639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
| 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
|---|---|
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Emblem of the 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
| Active | 1952-1963 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |
 United States Air Force |
| Type | General radar surveillance |
The 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Lowther Air Station, Ontario, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 July 1963.
The unit was a general surveillance radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Lineage
- Activated as 639th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 December 1956
- Inactivated on 1 July 1963
Assignments
- 37th Air Division, 1 December 1956
- 30th Air Division, 1 April 1959
- Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector, 1 April 1960 – 1 July 1963
Stations
- Truax Field, Wisconsin, 1 December 1956
- Lowther Air Station, 1 July 1957 – 1 July 1963
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980)
External links
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