533d Air Defense Group
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The 533d Air Defense Group is a disbanded
483d Bombardment Group at the end of World War II
in Italy.
The group was activated once again in 1953, when
Air Defense Command (ADC) established it as the headquarters for a dispersed fighter-interceptor squadron and the medical, aircraft maintenance, and administrative squadrons supporting it. It was replaced in 1955 when ADC transferred its mission, equipment, and personnel to the 414th Fighter Group
in a project that replaced air defense groups commanding fighter squadrons with fighter groups with distinguished records during World War II.
History
World War II
The
483d Bombardment Group in Italy in 1945 until it was inactivated in the fall.[2] The group was disbanded in 1948.[3]
Cold War
The group was reconstituted, redesignated as the 533d Air Defense Group, and activated at
North American F-51 Mustangs[5] as its operational component.[6] The 354th FIS had been assigned directly to the 27th Air Division.[6] The 354th upgraded to Lockheed F-94 Starfires in July 1953.[5] The group also replaced the 90th Air Base Squadron as USAF host organization at Oxnard.[7] The group was assigned three squadrons to perform its support responsibilities.[8][9]
The 533d was inactivated
Lineage
- Activated as 533rd Air Service Group on 28 May 1945
- Reconstituted and redesignated as 533d Air Defense Group on 21 January 1953
- Activated on 16 February 1953[4]
- Inactivated on 18 August 1955[4]
- Disbanded on 27 September 1984[13]
Assignments
Stations
- Sterperone Airfield, Italy, 28 May 1945 – May 1945[2]
- Pisa, Italy, May 1945 – 25 September 1945[2]
- Oxnard Air Force Base, California, 16 February 1953 – 18 August 1955[4]
Components
Operational Squadron
- 354th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 16 February 1953 – 18 August 1955[14]
Support Units
- 533rd Air Base Squadron, 16 February 1953 – 18 August 1955
- 533rd Materiel Squadron, 16 February 1953 – 18 August 1955[8]
- 533rd Medical Squadron (later 533rd USAF Dispensary),[9] 16 February 1953 – 18 August 1955
- 783rd Air Materiel Squadron, 28 May 1945 – 25 September 1945
- 959th Air Engineering Squadron, 28 May 1945 – 25 September 1945
Aircraft
See also
- Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
- F-94 Starfire units of the United States Air Force
References
- Explanatory notes
- Bunker Hill AFB in February 1959). Baugher, Joe (7 April 2023). "1950 USAF Serial Numbers". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 12 April 2023.; Baugher, Joe (7 April 2023). "1951 USAF Serial Numbers". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Probably XV Air Force Service Command.
- Citations
- ^ a b Coleman, p. 208
- ^ a b c d "Abstract, History 533rd Air Service Group May–Sep 1945". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b Department of the Air Force Letter, 322 (AFOOR 887e), 8 October 1948, Subject: Disbandment of Certain Inactive Air Force Units
- ^ a b c d e f Cornett & Johnson, p. 83
- ^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p.127
- ^ a b Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 440
- ^ "Abstract, History 27 Air Division Jan–Jun 1953". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson. p.147
- ^ a b See "Abstract, History 533rd Infirmary Jan–Jun 1955". Air Force History Index. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 298–299
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (13 October 2010). "Factsheet 414 Fighter Group (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ Buss, Sturm, Volan, & McMullen, p. 6
- ^ a b Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 575q, 27 Sep 1984, Subject: Disbandment of Units
- ^ Robertson, Patsy (2 December 2011). "Factsheet 354 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- 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)
- Coleman, John M (1950). The Development of Tactical Services in the Army Air Forces. New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
- 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 23 November 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979.
- 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.
Further reading
- Grant, C.L., (1961) The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, USAF Historical Study No. 126
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. I. 1945–1955. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-4379-2131-1. Archived from the original(PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
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