Kansas City Air Defense Sector
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The Kansas City Air Defense Sector (KCADS) is an inactive
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri
. It was inactivated on 1 January 1962.
History
Established in January 1960 assuming control of former ADC
.Operated a Manual Direction Center. The day-to-day operations of the command was to train and maintain tactical flying units flying jet interceptor aircraft (
F-106 Delta Dart
) in a state of readiness with training missions and series of exercises with SAC and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft.
The sector was eliminated on 1 January 1962 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, the command's units being reassigned to several (20th, 34th, 32d) Air Divisions.
Lineage
- Established as Kansas City Air Defense Sector on 1 January 1960
- Inactivated on 1 January 1962
Assignments
- 33d Air Division, 1 January 1960
- 29th Air Division, 1 July 1961 – 1 January 1962
Stations
- Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, 1 January 1960 – 1 January 1962
Components
Wing
- 328th Fighter Wing(Air Defense)
- Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, 1 February-1 July 1961
Groups
- 53d Fighter Group(Air Defense)
- Sioux City Airport, Iowa, 1 January-1 April 1960
- 328th Fighter Group(Air Defense)
- Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, 1 January 1960 – 1 July 1961
Radar squadrons
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See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- 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.
- Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- Radomes.org Kansas City Air Defense Sector
