Editing Poland, Maine (section)

===1978 P-3 Orion crash===

[[File:Orion.usnavy.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|P-3 Orion similar to the one which fell on Tripp Corner.]]
Poland was the site of one of the last major accidents involving aircraft from Maine's [[Cold War]] air bases. A [[United States Navy]] patrol bomber from [[Naval Air Station Brunswick]] Patrol Squadron 8 ([[VP-8]]) disintegrated over Poland on September 22, 1978. An over-pressurized fuel tank caused the port wing of the [[Lockheed P-3 Orion]] to separate at the outboard engine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vpnavy.com/vp8_mishap.html|title=VP-8 Mishap|publisher=U.S.Navy Patrol Squadrons|access-date=January 21, 2012}}</ref> The detached wing sheared off part of the tail; and aerodynamic forces caused the remaining engines and starboard wing to detach from the fuselage. Debris rained down over a wide area near the Tripp Corner intersection on Route 11 shortly after noon. No homes were hit, but an explosive fuel-air fire following impact broke some windows. There were no survivors from the plane's eight-man crew.<ref>{{cite web|title=The ultimate sacrifice; wreck sites a reminder of military plane disasters|url=http://www.sunjournal.com/oxford-hills/story/907518|publisher=Lewiston Sun Journal|access-date=March 17, 2013|author=M. Dirk M. Dirk|date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>