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The 542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive
United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Si ...
unit. It was last assigned to the 28th Air Division, stationed at
Hamilton Air Force Base Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...
, California. It was inactivated on 6 February 1952. This command and control organization was responsible for Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) stations along the West Coast. On 27 April 1950, the reserve 566th AC&WG was activated as a Corollary unit at Hamilton, sharing the 542d's equipment and facilities. The 566th was called to active duty on 10 May 1951 and was inactivated, with its personnel used as fillers for the 542d. It was dissolved after about three years, with the units being assigned directly to its parent Air Division.


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* Established as 542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group : Activated on 8 December 1949 : Inactivated on 6 February 1952 : Disbanded on 21 September 1984 Assignments * 28th Air Division, 8 December 1949 – 6 February 1952 Stations * Hamilton AFB, California, 8 December 1949 – 6 February 1952 Components *
666th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Ground Equipment Facility J-33 is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar station of the Joint Surveillance System's Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) with an Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR-4). The facility was previously a USAF gen ...
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, California, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952 *
667th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 667th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Air Forces Iceland, stationed at Hofn Air Station, Iceland. It was inactivated on 30 September 1988. From 1951-1988, the uni ...
: Hamilton AFB, California, 8 December 1949 – 6 February 1952 * 668th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Mather AFB, California, 8 December 1949 – 6 February 1952 *
669th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 669th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 27th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for co ...
: Fort MacArthur, California, 5 May 1950 – 27 November 1950 * 670th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Camp Cooke, California, 5 May 1950 – 27 November 1950 *
774th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Madera Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-74, NORAD ID: Z-74) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northeast of Madera, California. It was closed in 1966. History Madera AFS was one of twenty ...
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Madera AFS Madera Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-74, NORAD ID: Z-74) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located north-northeast of Madera, California. It was closed in 1966. History Madera AFS was one of twenty ...
, California, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952 *
775th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Cambria Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south-southeast of Cambria, California. It was closed in 1980. History Cambria Air Force Station was one of twenty-eight stations ...
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Cambria AFS Cambria Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south-southeast of Cambria, California. It was closed in 1980. History Cambria Air Force Station was one of twenty-eight stations ...
, California, 7 March 1951 – 6 February 1952 *
776th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 776th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Northeast Air Defense Sector, Air Combat Command, stationed at Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine, where it was inactivated on 6 September 199 ...
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Point Arena AFS Point Arena Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-37, NORAD ID: Z-37) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located east of Point Arena, California. It was closed in 1998 by the Air Force, and turned over to the ...
, California, 27 November 1950 – 6 February 1952 *
777th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron The 777th Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Northwest Air Defense Sector, Tactical Air Command, stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. It was inactivated on 15 September 1991. From ...
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Klamath AFS Klamath Air Force Station (ADC ID: P-33, NORAD ID: Z-33) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located northwest of Klamath, California. It was closed in 1981. History Klamath Air Force Station was one ...
, California, 18 December 1950 – 6 February 1952


See also

* List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons


References

* * Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126 * *


External links

{{Aerospace Defense Command, state=collapsed Aerospace Defense Command units Air control groups of the United States Air Force