| 543d Aircraft Control and Warning Group | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1951-1952 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Command and Control radar organization |
The 543d Aircraft Control and Warning Group is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 31st Air Division, Air Defense Command, stationed at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. It was inactivated on 10 February 1952.
The unit was a Command and Control organization of General Surveillance Radar squadrons providing for the air defense of the United States.
Lineage
- Established on 1 January 1951 by Air Defense Command
- Inactivated 8 February 1952
Assignments
- Central Air Defense Force, 1 January 1951
- 31st Air Division (Defense), 10 July 1951
Stations
- Fort Snelling, Minnesota, 1 January 1951-8 February 1952
Subordinate Units
- 132d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (Minnesota ANG), 4 June 1951-6 February 1952 (Leaf River, Minnesota)
- 673d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 January 1951-6 February 1952
- 674th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 January 1951-6 February 1952 (East Farmington, Wisconsin)
- 676th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 May 1951-6 February 1952 (Antigo AFS, Wisconsin)
- 756th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 January 1951-6 February 1952 (Finland AFS, Minnesota)
- 785th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 10 April 1951-6 February 1952 (Finley AFS, North Dakota)
- 786th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 20 May 1951-6 February 1952 (Velva, North Dakota)
- 787th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 27 June 1951-6 February 1952 (Moulton, Minnesota)
- 788th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 10 April 1951-6 February 1952 (Waverly AFS, Iowa)
- 789th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 May 1951-6 February 1952 (Omaha AFS, Nebraska)
- 790th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 1 May 1951-6 February 1952 (Sublette, Missouri)
- 791st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, 10 May-1 July 1951 (Hanna City AFS, Illinois)
References
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.
