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4706th Air Defense Wing
Air Defense Command

The 4706th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued

56th Fighter-Interceptor Group. In early 1953 it also was assigned six radar squadrons in the Midwest and its dispersed fighter squadrons combined with colocated air base squadrons into air defense groups. The wing was redesignated as an air defense wing in 1954. It was discontinued in 1956 and most of its units transferred to the 58th Air Division
.

History

The 4706th Defense Wing was organized at the beginning of 1952 at O'Hare IAP

bases
where ADC was the host command.

As ADC realigned during the year. the 113th FIS was reassigned directly to

4708th Defense Wing
.

In February 1953 another ADC reorganization activated Air Defense Groups at ADC bases with dispersed fighter squadrons. These

Kincheloe AFB), Michigan.[10] Although the 527th Air Defense Group, activated at Oscoda AFB, it was assigned to another wing.[10] Another result of the February 1953 reorganization was that the wing assumed the aircraft detection, control and warning mission, with six squadrons in four states being assigned to the wing.[11][12][13]

In 1955, ADC implemented Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units that had compiled memorable records in the two world wars.

F-94 Starfire aircraft[17] was assigned to the wing in anticipation of its return to the United States as the Korean war was ending.[11][18][19]

The 56th FIS and 319th FIS and three of the radar squadrons transferred from the wing to the 58th Air Division in March 1956[13][18] The wing was discontinued a few months later and its units assigned to other ADC organizations.[1]

Lineage

  • Designated as the 4706th Defense Wing and organized on 1 February 1952
Redesignated as 4706th Air Defense Wing on 1 September 1954[1]
Discontinued on 8 July 1956

Assignments

Stations

  • O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, 1 February 1952 – 8 July 1956

Components

Groups

Squadrons

Support Squadrons

  • 83rd Air Base Squadron, 1 February 1952 – 16 February 1953
  • 84th Air Base Squadron
Oscoda AFB, Michigan, 1 February 1952 – 16 February 1953
  • 91st Air Base Squadron
Kinross AFB, MI, 14 November 1952 – 16 February 1953

Aircraft

Commanders

  • Col. Fred T. Crimmins, Jr., 1 February 1952 – c. 8 July 1952[26]
  • Col. Benjamin S. Preston, Jr. 8 July 1952 – 27 July 1953[27]
  • Col. William D. Greenfield, 27 July 1953 – Unknown[27]

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 19 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. ISBN 0-912799-02-1
    . (move of 142d Fighter-Interceptor Group)
  4. ISBN 0-405-12194-6
    .
  5. ^ a b Maurer, Combat Units, p. 119
  6. ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 122
  7. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 123
  8. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 117
  9. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 242
  10. ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, pp. 81–83
  11. ^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p. 158
  12. ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 159
  13. ^ a b c d e Cornett & Johnson, p. 168
  14. ^ 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), p. 6
  15. ^ Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 209, 370
  16. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 227, 323
  17. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 125
  18. ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 391
  19. ISBN 0-16-050901-7
    .
  20. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 56th Operations Group Archived 27 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 March 2012
  21. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 507th Air Refueling Wing. Retrieved 6 March 2012
  22. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 56th Training Squadron Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 March 2012
  23. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 62nd Fighter Squadron Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 March 2012
  24. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 63rd Fighter Squadron Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 March 2012
  25. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 97th Flying Training Squadron Archived 23 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 March 2012
  26. ^ Abstract, History of 4706th Def Wg, Feb–Jun 1952. Retrieved 19 February 2012
  27. ^ a b Abstract, History of 4706th Def Wg, Jul–Dec 1953. Retrieved 19 February 2012

Bibliography

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Further reading

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