4676th Air Defense Group
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The 4676th Air Defense Group is a discontinued
air defense
mission in 1954. It was discontinued in 1955 when ADC replaced air defense groups commanding fighter squadrons with fighter groups that had distinguished records in the two World Wars.
History
The
Kansas City Metropolitan Area and the central Midwest.[citation needed
]
The group moved to Grandview Air Force Base on 16 February 1954.328th Fighter Group (Air Defense), which assumed its mission, personnel and equipment at Grandview (later Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base) as part of ADC's Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars.[1][5][6][7]
Lineage
- Organized as 4676th Air Defense Group on 8 October 1953
- Discontinued on 18 August 1955[1]
Assignments
- Central Air Defense Force, 8 October 1953 – 1 March 1954
- 33d Air Division, 1 March 1954 – 18 August 1955[1]
Components
- 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 18 December 1953 – 18 August 1955[4]
- 4676th Air Base Squadron, 8 October 1953 – 18 August 1955[8]
- 4676th Materiel Squadron, 8 October 1953 – 18 August 1955[9]
- 4676th USAF Infirmary, 8 October 1953 – 19 April 1954[10]
- 613th USAF Infirmary, 19 April 1954 – 18 August 1955[11]
Stations
- Fairfax Field, Kansas, 8 October 1953 – 16 February 1954
- Grandview Air Force Base, Missouri, 16 February 1954 – 18 August 1955[1]
Aircraft
- North American F-86D Sabre, 1953–1955[4]
See also
- List of F-86 Sabre units
- List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Cornett & Johnson, p. 88
- ^ a b Mueller, pp. 499–500
- ^ "Abstract, History 33 Air Division, Jul–Dec 1955". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ a b c Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 402
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, p. 209
- ^ Butler, William M. (27 December 2007). "Factsheet 328 Armament Systems Wing (AFMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Buss, Sturm, Volan, & McMullen, p. 6
- ^ See Mueller, pp. 499–500
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 148
- ^ "Abstract, History 4676 Infirmary, Jul–Dec 1953". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Abstract, History 613 Infirmary, Jan–Jun 1954". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Buss, Lydus H.(ed), Sturm, Thomas A., Volan, Denys, and McMullen, Richard F., History of Continental Air Defense Command and Air Defense Command July to December 1955, Directorate of Historical Services, Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO, (1956)
- 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 November 2011.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556.
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.
Further reading
- Grant, C.L., (1961) The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, USAF Historical Study No. 126
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. I. 1945–1955. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-4379-2131-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
