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Military unit
The 4732nd Air Defense Group is a discontinued
United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the
64th Air Division of
Air Defense Command at
Goose Air Force Base, Newfoundland, Canada, where it was discontinued in 1960. The
group was formed in 1957 when ADC assumed responsibility for
air defense of Newfoundland and Northern Canada from
Northeast Air Command and controlled a
fighter-interceptor squadron at Harmon and seven
squadrons operating
radars at dispersed locations. It was discontinued when
Goose Air Defense Sector assumed responsibility for air defense of Newfoundland and Northern Canada.
History
The
group was formed in 1957 when
Air Defense Command (ADC) assumed responsibility for air defense of Newfoundland from
Northeast Air Command (NEAC).
[1] It was a tenant organization at Goose AFB, a
Strategic Air Command base, whose 4082nd Air Base Group (later 4082nd Combat Support Group) assumed host base duties from NEAC.
[2] it controlled both
radar and
fighter
squadrons in Canada. It was assigned the
59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (FIS), flying
Northrop F-89 Scorpion aircraft,
[3] and the 4739th Radar Evaluation Flight, which were already stationed at Goose, and seven remote Aircraft Control & Warning Squadrons as operational elements, all of which were transferred from NEAC.
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7] The group provided
air defense of northeast North America.[
citation needed] The 4732d was discontinued in 1960
[1] and its subordinate units were assigned to the
Goose Air Defense Sector.
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
Lineage
- Designated and organized as 4732nd Air Defense Group on 1 April 1957
- Discontinued on 1 April 1960
Assignments
- 64th Air Division, 1 April 1957 – 1 April 1960
[1]
Components
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Melville AS, Labrador, 1 April 1957 – 1 April 1960
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Resolution Island AS, Northern Territories, 1 May 1958 – 1 April 1960
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Saint Anthony AS, Labrador, 1 April 1957 – 1 April 1960
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Cartwright AS, Labrador, 1 April 1957 – 1 April 1960
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Hopedale AS, Labrador, 1 April 1957 – 1 April 1960
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Saglek AS, Labrador, 1 April 1957 – 1 April 1960
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Frobisher Bay AB, Northern Territories, 1 May 1958 – 1 April 1960
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Stations
- Goose AFB, Newfoundland, Canada, 1 April 1957 – 1 April 1960
[1]
Aircraft
See also
References
Notes
- ^
a
b
c
d 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. p. 89. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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^
Abstract, History of 64th Air Div, Apr 1957 – Dec 1957 (accessed 19 January 2012)
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^ Cornett & Johnson, p.117
- ^
a
b Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969].
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 233.
ISBN
0-405-12194-6.
- ^
a
b
c Cornett & Johnson, p. 97
- ^
a
b
c
d
e
f Cornett & Johnson, p. 105
- ^
a
b
c
d Cornett & Johnson, p. 106
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^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 176. The flight was reassigned from NEAC's 64th Air Division and redesignated from 6630th Radar Evaluation Flight
Bibliography
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 13 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- Leonard, Barry (2009).
History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. II, 1955–1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History.
ISBN
978-1-4379-2131-1. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969].
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
ISBN
0-405-12194-6.
- 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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