| Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector | |
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 Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector Area of Responsibility 1963-1966 | |
| Active |
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| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Air defense |
| Insignia | |
| Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector emblem |  |
The Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command's 29th Air Division at Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma. The sector was responsible for air defense of a region encompassing several states in the central United States. It was one of the few air defense sectors never upgraded to the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment.
History
The Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector was organized at Oklahoma City Air Force Station[b] in 1960[1] as a manual sector[c] in a reorganization stemming from the inactivation of Central Air Defense Force.[2][d] It was discontinued 1 September 1961[1] and its personnel and equipment transferred to the 4752d Air Defense Wing, which was designated, organized and assigned to the 32nd Air Division the same day.[3] This change was short-lived, for the 4752nd Wing was discontinued and replaced once again by the sector on 25 June 1963,[1][3] although with fewer units assigned,[4]as a result of the realignment and expansion of the 29th Air Division. The sector operated Manual Air Defense Control Center P-86, later redesignated Manual Combat Center MCC-11, and later NORAD Sector Combat Center (Manual).
The sector was inactivated and transferred its mission, personnel and equipment to the 31st Air Division, which was simultaneously organized on 1 April 1966.[1][5]
Lineage
- Established as Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector
- Activated on 1 January 1960
- Discontinued on 1 September 1961
- Organized on 25 June 1963
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 April 1966[1]
Assignments
- 33d Air Division, 1 January 1960
- 32nd Air Division, 1 July 1961 – 1 July 1961
- 29th Air Division, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966[1]
Stations
- Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahomna, 1 January 1960 – 1 September 1961
- Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Oklahoma, 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966[1]
Components
Interceptor squadrons
- 58th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 15 September – 25 December 1960[6]
- Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico
- 331st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 15 September 1960 – 1 September 1961,[7] 25 June 1963 – 1 April 1966[8]
- Webb Air Force Base, Texas
- 332d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 January – 1 September 1960[9]
- England Air Force Base, Louisiana
Radar squadrons
See also
References
Notes
- Explanatory notes
- Aircraft are Lockheed F-104A-15-LO Starfighters from Webb Air Force Base, Texas on temporaty duty to Homestead Air Force Base, Florida in February 1964. Serials identified are 56-0784 56-0882 and 56-0834.
- At the time the sector was active, Oklahoma City Air Force Station was a separate Air Force Installation. In 1970, it was assigned to tinker Air Force Base as an off base installation. Mueller, p. 547 It is currently part of Tinker.
- "Manual" sectors were not equipped with Semi-Automatic Ground Environment computers.
- The map of the sector's area of responsibility depicts its area of responsibility from 1963 to 1966. From 1960 to 1961 its area consisted of central Oklahoma, eastern Texas, southern Arkansas, and Louisiana west of New Orleans, Cornett & Johnson, p. 31.
- Citations
- Cornett & Johnson, p. 58
- Cornett & Johnson, p. 49
- Cornett & Johnson, p. 67
- See lists of assigned squadrons, below
- "Factsheet 31 Air Division". Air Force Historical Research Agency. 5 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 230
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons p. 408
- Cornett &Johnson, p. 126
- Maurer, Combat Squadrons, p. 410
- Cornett & Johnson, p. 98
- Cornett & Johnson, p. 90
- Cornett & Johnson, p. 100
- Cornett & Johnson, p. 101
- Cornett & Johnson, p. 102
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980 (PDF). Peterson Air Force Base, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- * Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016.
Further reading
- Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. II, 1955–1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-43792-131-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2010.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016.
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program. Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN 97020912.