4733d Air Defense Group
Encyclopedia
The 4733d Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force
organization. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division, being stationed at Frobisher Bay AB, Baffin Island
, Northwest Territories
, Canada. It was last active on 1 May 1958
after NEAC's inactivation. The group's mission was to provide support for Distant Early Warning Line
(DEW) radar sites. Also controlled two general surveillance radar sites in high latitudes of northern Canada, which had been assigned directly to NEAC's 64th Air Division.
Discontinued and DEW support mission taken over by 4601st Support Group (DEW), Paramus, New Jersey, while its radar stations were assigned to the 4732d Air Defense Group at Goose AFB, Labrador.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
organization. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division, being stationed at Frobisher Bay AB, Baffin Island
Baffin Island
Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut is the largest island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world. Its area is and its population is about 11,000...
, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada. It was last active on 1 May 1958
History
Organized by Air Defense Command when ADC assumed the mission of Northeast Air CommandNortheast Air Command
The Northeast Air Command was a short-lived organization in the United States Air Force tasked with the operation and defense of air bases in Greenland, Labrador and Newfoundland. It was formed in 1950 from the facilities of the United States established during World War II in Northeast Canada,...
after NEAC's inactivation. The group's mission was to provide support for Distant Early Warning Line
Distant Early Warning Line
The Distant Early Warning Line, also known as the DEW Line or Early Warning Line, was a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic region of Canada, with additional stations along the North Coast and Aleutian Islands of Alaska, in addition to the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland...
(DEW) radar sites. Also controlled two general surveillance radar sites in high latitudes of northern Canada, which had been assigned directly to NEAC's 64th Air Division.
Discontinued and DEW support mission taken over by 4601st Support Group (DEW), Paramus, New Jersey, while its radar stations were assigned to the 4732d Air Defense Group at Goose AFB, Labrador.
Lineage
- Organized as 4733d Air Defense Group on 1 April 1957
- Discontinued on 1 May 1958
Components
- 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron920th Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronThe 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Goose Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Resolution Island Air Station, Northern Territories, Canada...
- Resolution Island AS, Northern Territories, Canada, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958
- 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron926th Aircraft Control and Warning SquadronThe 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Goose Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Frobisher Bay Air Base, Northwest Territories, Canada...
- 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Frobisher Bay AB, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958