List of United States Air Force defense systems evaluation squadrons
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This is a list of United States Air Force defense systems evaluation squadrons. It covers units that were part of the inactivated Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons.
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | Aircraft | Note |
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17th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron | Malmstrom AFB | EB-57 | Activated in 1954 as 4677th Radar Evaluation Flight at Hill AFB, Utah; theen re-designated 4677th DSES, 1 Jan 1960 unit 1 July 1974 then re-designated the 17th DSES until inactivation 13 July 1979. | ||
4713th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron | Westover AFB | "Roving Ravens" | EB-57 | Activated in 1954 as 4713th Radar Evaluation Flight at Griffiss AFB, New York. | |
4754th Radar Evaluation Squadron | Hamilton AFB | TB-29 TB-25 |
Became non-flying organization in 1959. Still active as 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, stationed at as part of ACC. | ||
4758th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron | Holloman AFB | F-100 EB-57 |
Origins date to 1939 as the 129th Observation Squadron. | ||
6023d Radar Evaluation Squadron | Yokota AB Johnson AB Naha AB |
ECM TB-29 Superfortress | Operated under Far East Air Forces (Later Pacific Air Forces) Was last unit equipped with B-29 Superfortresses; last flight on 21 June 1960. |
See also[]
- List of United States Air Force squadrons
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- 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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