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4734th Air Defense Group

Discontinued United States Air Force organization

Field	Value
unit_name	4734th Air Defense Group
image	74th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-89s Thule 1955.jpg
image_size	300
caption	F-89 Scorpions of the [74th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron](74th-fighter-interceptor-squadron) at Thule
dates	1957–1958
country
branch
type	Fighter Interceptor, Warning & Control
role	Air defense

The 4734th Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. It was assigned to the 64th Air Division at Thule Air Base, Greenland, where it was discontinued in 1958. The group was formed in 1957 when ADC assumed responsibility for air defense of Greenland from Northeast Air Command. It controlled a fighter-interceptor squadron at Thule and a squadron operating a radar at nearby Pingarsuak Mountain. It was discontinued in 1958 and its mission transferred to the 64th AD in Newfoundland.

History

The group was organized in 1957 at Thule Air Base by Air Defense Command (ADC) when ADC took over the air defense assets of the inactivating Northeast Air Command (NEAC) at the base in 1957. It was assigned to the 64th Air Division Its 74th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron flew Northrop F-89 Scorpion aircraft. The group was a tenant organization at Thule, a Strategic Air Command base, whose 4083d Air Base Group was the host organization for the base. The 4734th was discontinued in 1958, and its units were assumed directly by the 64th Division,

Lineage

Organized as 4734th Air Defense Group on 1 April 1957 : Discontinued on 1 May 1958

Assignments

64th Air Division, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958

Components

74th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958
931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958

Stations

Thule Air Base, Greenland, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958

Aircraft

Northrop F-89C Scorpion, 1957–1958

Commander

Col James T. Jarman, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes

; Citations

Bibliography

; Further reading

References

Cornett & Johnson, p. 89
to manage ADC [[Fighter aircraft. fighter]] and [[radar]] units at Thule. Its [[Squadron (aviation)
Cornett & Johnson, p.105
Cornett & Johnson, p. 118
Fletcher, p. 184
No byline. "Abstract, History of 4083 Strategic Wing, May 1958". Air Force History Index.
Robertson, Patsy. (6 May 2013). "74 Fighter Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.
No byline. "Abstract, History of 4734th Air Defense Group, Apr 1957 – May 1958". Air Force History Index.

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