4707th Air Defense Wing The 4707th Air Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force organization . Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division of Air Defense Command ( ADC ) at Otis Air Force Base ( AFB ) , Massachusetts where it was discontinued in 1956 . The wing was established in 1952 at Otis as the 4707th Defense Wing in a general reorganization of Air Defense Command ( ADC ) , which replaced wings responsible for a base with wings responsible for a geographical area . It assumed control of several fighter Interceptor squadrons that had been assigned to the 33d Fighter - Interceptor Wing . In early 1953 it also was assigned six radar squadrons in New England , some of which were Air National Guard squadrons mobilized for the Korean War and its dispersed fighter squadron s were combined with colocated air base squadrons into air defense groups . The wing was discontinued in 1956 and its units transferred to other ADC commands , primarily the 33d Fighter Wing for units at Otis and the 26th Air Division for units at other locations . History . Origin . The wing was organized at the beginning of February 1952 as part of a major reorganization of ADC fighter units responding to ADC ' s difficulty under the existing wing base organizational structure in deploying fighter squadron s to best advantage . The wing replaced the 33d Fighter - Interceptor Wing ( FIW ) at Otis AFB five days later and assumed control of the 33 FIW ' s operational elements . The wing ' s 564th Air Base Group assumed support responsibilities for Otis AFB from the inactivating 33rd Air Base Group and 33rd Maintenance & Supply Gp . The operational squadrons transferred from the 33rd FIW were the 58th Fighter - Interceptor Squadron ( FIS ) and 59th FIS at Otis AFB and the 60th FIS at Westover AFB , Massachusetts . The 58th and 60th FIS flew F - 86 Sabre aircraft , while the 59th FIS was equipped with F - 94 Starfire aircraft . The wing also was assigned a federalized Air National Guard ( ANG ) squadron from the 101st FIW , the 133d FIS at Grenier AFB , New Hampshire flying World War II era F - 47 Thunderbolt aircraft . The wing mission was to train and maintain tactical flying units in state of readiness in order to defend the northeastern United States . Shortly after joining the wing , the 58th FIS converted from F - 86 to F - 94 aircraft . Although it remained assigned to the wing until February 1953 , the 59th FIS moved to Goose Bay Airport , Labrador on 28 October 1952 and was detached from the wing to Northeast Air Command ( NEAC ) until it was reassigned . In November its place at Otis AFB was taken by the newly activating 437th FIS . The same month the 48th FIS activated at Grenier AFB , New Hampshire to replace the 133rd FIS , which was inactivated and returned to the control of the ANG . 1953 - 1954 changes . The wing was reassigned to 32d Air Division as part of complete reorganization of Eastern Air Defense Force in February 1953 . This reorganization also resulted in the activation of Air Defense Groups ( Air Def Gp ) at ADC fighter bases , and the new group s assumed direct command of the fighter squadrons at these stations . The 564th Air Base Group redesignated as the 564th Air Def Gp and the 58th FIS was reassigned to it at Otis AFB , The 518th Air Defense Group activated at Niagara Falls Municipal Airport , New York and was assigned the 47th FIS , which had been assigned to another wing . Another result of this reorganization is that the wing was assigned the radar detection , warning , and control mission and assigned six Aircraft Control & Warning Squadrons ( AC & W Sq ) to perform this mission . Two of these squadrons , the 113th AC & W Sq and the 119th AC & W Sq , were federalized ANG squadrons , which were returned to state control in December , while their personnel and equipment were transferred to the 700th AC & W Sq . In the spring of 1953 , five new AC & W Sqs were activated at Grenier AFB for transfer to stations in Canada . These squadrons were all reassigned to NEAC shortly after their activation . The 614th AC & W Sq moved to Georgia and was reassigned later in December . The wing was assigned an additional Air Defense Group in September 1954 when the 4700th Air Base Group at Stewart AFB , New York was assigned an operational fighter squadron and redesignated the 4700th Air Defense Group . The 4707th was also assigned an additional radar unit two months later . Project Arrow and replacement . In 1955 , ADC implemented Project Arrow , which was designed to bring back on the active list the fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars . As a result of Project Arrow , the 15th Fighter Group ( Air Defense ) replaced the 518th Air Def Gp at Niagara Falls , the 33d Fighter Group ( Air Defense ) replaced the 564th Air Def Gp at Otis AFB and the 4700th Air Def Gp at Stewart AFB was replaced by the 329th Fighter Group ( Air Defense ) , although the 329th Ftr Gp ( AD ) was assigned to another wing until mid - 1956 due to shifting areas of air defense responsibility . Because Project Arrow called for fighter squadrons to be assigned to their traditional group headquarters , the 60th FIS at Westover AFB returned to Otis AFB and was replaced at Westover by the 337th Fighter - Interceptor Squadron , which took over its personnel and aircraft . Later in 1955 , the wing assumed command of two other fighter squadrons , the 49th FIS at Laurence G . Hanscom Airport , Massachusetts , and the 324th FIS , which activated at Westover AFB , both flying F - 86D aircraft The wing was again reassigned to 26th Air Division in March 1956 when the 26th Air Division region of responsibility was extended , resulting in reassignment of radar and interceptor aircraft units as well . Shortly thereafter , ADC reactivated Fighter Wings at its large installations and the wing was discontinued later that year with its equipment and personnel being reassigned to the unit it had originally replaced , now designated the 33d Fighter Wing ( Air Defense ) . Lineage . Components . If no station is given , units were at Otis AFB Groups . Fighter groups Air defense groups References . Bibliography . Further Reading