Loring Air Force Base Double Cantilever Hangar

The building was constructed with the goal of giving the Strategic Air Command crews a place to sustain an aircraft's condition should behavior by the Soviet Union warrant an attack.

It was also one of the first double-cantilever hangars built for the Strategic Air Command, due to a new demand for a larger and more efficient space, in contrast to the World War II-era buildings inherited on many other bases.

The building has an ejected caisson foundation designed to ensure stability in the harsh conditions of northern Maine.

The foundation consists of 260 24-inch (610 mm) diameter concrete caissons that extend down to limestone bedrock at a depth of 25 feet (7.6 m).

Longitudinal arched steel trusses that are cantilevered 95 feet (29 m) at both ends from the shop supports in the center allow maximum vertical clearance.