4730th Air Defense Group
| 4730th Air Defense Group
Air Defense Command | |
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| Patch with the 4730th Air Defense Group emblem |  |
The 4730th Air Defense Group is a discontinued
New York Air Defense Sector at McGuire Air Force Base
, New Jersey, where it was discontinued in 1959.
The
Air Defense Command that were tenants at McGuire, a Military Air Transport Service base. It was also assigned a squadron to perform aircraft maintenance. The 4730th was discontinued when the 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron moved in 1959, leaving only a single fighter squadron
at McGuire.
History
The 4730th Air Defense Group was established to provide a
group was assigned the 332d and 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons (FIS), flying radar equipped and Mighty Mouse rocket armed North American F-86D Sabre aircraft as its operational components.[4][5] Some of the Sabres were F-86Ls, which were equipped with a data link for interception control through the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment system.[6][7] The group mission was to train and maintain tactical flying units to defend the Mid-Atlantic United States. The two fighter squadrons were already stationed at McGuire and had been assigned to the New York Air Defense Sector.[6][7]
Maintenance for the two squadrons was provided by the 601st Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (CAMS), which was activated at McGuire along with the rest of the group.[8] The 332d FIS converted to Convair F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft in July 1957,[4] while the 539th FIS retained its F-86s until the Spring of 1959, when it converted to Convair F-106 Delta Darts.[5]
The group was discontinued shortly after the 332d FIS departed for
Lineage
- Designated as the 4730th Air Defense Group and organized on 8 February 1957
- Discontinued on 1 August 1959[1]
Assignments
- New York Air Defense Sector, 8 February 1957 – 1 August 1959[1]
Components
- 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 8 February 1957 – 10 July 1959[6]
- 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 8 February 1957 – 1 August 1959[7]
- 601st Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 8 February 1957 – 1 August 1959[8]
Stations
- McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, 8 February 1957 – 1 August 1959[1]
Aircraft
Commanders
- Col. Herbert L. Phillips, by 1 January 1958 – ca. 31 December 1958[9]
- Col. Phillip Brooks, ca. 1 January 1959 – 1959[10]
See also
- List of F-106 Delta Dart units of the United States Air Force
- List of Sabre and Fury units in the US military
- List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Cornett & Johnson, p. 89
- ^ Mueller, p. 413
- ^ Mueller, p.411
- ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 127
- ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 131
- ^ a b c d Maurer, p. 410
- ^ a b c d Maurer, p.646
- ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p.142
- ^ "Abstract, History 4730 Air Defense Group Jan–Dec 1958". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Abstract, History 4730 Air Defense Group Jan–Jun 1959". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
Bibliography
- 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. (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
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. II, 1955–1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-4379-2131-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
