Kansas City Air Defense Sector

Kansas City Air Defense Sector
Active	1961–1962
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Defense
Part of	Air Defense Command

Map of Great Falls ADS

The Kansas City Air Defense Sector (KCADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 29th Air Division, being stationed at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri. It was inactivated on 1 January 1962

History

Established in January 1960 assuming control of former ADC Central Air Defense Force units with a mission to provide air defense of Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas along with sections of southern Missouri; Illinois; Indiana and Ohio; western West Virginia; Virginia; North and South Carolina; northern Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and small sections of northeast Texas and eastern Oklahoma.

The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and RADAR squadrons. Also operated a Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) direction center.

Inactivated on 1 January 1962 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, the command's units being reassigned to several (20th, 34th, 32d) Air Divisions.

Lineage

• Established as Kansas City Air Defense Sector on 1 January 1960

Inactivated on 1 January 1962

Assignments

• 33d Air Division, 1 January 1960
• 29th Air Division, 1 July 1961-1 January 1962

Components

Interceptor units

• 53d Fighter Group (Air Defense), 1 January-1 April 1960 (assigned to: Sioux City Municipal Airport)

Radar facilities

• SAGE Direction Center (DC-08) located at: 38°50′47″N 094°32′50″W

Active 1960-31 Dec 1969

Later supported 20th, 33d and 29th Air Divisions

Operated: AN/FSQ-7 Computer

On 1 April 1966, the SAGE Direction Center was redesignated as a SAGE Combat Center (SCC). Deactivation occurred on 31 Dec 1969.

• GATR (Ground Air Transmitter Receiver) site (R-08) located at: 38°49′16″N 094°33′06″W

• Owingsville AFS, KY (M-131) 1956-1957 38°11′31″N 083°49′01″W

Location:

Radars: TPS-1D

Current Use: Abandoned. Used by the Kentucky DOT.

• Snow Mountain AFS, KY (P-82) 1952-1968 37°53′50″N 086°00′07″W

Location:

Radars: FPS-67B; FPS-6 (2)

784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Abandoned

Gap Fillers

Odon, IN (P-82A) 38°52′19″N 086°59′46″W

Owingsville, KY (P-82B) 38°11′31″N 083°49′01″W

Kingston, IN (P-82C) 39°22′56″N 085°22′33″W

Madisonville, KY (P-82D) 37°21′49″N 087°29′49″W

• Joelton AFS, TN (SM-145) 1957-1963 36°20′12″N 086°51′40″W

Location:

Radars: MPS-11; TPS-10D; FPS-6; FPS-8

799th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Nashville FAA long-range radar site now data-tied into the Joint Surveillance System (post 9/11).

Gap Filler

Bradyville, TN (SM-145A) 35°42′11″N 086°12′30″W

• Lake City AFS, TN (P-42) 1952-1961 36°11′54″N 084°13′50″W

Location:

Radars: AN/CPS-6B; FPS-10 (2); FPS-6

663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Abandoned

Gap Fillers

Aquone, NC (P-42A) 35°10′39″N 083°33′49″W

London, KY (P-42B) 37°09′03″N 083°59′32″W

Melvin Hill, NC (P-42C) 35°12′27″N 081°59′21″W

• Texarkana AFS, AR (M-91) 1955-1968 33°27′20″N 093°59′53″W

Location:

Radars: FPS-91A; MPS-14

703d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Inactive

• Walnut Ridge AFS, AR (SM-143) 1956-1963 36°07′48″N 090°55′09″W

Location:

Radars: MPS-11; FPS-4; FPS-8; FPS-6 (2)

725th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Civil Airport, Williams Baptist College

• Duncanville AFS, TX (P-78) 1952-1964 32°38′55″N 096°54′25″W

Radars: AN/CPS-6B; FPS-10; FPS-6

745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Obliterated, now a city park.

USAF site shared with Army for Nike missile-defense system (DF-30DC)

• Flintstone AFS, GA (SM-165) 1956-1961 34°57′25″N 085°22′55″W

Radars: MPS-11; TPS-10D; FPS-6; FPS-8

867th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: - Athletic fields. Housing units are occupied.

• Marietta AFS, GA (M-111) 1956-1961 33°54′14″N 084°29′12″W

Radars: MPS-11, FPS-8; TPS-10; FPS-6

653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: - Commercial shopping center.

Gap Fillers

Barnesville, GA (M-111B): 33°04′00″N 084°07′51″W

Elberton, GA (M-111E): 34°05′02″N 082°55′10″W

Aquone, NC (M-111F): 35°10′39″N 083°33′49″W

Melvin Hill, NC (M-111G): 35°12′27″N 081°59′21″W

• Belleville AFS, IL (P-70) 1952-1968 38°28′30″N 089°54′15″W

Location:

Radars: FPS-66A; FPS-6 (2)

798th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Vocational rehabilitation center

Gap Fillers

Edgewood, MO (P-70B) 39°19′17″N 091°09′08″W

Vichy, MO (P-70C) 38°08′08″N 091°46′24″W

Marquand, MO (P-70D) 37°27′49″N 090°12′37″W

Neoga, IL (P-70F) 39°20′15″N 088°23′48″W

Bowling Green, MO (P-70G) 39°19′17″N 091°09′08″W

• Carmi AFS, IL (SM-137) 1956-1957 38°28′33″N 089°54′21″W

Location: 5.2 mi SE of Belleville IL

Radars: TPS-1D

704th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Mostly intact. Old USAF buildings used as light industry and storage yard. Housing in use as private residences.

• Fordland AFS, MO (P-68) 1952-1961 37°09′15″N 092°52′33″W

Location: 3.6 mi E of Fordland MO

Radars: FPS-3; FPS-4; TPS-10D; FPS-6

797th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Ozark Correctional Center. Many USAF buildings remain in use.

Stations

• Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri, 1 January 1960-1 January 1962

References

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

• Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0892010924.
• Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0912799129.
• Radomes.org Kansas City Air Defense Sector

External links

• Photos of Kansas City Air Defense Sector SAGE facilities