502d Air Defense Group
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502d Air Defense Group
| 502d Air Defense Group
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 86th FIS North American F-86D-50-NA Sabre 52-10120, Youngstown Municipal Airport, Ohio |
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| Active | 1945, 1953-1955 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Air Defense |
| Part of | Air Defense Command |
The 502d Air Defense Group is a disbanded United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command's (ADC) 4708th Air Defense Wing, being stationed at Youngstown Municipal Airport, Ohio. It was inactivated on 18 August 1955.
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History
The group was activated shortly after V-E Day in a reorganization of Army Air Forces (AAF) support groups in which the AAF replaced Service Groups that included personnel from other branches of the Army and supported two combat groups with Air Service Groups including only Air Corps units. Designed to support a single combat group.[1] Its 920th Air Engineering Squadron provided maintenance that was beyond the capability of the combat group, its 744th Air Materiel Squadron handled all supply matters, and its Headquarters & Base Services Squadron provided other support.[1] Supported the 404th Fighter Group in Germany in 1945 until returning to US[2] for inactivation. The group was disbanded in 1948.[3]
The group was redesignated as an air defense group, reconstituted and activated at Youngstown Municipal Airport in 1953[4] to provide air defense of Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio area. Assigned the 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (FIS), which was already stationed at Youngstown Municipal Airport, flying F-84 Thunderjets.[5] as its operational component.[6] The 86th FIS had previously been assigned directly to the 4708th Defense Wing. [6] In July 1953, the 86th FIS replaced its F-84s with F-86 Sabres.[5] The group replaced the 88th Air Base Squadron as USAF host unit at Youngstown. It was assigned three squadrons to perform its support responsibilities. Inactivated and replaced by 79th Fighter Group (Air Defense) in 1955[7][4] as part of Air Defense Command's Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars.[8] The group was disbanded again in 1984.[9]
Lineage
- Constituted as 502nd Air Service Group on 16 December 1944
- Activated on 1 June 1945[10]
- Inactivated ca. 9 November 1945
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948
- Reconstituted on 21 January 1953 and redesignated 502d Air Defense Group
- Activated on 16 February 1953
- Inactivated on 18 August 1955
- Disbanded on 27 September 1984
Assignments
- Unknown 1945 (Probably IX Air Force Service Command until return to US, then Third Air Force)
- 4708th Defense Wing (later 4708th Air Defense Wing), 16 February 1953 - 18 August 1955
Stations
- AAF Station Fritzlar, Germany, 1 Jun 1945 - ca. July 1945
- Flak Kaserne, Stuttgart, Germany ca. July 1945 - ca. 20 September 1945[11]
- Unknown, October 1945 - ca. 9 November 1945
- Youngstown Municipal Airport, Ohio, 16 February 1953 - 18 August 1955
Components
- 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 16 February 1953 - 18 August 1955
- 502nd Air Base Squadron, 16 February 1953 - 18 August 1955
- 502nd Materiel Squadron, 16 February 1953 - 18 August 1955
- 502nd Medical Squadron (later 502nd USAF Infirmary), 16 February 1953 - 18 August 1955
- 744th Air Materiel Squadron, 1 Jun 1945 - ca. 9 November 1945
- 920th Air Engineering Squadron, 1 Jun 1945 - ca. 9 November 1945
Aircraft
- F-84C, 1953
- F-86D, 1953-1955
Commanders
- Lt Col. Benjamin P. Rambo, 1 June 1945 - 1945[10]
- Unknown, 1945 - ca. 9 Nov 1945
- Unknown, 16 February 1953 -18 Aug 1945
Awards
- World War II Army of Occupation Ribbon
See Also
References
- ^ a b Coleman, John M (1950). The Development of Tactical Services in the Army Air Forces. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. p. 208.
- ^ Abstract, History of 502nd Air Service Group, Sep 1945 (accessed 4 Jan 2012)
- ^ Department of the Air Force Letter, 322 (AFOOR 887e), 8 October 1948, Subject: Disbandment of Certain Inactive Air Force Units
- ^ a b Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946 - 1980. Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. p. 81. http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/handbookofadcorg.pdf.
- ^ a b Cornett & Johnson p. 120
- ^ a b Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 297. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/combat_sq_of_the_af_wwii.pdf.
- ^ Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 145. ISBN 0-912799-02-1. http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/Publications/fulltext/af_combat_units_wwii.pdf.
- ^ Buss, Lydus H.(ed), Sturm, Thomas A., Volan, Denys, and McMullen, Richard F., History of Continental Air Defense Command and Air Defense Command July to December 1955, Directorate of Historical Services, Air Defense Command, Ent AFB, CO, 1956., p.6
- ^ Department of the Air Force/MPM Letter 575q, 27 Sep 1984, Subject: Disbandment of Units
- ^ a b Abstract, History of 502nd Air Service Group, Jun 1945 (accessed 4 Jan 2012)
- ^ Abstract, History of 502nd Air Service Group Jul 1945 (accessed 4 Jan 2012)
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
External links
- Factsheet, 53rd Test & Evaluation Group (formerly 79th Fighter Group) (accessed 3 Mar 2012)
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