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{{Short description|Inactive United States Air Force unit}}
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[[File:Bangor-ADS-map.png|thumb|Map of Bangor ADS]]
[[File:Bangor-ADS-map.png|thumb|Map of Bangor ADS]]
The '''Bangor Air Defense Sector''' (BaADS) is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] organization. Its last assignment was with the [[Air Defense Command]] [[26th Air Division]], being stationed at Topsham Air Force Station, [[Maine]]. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966.
The '''Bangor Air Defense Sector''' (BaADS) is an inactive [[United States Air Force]] organization. Its last assignment was with the [[Air Defense Command]] [[26th Air Division]], being stationed at [[Topsham Air Force Station]], [[Maine]]. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966.


==History==
==History==
BaADS was established in January 1957 assuming control of former ADC [[Eastern Air Defense Force]] units with a mission to provide [[air defense]] of [[Maine]] and most of [[Vermont]] and [[New Hampshire]]. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and [[radar]] squadrons. Began operating a [[Semi Automatic Ground Environment]] (SAGE) direction center about 1958.
BaADS was established in January 1957 assuming control of former ADC [[Eastern Air Defense Force]] units with a mission to provide [[air defense]] of [[Maine]] and most of [[Vermont]] and [[New Hampshire]]. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and [[radar]] squadrons.


On 1 March 1959 the new [[Semi Automatic Ground Environment]] (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-05) became operational. {{Coord|43|56|42|N|069|57|46|W|display=inline|name=BaADS-SAGE DC-05}} DC-15 was equipped with dual [[AN/FSQ-7|AN/FSQ-7 Computer]]s. The day-to-day operations of the command was to train and maintain tactical flying units flying jet interceptor aircraft ([[F-94 Starfire]]; [[F-102 Delta Dagger]]; [[F-106 Delta Dart]]) in a state of readiness with training missions and series of exercises with SAC and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft.
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THe Sector was inactivated 1 April 1966 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, most units being reassigned to [[36th Air Division]].

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The Sector was inactivated 1 April 1966 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, most units being reassigned to [[26th Air Division]].


===Lineage===
===Lineage===
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===Assignments===
===Assignments===
* [[32d Air Division]], 8 January 1957
* [[32d Air Division]], 8 January 1957
* [[26th Air Division]], 15 August 1958-1 April 1966
* [[26th Air Division]], 15 August 1958 – 1 April 1966

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===Stations===
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* [[Topsham Air Force Station|Topsham AFS]], [[Maine]], 8 January 1957 – 1 April 1966


===Components===
===Components===
==== Interceptor units====
===Groups===
* [[14th Fighter Group]] (Air Defense), 1 August 1958-25 June 1960, [[Ethan Allen AFB]], [[Vermont]]
* [[14th Fighter Group]] (Air Defense)
* [[23d Fighter Group]] (Air Defense), 1 August 1958-1 July 1959, [[Presque Isle AFB]], [[Maine]]
: [[Ethan Allen AFB]], Vermont, 15 August 1958-25 June 1960
* [[23d Fighter Group]] (Air Defense)
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* [[27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron]], 1 October 1959-1 April 1966, [[Loring AFB]], [[Maine]]
: [[Presque Isle AFB]], Maine, 15 August 1958-1 July 1959
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* [[75th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron]]. 1 July 1959-1 April 1966, [[Dow AFB]], [[Maine]]


====Missile units====
===Interceptor Squadrons===
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* [[27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron]]
* 30th Air Defense Missile Squadron ([[CIM-10 Bomarc|BOMARC-A]]), 1960–1964, [[Dow AFB]], [[Maine]] {{Coord|44|51|11|N|068|47|11|W|display=inline|name=30th ADMS-BOMARC}}
: [[Loring AFB]], Maine, 1 October 1959-1 April 1966
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* [[75th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron]]
: [[Dow AFB]], Maine, 18 June 1959-1 April 1966


==== Radar facilities ====
===Missile Squadron===
[[30th Air Defense Missile Squadron]] (BOMARC)
* [[Semi Automatic Ground Environment|SAGE]] Direction Center (DC-05) located at: {{Coord|43|56|42|N|069|57|46|W|display=inline|name=BaADS-SAGE DC-05}}
: [[Dow AFB]], Maine, 1 June 1959-15 December 1964
: Active 1958-30 September 1969
: Operated: [[AN/FSQ-7|AN/FSQ-7 Computer]]
: The former Topsham AFS is now an annex of NAS Brunswick. The SAGE DC blockhouse was demolished in August 1985 and is now a sports field.


===Radar Squadrons===
* GATR (Ground Air Transmitter Receiver) site (R-25) located at: {{Coord|43|56|27|N|069|57|31|W|display=inline|name=BaADS-GATR R-25}}
: GATR site at Topsham AFS, ME, for SAGE DC-5, and for radar site P-13 (Brunswick AFS).
: Obliterated, now an empty field

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===== Stations =====
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* [[654th Radar Squadron]] (SAGE)
* '''[[Brunswick AFS]], ME (P-13/Z-13)''' 1951-1965 {{Coord|43|53|44|N|069|55|24|W|display=inline|name=Brunswick AFS P-13}}
: [[Brunswick AFS]], Maine, 15 August 1958-1 August 1962
: '''Location:''' 2.5 mi ExSE of Brunswick ME
: [[654th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron]]
* [[672d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron]]
: [[Barrington AS]], Nova Scotia, 1 July 1960 – 1 June 1962
: '''Current Use:''' Inactivated, however host Brunswick NAS is still active.
* [[764th Radar Squadron]] (SAGE)
: '''Gap Filler:'''
: [[Saint Albans AFS]], Vermont, 15 August 1958 – 1 June 1962
:: Sedgwick, ME (P-13A) {{Coord|44|18|51|N|068|38|22|W|display=inline|name=P-13A}}
* [[765th Radar Squadron]] (SAGE)

: [[Charleston AFS]], Maine, 15 August 1958 – 1 April 1966
* '''[[Bucks Harbor AFS]], ME (M-110)''' 1953-1979 {{Coord|44|37|46|N|067|23|43|W|display=inline|name=Bucks Harbor AFS M-110}}
: '''Location:''' 2.5 mi W of Machias Bay ME
: [[907th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron]]
: '''Current Use:''' Active [[Joint Surveillance System]] (JSS) FAA site.

* '''[[Caswell AFS]], ME (P-80/Z-80)''' 1952-1980 {{Coord|46|58|15|N|067|50|04|W|display=inline|name=Caswell AFS P-80}}
: '''Location:''' 4.3 mi N of Limestone ME
: [[766th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron]]
: '''Current Use:''' National Guard training site. Many USAF buildings still in use.
: '''Gap Filler:'''
:: Bridgewater, ME (P-80B) {{Coord|46|25|15|N|068|01|28|W|display=inline|name=P-80B}}

* '''[[Charleston AFS]], ME (P-65/Z-65)''' 1952-1980 {{Coord|45|05|30|N|069|05|42|W|display=inline|name=Charleston AFS P-65}}
: '''Location:''' 10.6 mi ExNE of Dexter ME
:: [[765th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron]]
:: Det 6, [[14th Missile Warning Squadron]]
: '''Current Use:''' Radar site abandoned. Containment area now a Correctional Center.
: '''Gap filler:'''
:: Topsfield, ME (P-65A) {{Coord|45|23|18|N|067|47|50|W|display=inline|name=P-65A}}

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* [[766th Radar Squadron]] (SAGE)
* '''[[Lyndonville AFS]], VT (M-103)''' 1956-1963 {{Coord|44|39|55|N|071|46|16|W|display=inline|name=Lyndonville AFS M-103}}
: [[Caswell AFS]], Maine, 15 August 1958 – 1 April 1966
: '''Location:''' 9.2 mi SW of North Stratford NH
: [[911th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron]]
* [[907th Radar Squadron]] (SAGE)
: [[Bucks Harbor AFS]], Maine, 15 August 1958 – 1 April 1966
: '''Current Use:''' Abandoned, deteriorated.
* [[911th Radar Squadron]] (SAGE)

: [[Lyndonville AFS]], Vermont, 15 August 1958 – 1 August 1962
* '''[[Saint Albans AFS]], VT (P-14/Z-14)''' 1951-1979 {{Coord|44|46|54|N|073|03|56|W|display=inline|name=Saint Albans AFS P-14}}
: '''Location:''' 2.2 mi SxSE of Saint Albans VT
: [[764th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron]]
: '''Current Use:''' FAA site, now operating an AN/FPS-67B search radar (in the old FPS-107 tower). This now-FAA long-range radar site is now data-tied into the Joint Surveillance System (post 9/11).
: '''Gap Fillers:'''
:: Blue Mountain Lake, NY (P-14B) {{Coord|43|52|21|N|074|24|03|W|display=inline|name=P-14B}}
:: Bangor, NY (P-14C) {{Coord|44|49|38|N|074|22|43|W|display=inline|name=P-14C}}
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===Stations===
==See also==
* [[List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations]]
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* Topsham Air Force Station, [[Maine]], 8 January 1957-1 April 1966
* [[Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
* A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946–1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
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* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
* Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
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* Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
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* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.
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* Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. {{ISBN|0-912799-12-9}}.
* [http://www.radomes.org/cgi-bin/museum/acwinfo2x.cgi?site=%22Topsham+AFS,+ME%22&key=TopshamAFSME&pic=TopshamAFSME&doc=TopshamAFSME Radomes.org Bangor Air Defense Sector]
* [http://www.radomes.org/cgi-bin/museum/acwinfo2x.cgi?site=%22Topsham+AFS,+ME%22&key=TopshamAFSME&pic=TopshamAFSME&doc=TopshamAFSME Radomes.org Bangor Air Defense Sector]


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[[Category:Air defense sectors of the United States Air Force|Air Defense]]
[[Category:Air defense sectors of the United States Air Force|Air Defense]]
[[Category:SAGE sites]]
[[Category:Air defence radar networks]]
[[Category:Radar networks]]

Latest revision as of 07:07, 26 January 2024

Bangor Air Defense Sector
Emblem of the Bangor Air Defense Sector
Active1958–1966
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleAir Defense
Part ofAir Defense Command
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Edwin A. Doss
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The Bangor Air Defense Sector (BaADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 26th Air Division, being stationed at Topsham Air Force Station, Maine. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966.

History

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BaADS was established in January 1957 assuming control of former ADC Eastern Air Defense Force units with a mission to provide air defense of Maine and most of Vermont and New Hampshire. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and radar squadrons.

On 1 March 1959 the new Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-05) became operational. 43°56′42″N 069°57′46″W / 43.94500°N 69.96278°W / 43.94500; -69.96278 (BaADS-SAGE DC-05) DC-15 was equipped with dual AN/FSQ-7 Computers. The day-to-day operations of the command was to train and maintain tactical flying units flying jet interceptor aircraft (F-94 Starfire; F-102 Delta Dagger; F-106 Delta Dart) in a state of readiness with training missions and series of exercises with SAC and other units simulating interceptions of incoming enemy aircraft.

The Sector was inactivated 1 April 1966 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, most units being reassigned to 26th Air Division.

Lineage

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  • Established as Bangor Air Defense Sector on 8 January 1957
Inactivated on 1 April 1966

Assignments

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Stations

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Components

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Groups

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Ethan Allen AFB, Vermont, 15 August 1958-25 June 1960
Presque Isle AFB, Maine, 15 August 1958-1 July 1959

Interceptor Squadrons

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Loring AFB, Maine, 1 October 1959-1 April 1966
Dow AFB, Maine, 18 June 1959-1 April 1966

Missile Squadron

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30th Air Defense Missile Squadron (BOMARC)

Dow AFB, Maine, 1 June 1959-15 December 1964

Radar Squadrons

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See also

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References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946–1980, by Lloyd H. Cornett and Mildred W. Johnson, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
  • Winkler, David F. (1997), Searching the skies: the legacy of the United States Cold War defense radar program. Prepared for United States Air Force Headquarters Air Combat Command.
  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
  • Radomes.org Bangor Air Defense Sector
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