The Goose Air Defense Sector (GADS) is an inactive

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organization. Its last assignment was with the

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, being stationed at

Goose Air Force Base Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay , commonly referred to as CFB Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by ...

Labrador , nickname = "The Big Land" , etymology = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Canada , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 ...

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. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966 and replaced by the 37th Air Division.

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 Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay , commonly referred to as CFB Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by ...

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

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"Delta Daggers," although the 59th FIS had not completed its conversion from F-89 "Scorpions" when it was first assigned Also operated

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(SAGE) Direction Center (DC-31) (Manual) at

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, Ontario Inactivated in 1966''Ibid''. p. 57 and personnel and equipment transferred to 37th Air Division.

Lineage

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

Assignments

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

Components

Air Force

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

Wing

* 4683d Air Defense Wing :

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, 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 Bay AFB, Labrador, 1 April 1956 - 1 April 1966 * 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron : Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, 6 June 1960 - 1 July 1960 *

640th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron 64 or sixty-four or ''variation'', may refer to: * 64 (number) Dates * one of the years 64 BC, AD 64, 1864, 1964, 2064, etc. * June 4th (6/4) ** the date of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre * April 6th (6/4) * April 6 AD (6/4) * ...

: Stephenville Air Station, Newfoundland, 1 June 1960 - 1 April 1966 * 641st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Melville AS Melville Air Station (ADC ID: N-24) was a General Surveillance Radar station. It was located on the summit of Dome Mountain, west of CFB Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was closed in 1988. History The site was established in 1953 ...

, Labrador, 1 April 1960 - 1 April 1966 * 642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron :

Red Cliff AS Red Cliff Air Station (Also known as St. Johns) (ID: N-22, C-22) was a General Surveillance Radar station. The remains of which are located north-northeast of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was closed in 1961. History ...

, Newfoundland, 1 June 1960 - 1 October 1961 * 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Resolution Island AS, Northern Territories, 1 April 1960 - 1 October 1961 * 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Saint Anthony AS, Newfoundland, 1 April 1960 - 1 April 1966 * 922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Cartwright AS, Labrador, 1 April 1960 - 1 April 1966 * 923d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Hopedale AS, Labrador, 1 April 1960 - 1 April 1966 * 924th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Saglek AS, Labrador, 1 April 1960 - 1 April 1966 * 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron : Frobisher Bay Air Base, Northwest Territories, 1 April 1960 - 1 November 1961

Stations

* Goose Bay AFB, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1960 - 1 April 1966

Aircraft

* F-89J 1960 * F-102A 1960-1966

References

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Radomes.org Goose Air Defense Sector
{{Aerospace Defense Command, state=collapsed Goose Bay 1963 establishments in Canada 1966 disestablishments in Canada Military units and formations disestablished in 1966