Boston Air Defense Sector
| Boston Air Defense Sector Air Defense Command | |
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| Motto(s) | Ready |
The Boston Air Defense Sector (BADS) is an inactive
Air Defense Command (ADC) organization. Its last assignment was with the ADC 26th Air Division at Hancock Field
, New York.
History
BADS was established in 1956 at
AN/FSQ-7 Computers. Early in 1957, the wing was redesignated as the Boston Air Defense Sector.[1]
The mission of the BADS was to provide
Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc) in a state of readiness with training missions and series of exercises with Strategic Air Command and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft. From 1960 to 1962, BADS was also responsible for a squadron in Nova Scotia that controlled interceptors "manually" (by voice instructions rather than by data link).[3]
The Otis Bomarc SAMs (26th ADMS) were directed from the
regional battle post", beginning operations "in early 1959".)[7]
The Sector was moved on paper to Hancock Field, New York and was eliminated on 1 April 1966[8] due to a general reorganization of ADC. Most of its assigned units were reassigned to the 34th or 35th Air Divisions.
Lineage
- Designated as the 4622d Air Defense Wing, SAGE on 1 April 1956 and organized
- Redesignated as Boston Air Defense Sector on 8 January 1957
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 April 1966
Assignments
- Eastern Air Defense Force, 1 April 1956 – 18 October 1956
- 26th Air Division, 18 October 1956 – 1 October 1966
Stations
- Stewart AFB, New York, 1 April 1956 – 1 April 1966
- Hancock Field, New York, 1 April 1966 – 1 April 1966
Components
Wings
- 33d Fighter Wing (Air Defense)[9]
- Otis AFB, Massachusetts, 8 January - 18 August 1957
Groups
- 329th Fighter Group (Air Defense)[10]
- Stewart AFB, New York, 18 October 1956 – 1 August 1959
- Westover AFB, Massachusetts, 1 July 1957 – 30 April 1958
- Otis AFB, Massachusetts, 18 August 1957 – 1 September 1959
Interceptor squadrons
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Missile squadron
- 26th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)[20]
- Otis AFB, Massachusetts, 1 March 1959 – 1 April 1966
Radar squadrons
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Weapons Systems
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See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
- List of MAJCOM wings
- List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
References
Notes
- ^ 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. 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 31(Map)
- ^ Abstract, History of 672nd AC&W Sq, Jan 1961-Dec 1961 (accessed 4 February 2012)
- ^ Preface by Buss, L. H. (Director) (1 October 1958). North American Air Defense Command Historical Summary: January–June 1958 (Report). Directorate of Command History: Office of Information Services.
- ^ Preface by Buss, L. H. (Director) (14 April 1959). North American Air Defense Command and Continental Air Defense Command Historical Summary: July–December 1958 (Report). Directorate of Command History: Office of Information Services.
- ^ Condit, Kenneth W. (1992) [1971]. "Chapter 15: Continental Defense" (PDF). The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy: 1955-1956 (Report). Vol. VI of History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Washington, DC: Historical Office, Joint Staff.
- ISBN 0-912799-60-9. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 57
- ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 79
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 89
- ISBN 0-405-12194-6.
- ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, pp. 116-19
- ^ Maurer, p. 235
- ^ Maurer, p. 275
- ^ Maurer, p. 399
- ^ Maurer, p. 417
- ^ "Factsheet 337th Flight Test Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ Maurer, p. 572
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 150
- ^ a b c d e Cornett & Johnson, pp. 155-57
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 98
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 165-66
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 102
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 173
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6.
- Radomes.org Boston Air Defense Sector
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
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 7 October 2012.
- Redmond, Kent C; Smith, Thomas M (2000). From Whirlwind to MITRE: The R&D Story of The SAGE Air Defense Computer. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-18201-0.
- Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies : the legacy of the United States Cold War defense Radar Program. Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. ]
