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4708th Air Defense Wing
Selfridge Air Force Base

The 4708th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued

56th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, some of which were Air National Guard squadrons mobilized for the Korean War
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In early 1953 it also was assigned nine radar squadrons in the Midwest. Several of these radar squadrons were located in Canada as part of the Mid-Canada Line. At the same time 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 and its units transferred to the 30th Air Division in 1956.

History

F-47D of the wing's 47th FIS

The

stations.[7] The wing's mission was to train and maintain tactical units in a state of readiness to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft attempting to penetrate the air defense system in the Great Lakes area.[8]

61st FIS F-94B Starfire

In July 1952, units at Oscoda AFB were transferred to the

56th FIS, was activated at Selfridge later that month. although it converted to F-86 aircraft by the start of 1953.[11][12]

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

Wurtsmith AFB),[14] where the 527th Air Defense Group was activated,[15] returned to the control of the wing. Although the 518th Air Defense Group took over operations at Niagara Falls,[15] it was assigned to another wing.[15] The reorganization also resulted in the wing adding the radar detection, control and warning mission, and it was assigned eight Aircraft Control & Warning Squadrons (AC&W Sq) in the United States and Canada to perform this mission.[16][17][18][19][20][21] In November it added an additional AC&W Sq.[21]

In 1955, ADC implemented 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.

1st Fighter Group (Air Defense).[23][24]

In March 1956, the

Presque Isle AFB, Maine and three of the 4708th's AC&W Sqs were assigned to it.[17][20][21] Niagara Falls briefly was assigned to the wing in this realignment.[25] The fighter groups and remaining radar detection and control squadrons of the wing were transferred to the 30th Air Division in July.[16][18][19][20][21][24] With no remaining operational mission, the wing and the 4711th Wing were discontinued in July 1956[1] They would be replaced shortly by the 1st Fighter Wing (Air Defense), which was activated on 18 October 1956.[26]

Lineage

  • Designated as the 4708th Defense Wing and organized on 1 February 1952
Redesignated as 4708th Air Defense Wing on 1 July 1954
Discontinued on 8 July 1956

Assignments

Stations

  • Selfridge AFB, Michigan, 1 February 1952 – 18 October 1956

Components

Groups

Squadrons

Aircraft

Commanders

  • Col. George S. Brown, 1 February 1952 – ca. 31 March 1952[8]
  • Col. Francis R. Royal, ca. 1 April 1952 – 16 July 1953[8]
  • Col. George B. Greene, Jr., 16 July 1953 – unknown[36]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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 22 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 0-912799-12-9
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  4. ISBN 0-405-12194-6
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  5. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 123
  6. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 118
  7. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 85
  8. ^ a b c Abstract, History of 4708th Def Wg, Feb–Jun 1952. Retrieved 25 February 2012
  9. ^ Cornett & Johnson, pp. 123–124
  10. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp.206, 532–533
  11. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p.227
  12. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p.116
  13. ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 227, 237, 297–298, 532
  14. ISBN 0-912799-53-6
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  15. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 83
  16. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 99
  17. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 101
  18. ^ a b c d e Cornett & Johnson, p. 103
  19. ^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p. 158
  20. ^ a b c d e Cornett & Johnson, pp. 163–164
  21. ^ a b c d e f Cornett & Johnson, p. 168
  22. ^ 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
  23. ^ Cornett & Johnson, pp. 73, 83, 85
  24. ^
    ISBN 0-912799-02-1
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  25. ^ Cornett & Johnson, P. 70
  26. ^ Ravenstein, p. 6
  27. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 1st Operations Group Archived 14 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 March 2012
  28. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 15th Wing Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 March 2012
  29. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 53rd Test & Evaluation Group Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 March 2012
  30. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 412th Test Wing Archived 27 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 March 2012
  31. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 47th Fighter Squadron Archived 13 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 March 2012
  32. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 56th Training Squadron Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 March 2012
  33. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 61st Fighter Squadron Archived 13 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 March 2012
  34. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 63rd Fighter Squadron Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 March 2012
  35. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 71st Fighter Squadron Archived 14 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 March 2012
  36. ^ Abstract, History of 4708th Def Wg, Jul–Dec 1953. Retrieved 25 February 2012

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