| 4732nd Air Defense Group | |
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 4732d Air Defense Group radar station at Hopedale, Labrador | |
| Active | 1957–1960 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Air defense |
The4732nd Air Defense Group is a discontinuedUnited States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the64th Air Division ofAir Defense Command atGoose Air Force Base, Newfoundland, Canada, where it was discontinued in 1960. Thegroup was formed in 1957 when ADC assumed responsibility forair defense of Newfoundland and Northern Canada fromNortheast Air Command and controlled afighter-interceptor squadron at Harmon and sevensquadrons operatingradars at dispersed locations. It was discontinued whenGoose Air Defense Sector assumed responsibility for the air defense of Newfoundland and Northern Canada.
Thegroup was formed in 1957 whenAir Defense Command (ADC) assumed responsibility for air defense of Newfoundland fromNortheast Air Command (NEAC).[1] It was a tenant organization atGoose Air Force Base, aStrategic Air Command base, whose 4082nd Air Base Group (later 4082nd Combat Support Group) assumed host base duties from NEAC.[2] it controlled bothradar andfightersquadrons in Canada. It was assigned the59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, flyingNorthrop F-89 Scorpion aircraft,[3] and the 4739th Radar Evaluation Flight, both of which were already stationed at Goose, and seven remote aircraft control & warning squadrons as operational elements, all of which were transferred from NEAC.[4][5][6][7] The group providedair defense of northeast North America.[citation needed] The 4732d was discontinued in 1960[1] and its subordinate units were assigned to theGoose Air Defense Sector.[4][5][6][7]
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
