4733d Air Defense Group
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The 4733d Air Defense Group is a discontinued
air defense of Northern Canada from Northeast Air Command, including support for remote Distant Early Warning Line (DEW Line) radar sites. It also controlled two squadrons operating radars at dispersed locations. It was discontinued in 1958 and its DEW Line support mission transferred to the 4601st Support Group and its radar squadrons to the 4732d Air Defense Group
in Newfoundland.
History
The
Lineage
- Designated as the 4733d Air Defense Group and organized on 1 April 1957
- Discontinued on 1 May 1958
Assignments
- 64th Air Division, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958[1]
Components
- Resolution Island AS, Northern Territories, Canada, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958
- Frobisher Bay AB, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958
Stations
- Frobisher Bay, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958
Commander
- Lt Col. Homer E. Chatfield, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958[6]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ 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. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 104
- ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 105
- ^ Abstract, History of 64th Air Div, Jan 1958 – Jun 1958 (accessed 20 January 2012)
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 87
- ^ Abstract, History of 4733rd Air Def Gp, Apr 1957 – May 1958 (accessed 20 January 2012)
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- 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.
- 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 24 June 2012.
- Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program (PDF). Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. (PDF) from the original on 29 October 2013.
