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Military unit
The 542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive
United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the
28th Air Division , stationed at
Hamilton Air Force Base , California. It was inactivated on 6 February 1952.
This command and control organization was responsible for Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) stations along the West Coast. On 27 April 1950, the reserve 566th AC&WG was activated as a Corollary unit at Hamilton, sharing the 542d's equipment and facilities. The 566th was called to active duty on 10 May 1951 and was inactivated, with its personnel used as fillers for the 542d. It was dissolved after about three years, with the units being assigned directly to its parent Air Division.
Lineage
Established as 542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group
Activated on 8 December 1949
Inactivated on 6 February 1952
Disbanded on 21 September 1984
Assignments
Stations
Hamilton AFB, California, 8 December 1949 – 6 February 1952
Components
Mount Tamalpais , California, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
Hamilton AFB, California, 8 December 1949 – 6 February 1952
Mather AFB , California, 8 December 1949 – 6 February 1952
Fort MacArthur , California, 5 May 1950 – 27 November 1950
Camp Cooke , California, 5 May 1950 – 27 November 1950
Madera AFS , California, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
Cambria AFS , California, 7 March 1951 – 6 February 1952
Point Arena AFS , California, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952
Klamath AFS , California, 18 December 1950 – 6 February 1952
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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