The 4734th Air Defense Group is a discontinued

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organization. Its last assignment was with the

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(AD) at

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, Greenland, where it was discontinued in 1958. The

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was formed in 1957 when ADC assumed responsibility for air defense of Greenland from

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. It controlled a fighter-interceptor squadron at Thule and a

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operating a

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at nearby Pingarsuak Mountain. It was discontinued in 1958 and its mission transferred to the 64th AD in Newfoundland.

History

The

was organized in 1957 as a command and control organization at

by Air Defense Command (ADC) when ADC took over the atmospheric defense assets of the inactivating

(NEAC) at the base in 1957. It was assigned to the 64th AD to manage ADC fighter and

units at Thule. Its

s had both been assigned to the 64th AD when the division was a NEAC unit.Cornett & Johnson, p.105 Its

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(FIS) flew

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aircraft. The group was a tenant organization at Thule AB, a Strategic Air Command base, whose 4083d Air Base Group was the host organization for the base. The 4734th was discontinued due to funding cutbacks in 1958, and its assets were assumed directly by the 64th AD, with the establishment of Detachment 1, 64th AD at Thule.

Lineage

* Organized as 4734th Air Defense Group on 1 April 1957 : Discontinued on 1 May 1958

Assignments

* 64th Air Division, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958

Components

: Thule AB, Greenland, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958 * 931st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Thule AB, Greenland, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958 (located on Pingarsuak Mountain)

Stations

* Thule AB, Greenland, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958

Aircraft

* F-89C, 1957–1958

Commander

* Col James T. Jarman, 1 April 1957 – 1 May 1958 Abstract, History of 4734th Air Def Gp, Apr 1957 – May 1958
(retrieved 20 January 2012)

References

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* * * {{Aerospace Defense Command, state=autocollapse Aerospace Defense Command units Four digit groups of the United States Air Force Air defense groups of the United States Air Force Military units and formations established in 1957