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Goose Air Defense Sector

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Active
  
1963-1966

Role
  
Air Defense

Country
  
Goose Air Defense Sector

Part of
  
Aerospace Defense Command

The Goose Air Defense Sector (GADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division, being stationed at Goose Air Force Base, Labrador, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966 and replaced by the 37th Air Division.

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History

Command and control echelon of command, controlling both radar and fighter squadrons in Canada. Provided air defense of northeast North America. Assigned units of the 4732d Air Defense Group at Goose AFB in April 1960 and the 4731st Air Defense Group at Ernest Harmon AFB in June. Both groups were discontinued. These units included two Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons (FIS), although the 323rd FIS was discontinued almost immediately after transfer. Both squadrons flew F-102 "Delta Darts," although the 59th FIS had not completed its conversion from F-89 "Scorpions" when it was first assigned Also operated Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-31) (Manual) at CFB North Bay, Ontario 46°20′15″N 079°24′42″W Inactivated in 1966 and personnel and equipment transferred to 37th Air Division.

Lineage

  • Constituted as Goose Air Defense Sector on 7 March 1960
  • Activated on 1 April 1960Inactivated on 1 April 1966.

    Assignments

  • 64th Air Division, 1 April 1950 - 1 July 1963
  • 26th Air Division, 1 July 1963 - 1 April 1966
  • Air Force

  • Air Forces Iceland
  • Keflavik Airport, 4 September 1963 - 1 April 1966

    Wing

  • 4683d Air Defense Wing
  • Thule AB, Greenland, 1 July 1963 - 1 July 1965

    Groups

  • 4683d Air Base Group 1 July 1965 - 1 April 1966
  • Thule AB, Greenland, 1 October 1960
  • 4684th Air Base Group
  • Sondrestrom AB, Greenland, 4 September 1963 - 1 April 1966

    Squadrons

  • 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 6 Jun 1960 -
  • Goose AFB, Labrador, 1 April 1956 - 1 April 1966
  • 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
  • Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, 6 June 1960 - 1 July 1960

    Stations

  • Goose AFB, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1960 - 1 April 1966
  • Aircraft

  • F-89J 1960
  • F-102A 1960-1966
  • References

    Goose Air Defense Sector Wikipedia


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