7486th Air Defense Group

7486th Air Defense Group
Active	1954–1957
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Defense
Part of	United States Air Forces in Europe
Garrison/HQ	Landstuhl Air Base, West Germany

The 7486th Air Defense Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Twelfth Air Force, being stationed at Landstuhl Air Base, West Germany. It was inactivated on 12 September 1957.

History

Lineage

Established as 7486th Air Defense Group on 1 May 1954

Redesignated as 7486th Air Base Group on 1 July 1955

Inactivated on 12 September 1957

Assignments

Twelfth Air Force, 1 May 1954 – 12 September 1957

Stations

Landstuhl AB, West Germany, 1 May 1954 – 12 September 1957

Components

440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 2 December 1954 – 3 January 1956
496th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 2 December 1954 – 3 January 1956

Operations

Provided Air Defense of Western Europe. Inactivated and units assigned to 86th Fighter-Interceptor Group.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links

United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)

Air Forces	Third Air Force

Bases	Aviano Air Base Lajes Air Station RAF Alconbury RAF Lakenheath RAF Mildenhall Ramstein Air Base Spangdahlem Air Base

Support facilities	Chièvres Morón RAF Akrotiri RAF Fairford RAF Molesworth San Vito Stuttgart Airport Taszár Air Base Tuzla Air Base

Major units	31st Fighter Wing 39th Air Base Wing 52d Fighter Wing 65th Air Base Wing 48th Fighter Wing 86th Airlift Wing 100th Air Refueling Wing 423d Air Base Group 501st Combat Support Wing

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