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Inactive United States Air Force organization
Military unit
Map of Detroit ADS
The Detroit Air Defense Sector (DEADS ) is an inactive
United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the
Air Defense Command (ADC)
26th Air Division at
Custer Air Force Station (AFS), Michigan. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966.
History
DEADS was originally designated as the 4627th Air Defense Wing , but was redesignated before being organized in January 1957 at Custer AFS, Michigan.
[1] It became operational in September 1958, but did not assume control of former ADC
Central Air Defense Force units with a mission to provide
air defense of lower Michigan, northeast Indiana, and most of Ohio until 1959.
[2] The organization provided command and control over several aircraft, missile and
radar squadrons.
On 1 September 1959 the new
Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-06) and Combat Center (CC-01) became operational.
42°19′18″N 085°16′00″W / 42.32167°N 85.26667°W / 42.32167; -85.26667 (DEADS-SAGE DC-06 ) DC-06 was equipped with dual
AN/FSQ-7 Computers . The day-to-day operations of the command were to train and maintain tactical units flying jet
interceptor aircraft (
F-86 Sabre ,
F-89 Scorpion ,
F-101 Voodoo ,
F-102 Delta Dagger ,
F-104 Starfighter ,
F-106 Delta Dart ) and operating
interceptor missiles (
CIM-10 Bomarc ) and
radar
squadrons in a state of
readiness with training missions and series of
exercises with
Strategic Air Command and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft.
The Sector was inactivated 1 April 1966 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation and replaced at Custer AFS by the
34th Air Division .
[3] Most of its units were reassigned to 34th or the
29th Air Division .
Lineage
Designated as 4627th Air Defense Wing , SAGE
Redesignated as Detroit Air Defense Sector on 8 January 1957 and organized
Discontinued and inactivated on 1 April 1966.
Assignments
Stations
Custer AFS, Michigan, 8 January 1957 – 1 April 1966
Components
Wing
Selfridge AFB , Michigan, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1966
Group
Youngstown Airport , Ohio, 1 April 1959 – 1 March 1960
Interceptor Squadrons
Missile Squadron
Niagara Falls Air Force Missile Site , New York, 4 September 1963 – 1 April 1966
Radar Squadrons
Selfridge AFB , Michigan, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1966
Oakdale Army Installation , Pennsylvania, 1 November 1959 – 15 June 1960; 4 September 1963 - 1 April 1966
Bellefontaine AFS , Ohio, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1966
Empire AFS , Michigan, 15 July 1963 – 1 April 1966
Port Austin AFS , Michigan, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1966
Lockport AFS , New York, 4 September 1963 – 1 April 1966
Custer AFS , Michigan, 1 April 1959 – 25 June 1965
Guthrie AFS , West Virginia, 1 July 1961 – 1 April 1966
Snow Mountain AFS , Kentucky, 1 August 1961 – 25 May 1962
Weapons Systems
F-86D, 1959-1960
F-86L, 1959-1960
F-89J, 1959-1960
F-101B, 1960-1966
F-102A, 1959-1960
F-104A, 1959-1960
F-106A, 1960-1966
CIM-10 Bomarc, 1963-1966
See also
Notes
^ See 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. 57. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2012 .
^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 37 (Map)
^
Abstract, History of 34th Air Div, Apr-Dec 1966 (accessed 7 Feb 2012)
^ Ravenstein, Charles A (1984).
Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977 . Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p.
6 .
ISBN
0-912799-12-9 .
^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 73
^ 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. 227.
ISBN
0-405-12194-6 .
^ Maurer, p. 299
^ Cornett & Johnson, P. 120
^ Maurer, p. 391
^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 128
^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 150
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References
This article incorporates
public domain material from the
Air Force Historical Research Agency
Bases
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