4722d Air Defense Group
Title: 4722d Air Defense Group
Subject: Willow Run Air Force Station, Bendix AN/FPS-14 Radar, Bendix AN/FPS-18 Radar, Elliston Ridge Air Station, Cape Makkovik Air Station
Fighter Interceptor
The 4722d Air Defense Group is a discontinued George Air Force Base, California, where it was discontinued in 1958.
The group was formed to provide a single command and support organization for the two Tactical Air Command (TAC) base. It was discontinued when the 327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was scheduled to move in 1958, leaving only a single ADC fighter squadron at George.
3 Aircraft
3.1 Commanders
The [2] Its squadrons were then assigned directly to the 27th Air Division.[5][6]
Designated as 4722d Air Defense Group and organized on 1 December 1956
Discontinued on 25 June 1958
27th Air Division, 1 December 1956 – 25 June 1958[2]
327th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 December 1956 – 25 June 1958
George Air Force Base, California, 1 December 1956 – 25 June 1958[2]
F-86D 1956-1957
F-86L 1956-1957
F-102A 1956-1958
Lt Col. Harris F. Krause, unknown - 25 Jun 1958[7]
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^ The two stripes on fuselage represent the Operations Officer's aircraft
^ a b c d Cornett & Johnson, p. 89
^ a b Mueller, pp. 188-189
^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p. 126
^ a b c Maurer, p. 403
^ a b Maurer, p. 406
^ "Abstract, History 4722 Air Defense Group, Jan-Jun 1958". Air Force History Index. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980. Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center.
Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense. , Vol II, 1955-1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History.
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