▁ 1 3 6 th ▁F ighter - Interceptor ▁Squadron , ▁a ▁federal ized ▁New ▁York ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁unit ▁that ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁state ▁control . ▁Ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 7 0 8 th ▁Def ense ▁Wing ▁under ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Command , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁fle w ▁F - 4 7 ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁ 4 7 th ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 1 8 th ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Group . ▁ ▁It ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁M ight y ▁Mouse ▁ro cket ▁armed ▁and ▁air bor ne ▁intercept ▁rad ar ▁equ ipped ▁F - 8 6 D ▁Sab re ▁Inter cept ors ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁began ▁re - equ ipping ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁F - 8 6 L ▁Sab re , ▁an ▁improved ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁F - 8 6 D ▁which ▁incorpor ated ▁data ▁link ▁to ▁communicate ▁directly ▁with ▁the ▁Sem i ▁Autom atic ▁Gr ound ▁Environment , ▁computer - control led ▁direction ▁system ▁for ▁intercept s . ▁ ▁The ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁F - 8 6 L ▁was ▁dest ined ▁to ▁be ▁quite ▁brief , ▁since ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁last ▁F - 8 6 L ▁conversion ▁was ▁delivered , ▁the ▁type ▁was ▁already ▁being ▁ph ased ▁out ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁su person ic ▁intercept ors . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁Sab res ▁were ▁replaced