970 - 1973. Being from Michigan the winters didn’t bother me too much. The isolation of the base was the toughest part. The Rendezvous outside the east gate was our solitude. 😉
Thanks for sharing this. I was born on base many years ago and my dad was transfered out when I was 6 months old, so it was great to see this stuff. I plan on getting up there at some point to see everything. Cuppy shared on a county FB group.
This is a very well done and interesting video. I graduated from high school in Limestone 1971. This was the last base my dad was stationed at before he retired. It is so sad to see the Arch Hanger in such disrepair. My hope is that someone someday soon will wake up and donate it to the museum before it crumbles into nothingness.
VERY WELL DONE!!! The best produced and written I have sseen.
This has to be one of the most informative videos I have ever watched !! Great job!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Will...WOW, WOW, WOW ! ! ! What a fantastic video about Loring and Limestone ! ! ! My Dad was a WWII bomber pilot and was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. He was assigned to Loring and served there from 1953 to the end of 1958, flying B-36s and B-52s with the 69th Bomb Squadron.
Man, as a Mainer, this really caught my eye. Well done!👏
The irony is that the base was built for death and destruction in a kinder, gentler place...
Very good Will. Clearly, the hours spent putting this together has rewarded your new viewers with a treat.
Watching this as I cook some crispy duck pancakes in my London kitchen.
Now, I want to fly to Maine… preferably in one of SAC’s old bombers (but without the original payload!).
Congratulations on a great video. We have visited Loring when going to camp. We were fascinated by the history and you've given us a much deeper understanding. What a great project!
I was born at Loring in 1960 & my sister in 1962. Dad was part of the ADC inertecptor squadron working F-102’s or F-106’s back then. Left right after Sis was born when Dad got stationed at Goose Bay for a short tour. Haven’t been back since. Was kinda neat seeing this! Thanks.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this video. Not only did you do an outstanding job of telling the story of the base, you did so with a warm compassion and sincerity. Also, I was surprised to see a lot of footage from my own archives that I have posted on RUclips. I am glad that you were able to use them in your presentation. Best of luck young man, in your future endeavors.
I’m glad you enjoyed! I’ll add you and Cuppy to the description because your archive footage was really incredibly helpful
Spent a week there in the 80s. I remember it _snowed_ on July 7th. It didn't stick. But it snowed!
I’d heard about Loring AFB in the 70’s but never knew where it was other than Maine somewhere.
Glad you made the video it’s a good look at small town Americans and their resilience.
Great job Will! This video brought back lots of good memories. Thanks for sharing!!
I was station there and worked in the 42 FMS in the Jet Engine shop between the Arch and the DC Hangers.
Just got back last week from the 30th anniversary ceremony of the closing of the base in 1994. There is an excellent museum on the base. My son-in-laws father served 2 tours of duty at Loring. Great video
The number of aircraft 645at Loring was heavily restricted by winter conditions. When there over the summer of '65 there were 65 pieces of snow removal equipment on the base. Keeping aircraft prepared to fly at a moment's notice meant concentrating them on the operating ramp of the base where they could be kept clean through the snow and ice of winter as there wasn't indoor storage.
Great production and super fascinating. Thanks for highlighting our state history!
Congratulations to Will McDowell 🌟
You created a Superb Video 👏👏👏👏👏
Very interesting and, extremely heartfelt. Thank you for your work and, dedication.
I'm excited for the future of Limestone, Aroostook County, Maine 🌲
You did a wonderful job by making this video! I lived there from 60 - 65.
Well done Will!
This was honestly one of the best produced RUclips videos I have ever seen. I’ve never known about that town or base, but I now feel connected to it on a new level. Keep it up man!!! Can’t wait to see what you do next!
I'm born and raised in the County and very proud of my heritage
Can't praise you enough for what a good job you did--thorough, largely accurate, pleasant to the eyes and ears. Not being from Maine, but being a specialist in US-Canada relations & trade I was curious about the town's potential role in that regard. That one economic developer touched on the subject but it was not explored further, Keep up the good work!
Loring has been greatly part of my live, both in growing & then Marrying what we called then "a Fly Boy" We were Stationed there 2 differnt times . I lived there for over a year whn My husband went to Thailnd At the end of the Vietname. Our youngest child was born there in the "Old Hospital' Later I moved back north , when my husband passed. Came back home. But I was still able to partake in Loring for shopping food etc as well as the hospital a new one. Was sad to see the schools taken down , where my first strted school. Then the housing where we had lived A waste if you ask me. I like this film, Another one could be nade on how it also affected the surrounding towns Not only Military but other Civil workers left with their families Subtracted our town population as well the schools where their attended Good Job Good Film
Great video!! I do believe the runway is used a few times a year for some organized speed runs for motorsport enthusiast.
I was happy to hear about the potato chip factory coming which will work well if they are still farming potato's or are willing to do it again. I would seen that the hangar could house a number of businesses at the same time, perhaps an aerospace machine shop. Or a tractor repair and restoration shop to support the local farmers. I really enjoyed the documentary. It was well done.
Wow, very well done! I am impressed. The quality of the story, the images, the narration (the tonality), the interjection of humor, surprises, the relaxed pace, conclusion. Great story telling (beginning, middle, end). And best of all, I didn't know any of this (I'm 65yrs old, Texas home). Everyone (I assume) loves to hear something they didn't know, every day, about our world. I hope you can make a good living out of this, somehow, some way.
The best video I've ever seen regarding Loring AFB and Aroostook County. Very factual and comprehensive. I am impressed, Will. Keep up the great work!
I was stationed at Loring between 1980-1983, thank you for doing g this great video about the history of the area. My wife grew up up about 5 miles from the base.
Best video on the County I've seen. Well done guys.
Wonderful, learned a lot even as someone has lived in Maine pretty much my entire life.
Very good research and production layout. While the closure of Loring was almost unimaginable, The Air Force had been closing SAC bases well before the Wall came down. Some B-52 units were closed at the height of Vietnam. Anybody out there remember bases like Eaker, Clinton Sherman, Glasgow? That to name just a small sample of what are now long gone runways and inventory.Thank you again , Excellent job.
I have been driving up to Loring for work (from Cumberland county) for years. I was aware of the crash resulting from the decommissioning of the base, but was not fully educated on the base's beginnings. Thank you for making this video. Local history is one of those things we never seem to know about as transplants (admittedly, of which I am, but 15 years and counting). You are providing a vital service to the people of the state who have always loved it, and those of us who moved here later in life. Liked and Subscribed. I look forward to your future videos.
This is amazing dude!!
What a Beautiful Beautiful Footages of The History of Aroostook County its town and Former Base Loring Air Force Base in Limestone Maine..
I hope they fix the Base and Arch Hangar and Control Tower.
Its cool that they are putting up a new Chip Factory at The Base..
You did a great job doing this footage on the State of Maine and Aroostook County and the Little Towns around the Great Base of Loring Air Force Base in Limestone Maine. Yes I remember all 3 Phish Concerts at the Base..
I love this whole footage and everyone in it ..
I was on my way home that nite from Walmart as a unloader when Phish Fans where going to the 3rd Phish Concert IT all three Concerts of Phish at the Base it was cool to see this many again at the Base to see Phish in Concert and dose music just like The Greatful Dead .. We have a Great Great Rockstar Rockstar Team Air Museum Team Cuppy Johndro and Matt Cole and Team that brings the Base Alive and Cares and Loves the Base dose Great Great Open House's and The Bunker Inn dose great for everyone everyone at the Base..
I love this Footage of Aroostook County you did and Great Job I love this Footages 110 per cent..
Superb production, indeed. I hope you plan an occasional follow-up to update your viewers on the former base’s development.
Well done !! I enjoyed this very much ❤
Lovely video about an Air Force base I didn't know much of. As a fellow North East resident, my best wishes to the town and area for regrowth and a prosperous future.
Amazing Documentary!
A chid hood friend growing up was stationed at Loring AFB in the early 90's and was there for the closing.
It was always talked about as a very special place. Thank you for showing us the history!!
Very well done.
Superb video! I've always wanted to see what this area of Maine looked like.
Will, this is so well researched, written, illustrated and narrated. You are a documentary artist, to be encouraged! follow your interests, and keep up your intelligent narratives! Very enjoyable docu.
Great job!! Am really enjoying this. Mount Desert Island guy here. Maine is truly great. Really too bad the AF left Brunswick as well as Limestone. Used to love seeing the C-130’s and P-3’s.
This is the hypest I’ve ever been for a premiere 🔥🔥🔥
Great job, Will! We love land sailing at Loring. It's one of the best places in the world to sail and race, and the people in the area make it special. See you all at the Eastern Blokart Championships and Limestone Oktoberfest at Loring on October 12.
great work Will!!!! what got me sitting up straight was the potato chip facility...smart, which also made me wonder, can one grow cucumbers?....chips and pickles?
Thank you for an interesting video. I understand that BRAC was needed but it hurt a lot of areas in the nation.
Very well done! Thanks
I was stationed at Loring from 1988 to 1990. I wish I'd known the history of the area when I was there, but knowing now gives me a deeper appreciation of the memories I have from that time.
What squadron? I was there 89-93
I was there also in 1982. I worked off base at the transmitter site for the 2192 communication squadron. Even though I was only there for one year, it was a very special place. The cold weather wasn’t too hard for me since I was from New York.
Kudos to Will McDowell for an excellent video, you had me at Limestone.😊
So well done, from the graphics and editing to the script and voiceover. Our Air Force family transferred from Wiesbaden, Germany to Loring AFB in 1963. I was 8 years old. We lived on the base and in Limestone until 1970. Imagine living there during the turbulent 60s. It’s like we watched everything go down from another planet. Is it possible to get onto the base today?
It is possible to get on the base, but to get on the runway and be by the hangars you have to call and ask Jon Judkins and the Loring Commerce Center. Being on the runway is a fascinating experience to me
@@William_McDowell I recall sub zero winter nights lying in my bed on base, probably less than mile from the flight line and hearing the sound of airmen cleaning snow off the runway with a jet engine strapped to a trailer. The air was so cold and dense that you could hear them talking in between blasts from the engine. We dependents had no idea we were 14 minutes from potential destruction-our fathers, probably. My next door neighbor Robbie James’ dad was a boom operator on a KC-135 toad. He never let on that his mission was one way.
As a followup, you may want look into the closing of the Casswell Radar station and the Ashland Radar Bomb Scoring (RBS) sites. Ashland RBS was used alot by Loring B-52s and the two FB-111 wings in the NorthEast.
If I heard correctly in the film, you are only a couple of teenagers? I was extremely impressed by the quality of this video. The subject, the narrative, the camera work and the editing were all great. If this is what you are producing as teenagers, you have a very very bright future ahead.
Thank you!
I worked with a guy who was stationed at Loring during Vietnam. He met and married a girl from Limestone. Still see them occasionally. He said it was lonely, cold, but better than Vietnam. One of his stories involved working on the B-52's jamming system (he was an electronics tech). They would listen to the late night TV shows on the receiver in the plane, wait for the monologue and then jam the punchlines to the jokes...because of the way the jammer worked, they could still hear them, but nobody else on the base could (because of the jamming). Yeah, they got found out and got in (not too much) trouble.
i went to Loring job corps, best years ever the place is awesome
This was a great documentary. Could you please do one on Moscow Radar? That also was quite an historical and great undertaking in the wilds of Maine. The Over the Horizon radars were very important for the safety of North America.
Well done! My longing to visit this area just got a lot more serious! That hanger, and THE FEELIES!? You're getting an A
Love the Feelies!
Well done You did a great job job this video Thank you 👍
This is awesome! I really enjoyed it
coolest video on the internet 🙌🏻
I was stationed there from May '83 thru Sep. '84. I was assigned to the 2192nd Comm Sq. I worked off base at the main comm center and antenna field. Many good memories of my short time there.
Great job!!
Good luck to you folks up there🙏
Loved it, absolutely next level
You're onto something here. Keep focusing on different Maine towns, telling their story, and showing the beautiful Maine countryside and people.
This is a fabulous, inspiring, educational, monumental piece of work.
Huge like and a sub for you Will, great job presenting this interesting place of history, there was just something about the remoteness of this area that is appealing. I pray Many great things happen for you and yours, many blessings from western Colorado. 🏜
I am retired Air Force and although I was never stationed at Loring, I served with many people in SAC who did. Every one of them loved it there and said they would have gone back enthusiastically.
Bro..thats was so Professionally done and was highly enjoyable. LOVED the rock music background score. Subscribed.
Nice job, at Loring 1981-1083
I truly should have been said in the video that Major Loring received the Medal of Honor for his selfless act of sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty to save others.
Nice job!!!
Westover ARB in Chicopee, Mass., a former SAC B-52 base where I was a reservist had a big hangar always called the "DC" hangar, I never knew why it was that until now as they look alike...."double cantilever". Learn something new every day.
Came across this video somehow. I happen to own a house that was former officers family housing on Loring Drive on what was once Larson Air Force Base in eastern Washington State. This base was built in 1942/3 to train bomber pilots in WW II and was a SAC base by the time the Air Force closed it after only 23 years in 1966. Much of the base is now a community college, there is also a large industrial park. Boeing maintains a facility here to do finish work on 737's.
Nice work. Your dedication says alot.
You should do one on Plattsburgh AFB. PHISH played there.
Absolutely insane, keep it up 🔥
Spent a week in Loring back in winter of 91 staging for the troops coming back home from Desert Storm.
I live on Moosehead Lake and it's cool to see a YT video about the state.
Nicely done!
Northern Maine is very much like northern Minnesota in that they look similar, have the same weather and have very few people in them.
From your handle, you take that to heart!
Parallels the story of Rome, NY & Griffiss AFB.
Many people how live in small rural towns are friendly and they are welcoming as well, that's why i love small town with very view homes they are unci to America, I hate to see them die.