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4700th Air Defense Group

Field	Value
unit_name	4700th Air Defense Group
image	330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron North American F-86F-25-NH Sabre 51-13383.jpg
image_size	300
caption	F-86F Sabre of the group's [330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron](330th-fighter-interceptor-squadron) at Stewart AFB
dates	1951–1955
country
branch
type	Fighter interceptor
role	Air defense

The 4700th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force (USAF) organization. Its last assignment was with the 4709th Air Defense Wing at Stewart Air Force Base, New York. It was activated in 1950 as a support unit for USAF units at Stewart. In 1954, it assumed an operational mission and was assigned two interceptor squadrons. The group was discontinued on 18 August 1955 and its personnel and equipment were transferred to the 329th Fighter Group (Air Defense) as part of Project Arrow, an Air Defense Command project to replace air defense groups with fighter units with distinguished histories from World War I or World War II.

History

The group was organized 1 December 1950 as the 4700th Air Base Group to replace the 4400th Air Base Group as the USAF host unit at Stewart Air Force Base, New York in preparation for the transfer of Stewart to Air Defense Command (ADC) from Continental Air Command (ConAC). It was assigned three squadrons to perform its duties as host. The 4700th was assigned to Eastern Air Defense Force. It transferred with Eastern Air Defense Force from ConAC to ADC upon ADC's reactivation in January 1951.

The 4700th was redesignated as an air defense group in 1954 and reassigned to the 4709th Air Defense Wing with responsibility for air defense of the New York City area. The group was assigned the 330th and 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, which were already stationed at Stewart, flying North American F-86 Sabre fighter aircraft, as its operational components. The 330th and 539th had been assigned directly to the 4709th Air Defense Wing. In January 1955, the 330th and 539th converted to more capable radar equipped and Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket-armed North American F-86D Sabres.

The group was replaced by the 329th Fighter Group in 1955 as part of ADC's Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars.

Lineage

Designated and organized as the 4700th Air Base Group on 1 December 1950
Redesignated 4700th Air Defense Group on 20 September 1954
Discontinued on 18 August 1955

Assignments

Eastern Air Defense Force, 1 December 1950 – 20 September 1954
4709th Air Defense Wing, 20 September 1954 – 18 August 1955

Station

Stewart Air Force Base, New York, 1 December 1950 – 18 August 1955

Components

330th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 20 September 1954 – 18 August 1955
539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 20 September 1954 – 18 August 1955
612th USAF Infirmary, c. 18 April 1954 – 18 August 1955
4700th Installations Squadron 1 December 1950 – 18 August 1955
4700th Maintenance & Supply Squadron (later 4700th Materiel Squadron), 1 December 1950 – 18 August 1955
4700th Medical Squadron 1 December 1950 – c. 18 April 1954

Aircraft

North American F-86D Sabre, 1955
North American F-86F Sabre, 1954–1955

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes

; Citations

Bibliography

Buss, (ed), Sturm, Volan, & McMullen, History of Continental Air Defense Command and Air Defense Command July to December 1955

References

"Abstract, History 4400 Air Base Group, Sep–Dec 1950". Air Force History Index.
Cornett & Johnson, p. 88
Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 407
Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'' pp. 645–646
Cornett & Johnson, pp. 126, 130
Maurer, ''Combat Units'' p. 210
Buss, Sturm, Volan, & McMullen, p.6
No byline. "Abstract, History 612 Infirmary Jan [sic]-Jul 1954". Air Force History Index.
No byline. "Abstract, History 4700 Medical Squadron Jan-Jul 1953". Air Force History Index.

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