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4729th Air Defense Group

Discontinued US Air Force organization

Field	Value
unit_name	4729th Air Defense Group
image	324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron - North American F-86D-40-NA Sabre - 52-3841.jpg
image_size	300
caption	324th FIS F-86D Sabres at Westover AFB
dates	1957–1958
country
branch
type	Fighter interceptor
role	Air defense

The 4729th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Boston Air Defense Sector at Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts, where it was discontinued in 1958.

The group was formed to provide a single command and support organization for the two fighter interceptor squadrons of Air Defense Command, that were tenants at Westover, a Strategic Air Command (SAC) base. It was also assigned a maintenance squadron to perform aircraft maintenance. It was discontinued after the 324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron moved in 1958, leaving only a single fighter squadron at Westover.

History

The 4729th Air Defense Group was established to provide a headquarters for the two Air Defense Command (ADC) fighter-interceptor squadrons stationed at Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts,Cornett & Johnson, p. 89 a Strategic Air Command (SAC) base. SAC's 814th Air Base Group acted as host organization for the base.

The group was assigned the 324th and 337th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, flying radar equipped and Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket armed North American F-86D Sabre aircraft as its operational components, to provide air defense of New England. These squadrons were already stationed at Westover and had been assigned to the Boston Air Defense Sector. The 324th and 337th upgraded to newer model F-86L Sabres with data link for interception control through the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment system in the fall of 1957. In the spring of 1958, the 337th converted to Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft.

The group was discontinued when the 324th departed for Morocco, leaving only a single operational ADC squadron at Westover. The 603rd CAMS was also inactivated, while the 337th was then assigned directly to the Boston Air Defense Sector.

Lineage

Designated and organized as: 4729th Air Defense Group on 8 July 1957 : Discontinued on 25 June 1958

Assignments

Boston Air Defense Sector, 8 July 1957 – 25 June 1958

Stations

Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 8 July 1957 – 25 June 1958

Components

324th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 8 July 1957 – 25 June 1958
337th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 8 July 1957 – 25 June 1958
603rd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 8 August 1957 – 8 February 1958

Aircraft

North American F-86D Sabre 1957
North American F-86L Sabre 1957–1958
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter 1958

References

Notes

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Bibliography

References

Mueller, pp. 578, 582–583
Cornett & Johnson, p. 125
Cornett & Johnson, p. 127
Maurer, p. 399
Maurer, p.417
In August, maintenance for the two fighter [[Squadron (aviation)|squadron]]s was combined in the 603rd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (CAMS), which was activated at Westover.Cornett & Johnson, p.142

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