4704th Defense Wing

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4704th Defense Wing
McChord Air Force Base

The 4704th Defense Wing is a discontinued

wings responsible for a base with wings responsible for a geographical area. It commanded three fighter interceptor squadrons initially, and added three more squadrons before the end of the year. In early 1953 it added several radar squadrons in the Pacific Northwest, one of which was an Air National Guard squadron mobilized for the Korean War. When it was discontinued in the fall of 1954 its units transferred to the 25th Air Division
.

History

The

F-86 Sabre aircraft.[5] The Wing's mission was to train and maintain tactical flying units in state of readiness to destroy enemy aircraft in order to defend Northwest United States.[9] It also oversaw the transfer of Air Force facilities at Portland AFB from Tactical Air Command (TAC) to ADC in March 1952.[10] It managed supporting units at McChord AFB for the 25th Air Division,[11] and controlled host support squadrons at dispersed fighter
bases.

Additional fighter squadrons were assigned to the wing during 1952. In March, the

357th FIS.[15] A final fighter squadron, the 323d FIS at Larson AFB, which was assigned to the 25th Air Division, was briefly attached to the wing at the end of 1952.[16]

At the beginning of 1953, the wing added the aircraft detection, warning and control mission, when six

The wing was discontinued in 1954 and its equipment and personnel were transferred to other ADC units at McChord. Its subordinate air defense groups were then assigned directly to the 25th Air Division.[6][20][21]

Lineage

  • Designated as the 4704th Defense Wing and organized on 1 February 1952
Discontinued on 8 October 1954

Assignments

Components

Groups

  • 503rd Air Defense Group
Portland International Airport (formerly Portland AFB), 16 February 1953 – 8 October 1954
  • 529th Air Defense Group
Paine Field (formerly Paine AFB), 16 February 1953 – 8 October 1954
  • 567th Air Base Group (later 567th Air Defense Group), 1 February 1952 – 8 October 1954

Squadrons

Fighter Squadrons

Stations

  • McChord AFB, Washington, 1 February 1952 – 8 October 1954

Commanders

  • Col. Alan T. Bennett, 1 February 1952 – ca. 1 January 1953[10]
  • Col. Loring F. Stetson, Jr., ca. 1 January 1953 – unknown[11]

Aircraft

  • F-84G, 1953
  • F-86D, 1953–1954
  • F-86F, 1952–1953
  • F-89B, 1952–1953
  • F-94A, 1952–1954
  • F-94B, 1952–1953

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c 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. 66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. ^ Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126, p. 33
  3. ^ .
  4. ^ .
  5. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 122
  6. ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 85
  7. .
  8. ^ Cornett & Johnson, pp. 124–125
  9. ^ Abstract, History of 4704th Def Wg, Apr–Jun 1952 (accessed 17 February 2012)
  10. ^ a b Abstract, History of 4704th Def Wg, Feb–Mar 1952 (accessed 17 February 2012)
  11. ^ a b Abstract, history of 4704th Def Wg, Jan–Jun 1953 (accessed 17 February 2012)
  12. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 119
  13. ^ Maurer, p. 287
  14. ^ a b Maurer, p. 290
  15. ^ a b Maurer, p. 445
  16. ^ Maurer, p. 398
  17. ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 155
  18. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson. p. 95
  19. ^ a b c d e Cornett & Johnson. pp. 164–65
  20. ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 81
  21. ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 83
  22. ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 161
  23. ^ Factsheet, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 3 March 2012)
  24. ^ Factsheet, 357th Fighter Squadron Archived 13 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 9 March 2012)

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