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

Stations

• Belleville AFS, IL (P-70) 1952-1968 38°28′32″N 089°54′21″W

Location: 2 mi SE of Belleville IL

798th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Note: Air Force operations began in May 1952. The United States Army established Army Air-Defense Command Post SL-47DC for Nike Missile air-defense system, St. Louis Defense Area in 1959. Both Air Force and Army operations ended in June 1968.

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

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.

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

Location: Duncanville TX, 5.0 mi NE

745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Note: Air Force began operations in 1952. United States Army opened Army Air-Defense Command Post DF-30DC for Nike Missile air-defense system, Dallas-Fort Worth Defense Area in 1959. Nike operations ended in 1969. In 1964, the 745th Radar Squadron relocated to Perrin AFS, TX (RP-78). Army Nike operations ended in 1969.

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

Location: 1.9 mi WxNW of Flintstone GA

867th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Athletic fields. Housing units are occupied.

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

Location: 3.6 mi E of Fordland MO

797th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

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

• Guthrie AFS, WV (P-43) 1952-1968 38°26′35″N 081°40′50″W

Location: 5.3 mi NxNE of South Charleston WV

783d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Guthrie Agricultural Center

Gap Fillers:

Bainbridge, OH (P-43A) 39°15′35″N 083°14′16″W

Hellier, KY (P-43B) 37°17′08″N 082°31′36″W

Owingsville, KY (P-43C/P-82B) 38°11′31″N 083°49′01″W

Lewisville, OH (P-43E) 39°45′23″N 081°13′40″W

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

Location: 8.3 mi W of Goodlettsville TN

799th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Mostly abandoned. 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: 4.4 mi WxSW of Lake City TN

663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Overgrown and abandoned. Appears to be a radio transmitter on the site.

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

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

Location: 2.1 mi NE of Smyrna GA

653d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Completely obliterated. Redeveloped into Village Hill 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

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

Location: 4.3 mi NW of Owingsville KY

809th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Abandoned. Used by the Kentucky DOT.

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

Location: 1.9 mi WxSW of Godman Army Airfield

784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Obliterated and abandoned

Gap Fillers:

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

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

Location: 2.4 mi ExNE of Texarkana AR

703d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Used as part of Texarkana Regional Airport. Most USAF buildings still intact.

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

Location: 4.7 mi NxNE of Walnut Ridge A

725th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current Use: Civil Airport, Williams Baptist College. Some USAF buildings still intact.

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