DEL LAUGHERY

A long row of KC-135s populate the Dow ramp. Nearest the camera is KC-135A, serial 63-8879.

A long row of KC-135s populate the Dow ramp. Nearest the camera is KC-135A, serial 63-8879.

The alert ramp with B-52s ready to fly.

Dow AFB Base Operations building as viewed from the flight line.

KC-135A, serial 63-8043, "City of Brewer". A few years later, as Dow closed, she would be the last KC-135 to takeoff from that base.

KC-135A, serial 63-8043, "City of Brewer". A few years later, as Dow closed, she would be the last KC-135 to takeoff from that base.

Displayed in a hangar, and under the watchful eye of an Airman, are AGM-28 Hound Dog, serial 60-2229, as well as ADM-20 Quail.

B-52G, serial 59-2579, "City of Bangor". A few years later, as Dow closed, she would be the last B-52 to takeoff from that base. Note the Hound Dogg missiles mounted beneath the wings.

B-52G, serial 59-2579, with an AGM-28 Hound Dog tucked beneath the left wing.