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7486th Air Defense Group

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Active
  
1954–1957

Role
  
Air Defense

Country
  
United States

Branch
  
United States Air Force

Part of
  
United States Air Forces in Europe

Garrison/HQ
  
Landstuhl Air Base, West Germany

The 7486th Air Defense Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at Landstuhl Air Base, West Germany. It was inactivated on 12 September 1957.

Contents

Lineage

  • Established as 7486th Air Defense Group on 1 May 1954
    • Redesignated as 7486th Air Base Group on 1 July 1955 Inactivated on 12 September 1957

    Assignments

  • Twelfth Air Force, 1 May 1954 – 12 September 1957

    • Stations

  • Landstuhl AB, West Germany, 1 May 1954 – 12 September 1957

    • Components

  • 440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 2 December 1954 – 3 January 1956
  • 496th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 2 December 1954 – 3 January 1956

    • Operations

    Provided Air Defense of Western Europe. Inactivated and units assigned to 86th Fighter-Interceptor Group.

    References

    7486th Air Defense Group Wikipedia
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