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864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

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Active
  
1955-1963

Country
  
United States

864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Branch
  
United States Air Force

Type
  
General Radar Surveillance

The 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Phoenix Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Yuma Air Force Station, Arizona. It was inactivated on 1 August 1963.

Contents

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.

Lineage

  • Constituted as the 864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
    • Activated on 8 August 1955 Redesignated 864th Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 June 1962 Redesignation retroactively revoked Discontinued and inactivaed on 1 August 1963

    Assignments

  • 27th Air Division, 8 August 1955
  • Los Angeles Air Defense Sector, 1 October 1959
  • Phoenix Air Defense Sector, 1 May 1961 – 1 August 1963

    • Stations

  • Yuma County Airport, Arizona, 8 August 1955
    • Base redesignated Vincent AFB, 1 September 1956 Station redesignated Yuma AFS, 20 July 1962 - 1 August 1963

    References

    864th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Wikipedia
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