From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 4729th Air Defense Group
4729th Air Defense Group
4729th Air Defense Group Stations
• Westover AFB, Massachusetts, 8 July 1957 – 25 June
1958
Components
Active 1957–1958 • 324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 8 July 1957 – 25
June 1958
Country United States
• 337th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 8 July 1957 – 25
Branch United States Air Force June 1958
• 603rd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,
Role Air Defense
8 August 1957 - 8 February 1958
Part of Air Defense Command
Operations
The 4729th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United Air defense of the New England area. 1957-1958
States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was
with the Boston Air Defense Sector, being stationed at Aircraft
Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts. It was discontin-
• F-86D 1957
ued on 25 June 1958.
• F-86L 1957-1958
• F-104A 1958
History
Established to provide a headquarters for ADC Fighter- References
Interceptor Squadrons stationed at Westover AFB[1], a
This article incorporates public domain material from web-
Strategic Air Command base[2], and whose 814th Air Base
sites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
Group acted as host base organization.[3] Assigned the
[1] Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A
324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron and 337th Fighter-
Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946
Interceptor Squadron, flying F-86 "Sabre" aircraft[4] as
- 1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center,
its operational components.[5] These squadrons were al-
Peterson AFB, CO, 1980. p. 89
ready stationed at Westover and had been assigned to
[2] Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air
the Boston Air Defense Sector.[6] In August, maintenance
Force Bases Within the United States of America on
for the two squadrons was combined in the 603rd Con-
17 September 1982, Office of Air Force History,
solidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, which was ac-
1989, p.578
tivated at Westover.[7] The 324th FIS and 337th FIS up-
[3] Id. pp.582-583
graded to newer model F-86s in the fall of 1957.[8] In the
[4] Cornett and Johnson, pp. 125, 127
spring of 1958, the 337th FIS converted to F-104 "Starfire"
[5] Maurer, Maurer (ed.), Combat Squadrons of the Air
aircraft.[9] Discontinued when the 324th FIS departed for
Force, World War II, Office of Air Force History,
Morocco, leaving only a single operational ADC squadron
Washington, Dc (reprint 1982), pp.399, 417
at Westover.[10] The 603rd CAMS was also inactivated,
[6] Id.
while the 337th FIS was then assigned directly to the Bos-
[7] Cornett and Johnson, p.142
ton Air Defense Sector.[11]
[8] Cornett and Johnson pp. 125, 127
[9] Cornett and Johnson, p.125
Lineage
[10] Maurer, p.399
• Orgaanized as: on 8 July 1957 [11] Maurer, p.417
Discontinued on 25 June 1958 • Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A
Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980,
Assignments [1] Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center,
• [Boston Air Defense Sector, 8 July 1957 – 25 June 1958 Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 4729th Air Defense Group
• Maurer, Maurer. (ed.), Combat Squadrons of the Air 17 September 1982, [3] Office of Air Force History,
Force [2] Office of Air Force History, Washington, DC, Washington DC (1989) ISBN 0-912799-53-6.
1969 (reprint 1982) ISBN 0-405-12194-6.
• Mueller, Robert, Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air
Force Bases Within the United States of America on
External links
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