4708th Air Defense Wing

4708th Air Defense Wing
Active	1952-1956
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Defense
Part of	Air Defense Command
Commanders
Notable commanders	Brigadier General William A. Tope (1953-1955)

The 4708th Air Defense Wing is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 30th Air Division, being stationed at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan. It was inactivated on 18 October 1956.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Lineage 1.2 Assignments 1.3 Stations 1.4 Components 1.5 Operations 2 See also 3 References

History

Lineage

• Established as: 4708th Defense Wing on 6 February 1952 by redesignation of 1st Fighter Wing

Redesignated as: 4708th Air Defense Wing, 1 July 1954

Inactivated on: 18 October 1956

Assignments

• 30th Air Division, 6 February 1952-18 October 1956

Stations

• Selfridge AFB, Michigan, 6 February 1952-18 October 1956

Components

• 500th Air Defense Group, 16 February 1953-18 August 1955 (assigned to: Pittsburgh Airport)
• 502d Air Defense Group, 16 February 1953-18 August 1955 (assigned to: Youngstown AFB)
• 534th Air Defense Group, 27 April 1953-18 August 1955 (assigned to: Kinross AFB)
• 518th Air Defense Group, 16 February 1953-18 August 1955 (assigned to: Niagara Falls Municipal Airport)
• 575th Air Defense Group, 16 February 1953-18 August 1955 (assigned to: Selfridge AFB)

• 47th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 December 1952-6 February 1953 (assigned to: Niagara Falls Municipal Airport)
• 56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 27 November 1952-16 February 1953 (assigned to: Selfridge AFB)
• 61st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 November 1952-16 February 1953 (assigned to: Selfridge AFB)
• 63d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 6 February-1 July 1952 (assigned to: K. I. Sawyer AFB)
• 86th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 November 1952-16 February 1953 (assigned to:: Youngstown AFB)
• 431st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 November 1952-16 February 1953 (assigned to: Selfridge AFB)

Operations

Provided air defense of Great Lakes area. Controlled Oscoda AFB and Kinross AFB units beginning 1 July 1952 until activation of 527th Air Defense Group on 16 February 1953 at Oscoda and 534th Air Defense Group at Kinross on 27 April 1953.

Redesignated 1st Fighter Wing (Air Defense), 18 October 1956 as result of ADC "Project Arrow" notable unit redesignation program.

See also

• List of MAJCOM wings

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.

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