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Military unit
The 543d Aircraft Control and Warning Group is a disbanded
United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the
31st Air Division ,
Air Defense Command , stationed at
Fort Snelling , Minnesota. It was inactivated on 10 February 1952.
History
The unit was a command and control organization of general surveillance radar squadrons providing for the air defense of the United States. The unit was inactivated due to an ADC reorganization, and its assigned radar squadrons were transferred to various air divisions.
Lineage
Established as the 543d Aircraft Control and Warning Group
Activated on 8 October 1950
Inactivated on 6 February 1952
Disbanded on 21 September 1984
Assignments
Stations
Subordinate units
132d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Federalized Minnesota ANG)
Leaf River , Minnesota, 4 June 1951 – 6 February 1952
138th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Federalized Colorado ANG)
Rapid City AFB , South Dakota, July 1951 – 6 February 1952
673d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Fort Snelling , Minnesota, 8 October 1950 – 6 February 1952
Osceola AFS , Wisconsin, 8 October 1950 – 6 February 1952
Antigo AFS , Wisconsin, 1 May 1951 – 6 February 1952
Finland AFS , Minnesota, December 1950 – 6 February 1952
Finley AFS , North Dakota, 10 April 1951 – 6 February 1952
Minot AFS , North Dakota, 20 May 1951 – 6 February 1952
Chandler AFS , Minnesota, 27 June 1951 – 6 February 1952
Waverly AFS , Iowa, 10 April 1951 – 6 February 1952
Omaha AFS , Nebraska, 1 May 1951 – 6 February 1952
Kirksville AFS , Missouri, 1 May 1951 – 6 February 1952
Hanna City AFS , Illinois, 10 May – 1 July 1951
See also
References
This article incorporates
public domain material from the
Air Force Historical Research Agency
Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980).
A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980 (PDF) . Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2011 .
Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126
Leonard, Barry (2009).
History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense, Vol I. 1945–1955 (PDF) . Center for Military History.
ISBN
978-1-4379-2131-1 . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012 .
Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997).
Searching the skies : the legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program . Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories.
LCCN
97020912 . [
dead link ]
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