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7486th Air Defense Group

Field	Value
unit_name	7486th Air Defense Group
Later 7486th Air Base Group
image	440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron - North American F-86D-45-NA Sabre - 52-3900.jpg
image_size	300
caption	F-86D Sabre of the [440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron](440th-fighter-interceptor-squadron)
dates	1954–1961
branch
role	Air defense

Later 7486th Air Base Group

The 7486th Air Defense Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It served as an interim headquarters for interceptor aircraft units deploying to Europe before moving to Phalsbourg Air Base, France as an air base support unit unitl it was inactivated in 1961.

History

In July 1954, the 440th and 496th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, flying North American F-86D Sabres, deployed from the United States to Landstuhl Air Base, West Germany. The 7486th Air Defense Group was organized at Landstuhl to act as their headquarters, although the squadrons were not assigned to it until December.

However, this arrangement was temporary, as United States Air Forces in Europe intended to disperse its fighter squadrons to bases throughout West Germany. In anticipation of this arrangement, the group was redesignated the 7486th Air Base Group in July 1955. In January 1956, the squadrons were reassigned to the 86th Fighter-Interceptor Group prior to the 440th moving to Erding Air Station, and the 496th to Hahn Air Base, Germany later that year. until inactivating in January 1961

Lineage

Established as the 7486th Air Defense Group on 1 May 1954 : Redesignated 7486th Air Base Group on 1 July 1955 : Inactivated c. 8 January 1961

Assignments

Twelfth Air Force, 1 May 1954
86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 6 January 1956– c.8 January 1961

Stations

Landstuhl Air Base, West Germany, 1 May 1954
Phalsbourg Air Base, France, 3 January 1956 – c. 8 January 1961

Components

440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 2 December 1954 – 3 January 1956
496th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 2 December 1954 – 3 January 1956
7486th Air Base Squadron, 3 January 1956-30 June 1958
7486th Field Maintenance Squadron (later 7486th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron), 3 January 1956-8 January 1961
7486th Installations Sq (later 7486th Civil Engineering Squadron), 3 January 1956-8 January 1961
7486 Supply Squadron, 3 January 1956-8 January 1961
7486 Support Squadron, 3 January 1956-8 January 1961

Aircraft

North American F-86D Sabre: 1954-1956

References

Notes

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Bibliography

References

Cornett & Johnson, pp. 129-30
Maurer, p. 545
Maurer, p. 598
The group moved to [[Phalsbourg Air Base]], France, where it became the base support unitMcAuliffe, p. 376

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