4706th Air Defense Wing
Encyclopedia
The 4706th Air Defense Wing is an inactive United States Air Force
organization. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division, being stationed at Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan
. It was inactivated on 1 October 1959.
, and mission was absorbed into 30th Air Division.
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 30th Air Division, being stationed at Kincheloe Air Force Base, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It was inactivated on 1 October 1959.
Lineage
- Established as 142d Fighter Interceptor Wing on 1 March 1951
- Redesignated as 4706th Air Defense Wing on 6 February 1952
- Inactivated on 1 October 1959
Assignments
- Oregon Air National GuardOregon Air National GuardThe Oregon Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is, along with the Oregon Army National Guard, an element of the Oregon National Guard...
, 1 March 1951 - 37th Air Division, 6 February 1952
- 30th Air Division, 16 February 1953
- 37th Air Division, 1 March–1 October 1959
- Not Equipped 1 March 1956–1 October 1959
Stations
- Portland International AirportPortland International AirportPortland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S. state of Oregon, accounting for 90% of passenger travel and more than 95% of air cargo of the state. It is located within Portland's city limits just south of the Columbia River in Multnomah...
, OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, 1 March 1951 - O'Hare International AirportO'Hare International AirportChicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop...
, IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, 6 February 1952–8 July 1956
- Not Equipped 1 March 1956–1 October 1959
Components
- 56th Fighter Group, 18 August 1955–1 October 1959
- 473d Fighter Group473d Fighter GroupThe 473d Fighter Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division, stationed at K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. It was inactivated on 30 September 1959....
, 8 April 1956–1 October 1959 (Not Equipped) (assigned to: K. I. Sawyer AFB) - 501st Air Defense Group501st Air Defense GroupThe 501st Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 4706th Air Defense Wing, being stationed at O'Hare International Airport, Illinois...
16 February 1953–18 August 1955 - 520th Air Defense Group520th Air Defense GroupThe 520th Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 4706th Air Defense Wing, being stationed at Truax Field, Wisconsin...
16 February 1953–18 August 1955 (assigned to: Truax FieldDane County Regional Airport-Statistics:-External links:* Dane County Regional Airport: * Wisconsin Airport Directory: * * - Listen live to Madison's Air Traffic Control...
)
- 113th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 April 1952–30 March 1953 (Federalized Indiana ANG, Hulman Field, IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
) - 166th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 April 1952–30 March 1953 (Federalized Ohio ANG, Lockbourne AFB, OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
)
- 63d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 April 1952–30 March 1953
- 56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron56th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Detroit Air Defense Sector, stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio...
, 18 August 1955–1 March 1956 (assigned to: Wright-Patterson AFB) - 97th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1952–1953 (assigned to: Wright-Patterson AFB)
- 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron319th Fighter-Interceptor SquadronThe 319th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Aerospace Defense Command's Interceptor Weapons School at Tyndall AFB, Florida...
, 1 October 1955–1 March 1956 (assigned to: Bunker Hill AFB)
- 664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 665th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 676th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 781st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 782d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- 784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Operations
Provided air defense of Great Lakes area. Inactivated at O'Hare International Airport, when military fighter interceptor operations shut down at airport. Moved operations to K. I. Sawyer AFB, MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, and mission was absorbed into 30th Air Division.