919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
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Emblem of the 919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
Active | 1952-1963 |
Country | United States |
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Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The 919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Spokane Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Saskatoon Mountain Air Station, Alberta, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1963.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Lineage
- Activated as 919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 16 April 1952
- Discontinued 1 April 1963
Assignments
- Western Air Defense Force, 16 April 1952
- 25th Air Division, 16 February 1953 – 1 April 1963
Stations
- Geiger Field, Washington, 16 April 1952
- Saskatoon Mountain AS, Alberta, 1 June 1953 – 1 April 1963
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
External links
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