745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

The 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 31st Air Division, Air Defense Command, stationed at Perrin Air Force Station, Texas. It was discontinued on 30 September 1969.

745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Emblem of the 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Active1952–1963
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.

Lineage

  • 745th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Activated 1 February 1953
Inactivated on 30 September 1969

Assignments

Stations

Plaque noting the 745th, on the missile monument at Duncanville library, on the grounds of the former radar base.

References

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  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.
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