Английская Википедия:Grand Forks Air Defense Sector
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The Grand Forks Air Defense Sector (GFADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. It was inactivated on 1 December 1963
History
Established in December 1957 assuming control of former ADC Central Air Defense Force units with a mission to provide air defense of most of North Dakota along with western Minnesota and northern South Dakota. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and radar squadrons.
On 15 November 1959, the new Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-11) became operational. Шаблон:Coord DC-11 was equipped with dual AN/FSQ-7 Computers. The day-to-day operations of the command was to train and maintain tactical flying units flying jet interceptor aircraft (F-94 Starfire; F-102 Delta Dagger; 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.
Consolidated on 1 May 1963 with Minot Air Defense Sector. Inactivated on 1 December 1963 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, most units being reassigned to the 29th Air Division.
Lineage
- Established as Grand Forks Air Defense Sector on 8 December 1957
- Inactivated on 1 December 1963
Assignments
- 31st Air Division, 8 December 1957
- 29th Air Division, 1 January 1959 – 1 December 1963
Stations
- Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, 8 December 1957 – 1 December 1963
Components
Wing
- 478th Fighter Wing (Air Defense)
- Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, 1 February 1961 – 1 July 1963
Wing
- 478th Fighter Group (Air Defense)
- Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, 1 April 1959 – 1 February 1961
Interceptor Squadrons
- Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, 1 July-4 September 1963
Radar Squadrons
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- Willmar AFS, Minnesota, 1 April 1959 – 1 June 1961
- Wadena AFS, Minnesota, 1 April 1959 – 4 September 1963
- Finley AFS, Minnesota, 1 April 1959 – 4 September 1963
- Chandler AFS, Minnesota, 1 March 1961 – 4 September 1963
- Gettysburg AFS, South Dakota, 4 September 1963 – 1 April 1966
- Beausejour AS, Manitoba, 1 April 1959 – 1 October 1961
See also
- List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations
- Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons
References
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- 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. Шаблон:ISBN.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. Шаблон:ISBN.
- Radomes.org Grand Forks Air Defense Sector
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