478th Aeronautical Systems Wing
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478th Aeronautical Systems Wing
| 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing | |
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 Emblem of the 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing |
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Type | Aeronautical Systems |
| Role | Depot Level Aircraft Maintenance |
| Part of | Air Force Material Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base |
The 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing (478 ASW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
The antecedent group was a Fourth Air Force RTU and west coast air defense fighter unit, 1943-1944. It provided Air Defense in the North-Central United States, 1957-1963. From 2004 to the present it provided Depot level maintenance.
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Mission
The 478th ASW is a depot-level maintenance organization tasked with the servicing of F-22A Raptor aircraft and weapons systems.
History
Lineage
- Constituted as 478th Fighter Group on 12 October 1943
- Activated on 1 December 1943
- Disbanded on 31 March 1944
- Reconstituted and redesignated 478th Fighter Group (Air Defense), on 11 December 1956
- Activated on 28 February 1957
- Resesignated 478th Fighter Wing (Air Defense) on 28 December 1960
- Inactivated on 1 July 1963
- Reactivated and redesignated 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing, Appx 2004.
Assignments
- San Francisco Fighter Wing, 1 December 1943
- Seattle Fighter Wing, 3 February-31 March 1944
- Central Air Defense Force, 28 February 1957
- 31st Air Division, 8 February 1957
- 29th Air Division, 1 January 1959
- Central Air Defense Force, 1 July 1959
- Grand Forks Air Defense Sector, 28 December 1960-1 July 1963
- Air Materiel Command, 2004–present (Apprx)
Components
- 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 February 1961-1 July 1963
- 546th Fighter Squadron, 1 December 1943-31 March 1944
Stations
- Hamilton Field, California, 1 December 1943
- Santa Rosa Army Airfield, California, 12 December 1943
- Redmond Army Airfield, Oregon, 3 February-31 March 1944
- Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, 20 February 1957-1 July 1963
- Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 2004–present (Apprx)
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1984. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
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