| 473ed Air Defense Group | |
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| Active | 1957–1958 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
The 4733d Air Defense Group is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 64th Air Division, being stationed at Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. It was last active on 1 May 1958
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Organized by Air Defense Command (ADC) when ADC assumed the mission of Northeast Air Command (NEAC) after NEAC's inactivation.[1] The group's mission was to provide support for Distant Early Warning Line (DEW) radar sites. Also controlled two general surveillance radar sites in high latitudes of northern Canada, which had been assigned directly to NEAC's 64th Air Division.
Discontinued and DEW support mission taken over by 4601st Support Group (DEW), Paramus, New Jersey,[2][1][3] while its radar stations were assigned to the 4732d Air Defense Group at Goose AFB, Labrador.[4]
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