7486th Air Defense Group
Encyclopedia
The 7486th Air Defense Group is an inactive United States Air Force
organization. Its last assignment was with the Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at Landstuhl Air Base , West Germany
. It was inactivated on 12 September 1957
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 Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at Landstuhl Air Base , West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. It was inactivated on 12 September 1957
Lineage
- Established as 7486th Air Defense Group on 1 May 1954
- Redesignated as 7486th Air Base Group on 1 July 1955
- Inactivated on 12 September 1957
Components
- 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron440th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, stationed at Erding Air Station, West Germany. It was inactivated on 16 February 1959.-History:...
, 2 December 1954 – 3 January 1956 - 496th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 2 December 1954 – 3 January 1956