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4731st Air Defense Group
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History
The group was formed in 1957 when Air Defense Command (ADC) assumed responsibility for air defense of Newfoundland from Northeast Air Command (NEAC).BOOK, Cornett, Lloyd H, Johnson, Mildred W, A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946-1980,weblink 1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO, 89, 2011-11-20, 2016-02-13,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160213173347weblink">weblink dead, It was a tenant organization at Ernest Harmon AFB, a Strategic Air Command base, and whose 4081st Air Base Group assumed host base duties from NEAC. Abstract, History of 64th Air Div, Apr 1957-Dec 1957 (accessed 19 Jan 2012) The group controlled both radar and fighter squadrons in Canada. Assigned the 61st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (FIS), flying Northrop F-89 Scorpion aircraft,Cornett & Johnson, p.117 which was already stationed at Harmon, and two remote Aircraft Control & Warning Squadrons as its operational elements.BOOK, Maurer, Maurer, Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, 1969,weblink reprint, 1982, Office of Air Force History, Washington, DC, 0-405-12194-6, 237, Cornett & Johnson, p. 97 These units were transferred from NEAC. In October 1957, the 61st FIS moved to Wisconsin to replace the 323d FIS, which moved from Wisconsin in a swap of stations.Maurer, p.398 The 323d FIS, however, flew newer F-102 Delta Daggers,Cornett & Johnson, p.125 rather than Scorpions. The 4731st provided air defense of northeast North America.{{Citation needed|reason=need support for area of responsibility|date=June 2012}} The group was discontinued in 1960 and subordinate units assigned to Goose Air Defense Sector.Lineage
- Organized as 4731st Air Defense Group on 1 April 1957
Discontinued on 1 July 1960
Assignments - 64th Air Division, 1 April 1957 â 1 July 1960
- 61st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 April-15 October 1957AFHRA Factsheet, 61st Fighter Squadron {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913070626weblink |date=2011-09-13 }} (accessed 7 Mar 2012)
- 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 15 October 1957 â 6 June 1960
- 640th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 April 1957 â 6 June 1960, Stephenville AS
- 642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 April 1957 â 6 June 1960, Red Cliff AS
- Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, Canada, 1 April 1957 â 1 July 1960
Aircraft
- F-89D 1957
- F-102A 1957-1959
Commanders
- Col. John F. Daye, Jr., 1958 - ca. 31 Dec 1959 Abstract, History of 4731st Air Def Gp Jan 1958-Dec 1959 (accessed 19 Jan 2012)
- Maj. Ray E. Arnold, ca. 1 Jan 1960 - 1960 Abstract, History of 4731st Air Def Gp. Jan 1960-Mar 1960 (accessed 19 Jan 2012)
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
- List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
References
Notes
{{Reflist}}Bibliography
{{AFHRA}}- BOOK, Cornett, Lloyd H, Johnson, Mildred W, A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946â1980,weblink 1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO, 2011-11-20, 2016-02-13,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160213173347weblink">weblink dead,
- BOOK, Maurer, Maurer, Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, 1969,weblink reprint, 1982, Office of Air Force History, Washington, DC, 0-405-12194-6,
- BOOK, Leonard, Barry, History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense,weblink II, 1955-1972, 2009, Center for Military History, Fort McNair, DC, 978-1-4379-2131-1, 2012-06-24, 2019-12-16,weblink dead,
- BOOK, Winkler, David F., Webster, Julie L, Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program,weblink 1997, US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL, 97020912, {{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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