733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
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Active | 1956-1963 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The 733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive
Eagle Pass Air Force Station
, Texas. It was inactivated on 1 August 1963.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Activated as 733d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 8 September 1956
- Discontinued on 1 August 1963
Assignments
- 33d Air Division, 8 September 1956
- Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1960
- 4752d Air Defense Wing, 1 September 1961
- Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, 25 June-1 August 1963
Stations
- Oklahoma City AFS, Oklahoma, 8 September 1956
- Eagle Pass AFS, Texas, 3 July 1957 – 1 August 1963
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Bibliography
- A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946–1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
- Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.