801st Radar Squadron
| 801st Radar Squadron | |
|---|---|
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Emblem of the 801st Radar Squadron | |
| Active | 1955-1969, 1971-1974 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The 801st Radar Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 28th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. It was inactivated on 1 July 1974.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 801st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on 6 July 1955
- Activated on 8 October 1955
- Redesignated 801st Radar Squadron (SAGE), 1 March 1961
- Inactivated on 31 December 1969
- Activated on 30 June 1971
- Inactivated on 1 July 1974
Assignments
- 29th Air Division, 1 February 1956
- Great Falls Air Defense Sector, 1 July 1960
- 28th Air Division, 1 April 1966 - 31 December 1969
- 28th Air Division, 30 June 1971 - 1 July 1974
Stations
- Malmstrom AFB, MT, 1 February 1956 - 31 December 1969
- Malmstrom AFB, MT, 30 June 1971 - 1 July 1974
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).
- Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies, The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
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