4756th Air Defense Wing
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4756th Air Defense Wing
| 4756th Air Defense Wing
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 Emblem of the 4756th Air Defense Wing |
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| Active | 1957-1967 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense Fighter Training |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
The 4756th Air Defense Wing was the designation of two different discontinued United States Air Force organizations.[1] Both were stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base (AFB), Florida and fulfilled the similar missions.
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History
The first wing was activated in 1957, when Tyndall AFB was transferred from Air Training Command to Air Defense Command (ADC).[2] The primary mission of the wing was to conduct air defense weapons employment and testing.[3] In addition to the mission units listed below also assigned various support and maintenance units to carry out mission as host unit for Tyndall AFB,[4] Between 1960 and 1962, most of the wing's units were assigned directly to the 73d Air Division (Weapons).
A major responsibility of wing was to evaluate effectiveness of Air Defense Command Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons which were required to spend one month each year undergoing evaluation exercises at Tyndall. As part of this mission also conducted the annual worldwide interceptor weapons meet called "William Tell." [5] Participated, along with Air Proving Ground Command, in developing the initial operational testing and development of tactics for the F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft.[6]
The wing provided interceptor combat crew training for F-101 Voodoo (1962-1963), F-102 (1957-1960), F-104 Starfighter and F-106 Delta Dart (1962-1963) aircews, interceptor weapons training, and conducted operational testing and evaluation of manned interceptors, fire control systems, and armament.[3] Was ADC's only unit conducting live firing and target control systems after the 4750th Air Defense Wing at Vincent AFB, Arizona was discontinued.[3] From 1957-1959, the wing also controlled the 678th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron, which performed the aircraft detection, warning, and control mission.[7] During the Cuban Missile Crisis, elements of the wing assumed an air defense alert mission.[8] After the crisis, the wing established a Detachment at Key West Naval Air Station to perform this mission.[9] The second wing was discontinued at the start of 1968 and its mission transferred to the Air Defense Weapons Center.[10]
Lineage
- Designated as the 4756th Air Defense Wing (Weapons) and organized on 1 July 1957
- Discontinued on 1 July 1960
- Designated as 4756th Air Defense Wing, (Training) and organized on 1 September 1962
- Discontinued on 1 January 1968
Assignments
- 73d Air Division, 1 July 1957 - 1 July 1960
- 73d Air Division, 1 September 1962
- Fourteenth Air Force, 1 April 1966 - 1 January 1968
Stations
- Tyndall AFB, Florida, 1 July 1957 - 1 July 1960
- Tyndall AFB, Florida, 1 September 1962 - 1 January 1968
Components
- USAF Interceptor Weapons School, 1 July 1957 - 1 July 1960
- 4756th Air Defense Group (Weapons)[11], 1 July 1957 - 1 July 1960
- 4756th Air Defense Group (Weapons),[11], 1 September 1962 - 1 January 1963
- 4756th Drone Squadron,[12], 1 January 1963 - 1 January 1968
- 4756th Flying Training Squadron,[9] 11 March 1967 - 1 January 1968
- 4756th Operations Squadron[9], 11 March 1967 - 1 January 1968
- 4757th Air Defense Squadron,[13] 1 January 1963 - 1 January 1968
Commanders
- Col. Dean Davenport, 1 July 1957 - after December 1958[6][7]
- Col. Klem F. Kalberer, 1 September 1962 - after January 1963[3]
- Col. William D. Harris, unknown - 1966[14]
- Col. Thomas D. DeJarnette, 1966 - after January 1967[14]
See also
- List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force
- List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons
References
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 67. Cornett & Johnson refers to this as a reactivation, however under USAF organizational rules at the time, the wing was a MAJCOM (4-digit) unit and the lineage of the first 4756th Air Defense Wing had been terminated and could not be revived. See Air Force Pamphlet 210-2, Guide to Lineage and Unit History
- ^ Mueller, p. 562
- ^ a b c d Abstract, History of 4756th Air Def Wg, Jul 1957-Dec 1963 (accessed 14 Mar 2012)
- ^ Mueller., p. 564
- ^ Abstract, History of 4756th Air Def Wg CY 1959 (accessed 14 Mar 2012)
- ^ a b Abstract, History of 4756th Air Def Wg, Jul-Dec 1957 (accessed 14 Mar 2012)
- ^ a b Abstract, History of 4756th Air Def Wg, Jul-Dec 1958 (accessed 14 Mar 2012)
- ^ Abstract, History of 4756th Air Def Wg, CY 1962 (accessed 14 Mar 2012)
- ^ a b c Abstract, History of 4756th Air Def Wg, Jul-Dec 1967 (accessed 14 Mar 2012)
- ^ Abstract, History of 325th Ftr Wg, 1942-1992 (accessed 14 Mar 2012)
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson, p.90
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 112
- ^ Cornett & Johnson, p. 106
- ^ a b Abstract, History of 4756th Air Def Wg, CY 1966 (accessed 14 Mar 2012)
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946 - 1980. Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/handbookofadcorg.pdf.
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100921-026.pdf.
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