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4702d Defense Wing

4702nd Air Defense Wing
Active 1952-1954
Country  United States
Branch  United States Air Force
Type Fighter Interceptor and Radar
Role Air Defense
Part of Air Defense Command

The 4702nd Defense Wing (Def Wg) is a discontinued Air Defense Command (ADC), which replaced wings responsible for a base with wings responsible for a geographical area. It moved twice in the first few months it was active and as a result became non operational until early 1953. It then assumed control of several Fighter Interceptor and Radar squadrons in the Pacific Northwest, some of which were Air National Guard squadrons mobilized for the Korean War. It was discontinued in the fall of 1954 and its units transferred to the new 9th Air Division.

Contents

  • History 1
  • Lineage 2
    • Assignments 2.1
    • Components 2.2
      • Groups 2.2.1
      • Fighter Squadrons 2.2.2
      • Support Squadrons 2.2.3
      • Radar Squadrons 2.2.4
    • Stations 2.3
    • Commanders 2.4
    • Aircraft 2.5
  • References 3
    • Notes 3.1
    • Bibliography 3.2
  • See also 4

History

84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Northrop F-89C Scorpion at Hamilton Air Force Base, California, 1952.

The 4702nd Def Wg was organized on 1 February 1952 at fighter squadrons to the best advantage.[2] The wing assumed operational control and the air defense mission of the 83d[3] and 84th Fighter Iinterceptor Squadrons (FIS),[4] two fighter squadrons formerly assigned to the inactivating 78th Fighter-Interceptor Wing (FIW),[5] both of which were flying Northrop F-89 Scorpion aircraft.[6] The support elements of the 78th FIW were replaced at Hamilton by the wing's 566th Air Base Group (ABG) the same day.[7] The wing's mission was to train and maintain tactical units in a state of readiness to intercept enemy aircraft attempting to penetrate the air defense system.[8] However, the wing was initially unable to perform its mission satisfactorily due to problems with its F-89s.[9]

In July 1952, the 83d FIS moved from Hamilton AFB to Paine AFB, WA and was reassigned from the wing a few days later.[3] In November 1952, the wing moved to Geiger Field, Washington[1] and the wing's units at Hamilton, the 566th ABG and the 84th FIS, were reassigned to the 28th Air Division.[4][7] As a result of this move, the wing temporarily lost all of its operational units, but it assumed USAF host responsibility for Geiger Field through its newly assigned 87th Air Base Squadron, already stationed there.[10]

In January 1953, the wing once again assumed an operational mission, when the

See also

  • 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.  
  • Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense. Vol I. 1945-1955. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History.  

Further Reading

  • Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980. Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. 
  • Grant, C.L., (1961) The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, USAF Historical Study No. 126
  • Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.  
  • Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.  

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

Bibliography

  1. ^ a b c d e Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946-1980. Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. p. 66. 
  2. ^ Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126, p. 33
  3. ^ a b Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 290.  
  4. ^ a b Maurer, p. 293
  5. ^ Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947-1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 115.  
  6. ^ Cornett & Johnson pp. 119-120
  7. ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 85
  8. ^ a b Abstract, History of 4702nd Def Wg, Jan-Mar 1952 (accessed 15 Feb 2012)
  9. ^ Abstract, History of 4702nd Def Wg, Apr-Jun 1952 (accessed 15 Feb 2012)
  10. ^ Abstract, History of 4702nd Def Wg, Jan-Jun 1953 (accessed 15 Feb 2012)
  11. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 392
  12. ^ Maurer, p. 398
  13. ^ Maurer, p. 53
  14. ^ a b Maurer, p. 287
  15. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 99
  16. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 155
  17. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 83
  18. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, pp. 94-96
  19. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 53
  20. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (accessed 3 Mar 2012)
  21. ^ AFHRA Factsheet, 84th Flying Training Squadron (accessed 6 Mar 2012)
  22. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 94
  23. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 95
  24. ^ a b c Cornett & Johnson, p. 96
  25. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 97
  26. ^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p. 160
  27. ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 165
  28. ^ Abstract, Histtory of 4702nd Def Wg, Nov-Dec 1952 (accessed 15 Feb 2012)
  29. ^ Abstract, History of 4702nd Def Wg, Jul-Oct 1954 (accessed 15 Feb 2012)

Notes

References

  • F-86D, 1953-1954
  • F-89B, 1952
  • F-89D, 1953
  • F-94B, 1953

Aircraft

  • Col. T.W. Steed, 1 February 1952 - 7 Nov 1952[8]
  • Col. Joe H. Crakes, 7 November 1952 - unknown[28]
  • Col. Harrison R. Thyng, 14 August 1954 - 8 October 1954[29]

Commanders

  • Hamilton Air Force Base, California, 1 February 1952
  • Geiger Field, Washington, 7 November 1952 – 8 October 1954

Stations

Radar Squadrons

  • 530th Air Defense Group, 16 February 1953 - 8 October 1954
  • 566th Air Base Group, 6 February 1952 - 7 November 1952

Groups

Components

Assignments

Discontinued on 8 October 1954
  • Designated as the 4702nd Defense Wing and organized on 1 February 1952

Lineage

The wing was discontinued in October 1954[1] and most of its units were assigned to the 9th Air Division (Defense), which was activated at Geiger.[19]

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