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Detroit Air Defense Sector
Detroit Air Defense Sector
	Emblem of the Detroit Air Defense Sector
Active	1958–1966
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Air Defense
Part of	Air Defense Command

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The Detroit Air Defense Sector (DADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command 26th Air Division, being stationed at Custer Air Force Station, Michigan. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966.

History

DADS was established in September 1958 at Custer AFS, Michigan assuming control of former ADC Central Air Defense Force units with a mission to provide air defense of lower Michigan northeast Indiana and most of Ohio. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and radar squadrons. In 1959, Custer AFS joined the Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) system.

Began operating SAGE Direction Center (DC-06) 42°19′18″N 085°16′00″W / 42.32167°N 85.26667°W / 42.32167; -85.26667 (DADS-SAGE DC-06) on 1 September 1959, and both the DADS and the 26th Air Division became SAGE-Operational. DC-06 was equipped with dual AN/FSQ-7 Computers. The Sector was inactivated 1 April 1966 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, most units being reassigned to 34 Air Division or 29th Air Division.

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Established as Detroit Air Defense Sector on 1 September 1958

Inactivated on 1 April 1966; redesignated as 34th Air Division.

Assignments

Central Air Defense Force, 1 September 1958
Air Defense Command, 1 January 1960
26th Air Division, 4 September 1963 – 1 April 1966

Components

Interceptor units

1st Fighter Wing (Air Defense), 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1966 (at Selfridge AFB)

1st Fighter Group

412th Fighter Group, (Air Defense), 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1960 (at Wurtsmith AFB)
56th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 April 1959 – 1 March 1960 (at Wright-Patterson AFB)
87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 April 1959 – 1 April 1966 (at Lockbourne AFB)
319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 April 1959 – 1 July 1960 (at Bunker Hill AFB)

Radar facilities

SAGE Direction Center (DC-06) located at: 42°19′18″N 085°16′00″W / 42.32167°N 85.26667°W / 42.32167; -85.26667 (DADS-SAGE DC-06)

Later supported 39th Air Division

Active 1958 – 31 December 1969

Operated: AN/FSQ-7 Computer

Note: Cantonment and housing areas shared with 781st Radar Squadron

Stations

Alpena AFS, MI (M-105) 1954-1957 45°05′10″N 083°34′25″W / 45.08611°N 83.57361°W / 45.08611; -83.57361 (Alpena AFS M-105)

Located: 7.1 mi WxNW of Alpena MI,

677th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current use: Now part of the Alpena County Regional Airport. A few USAF buildings remain.

Custer AFS, MI (P-67/Z-67) 1952-1965 42°20′32″N 085°16′49″W / 42.34222°N 85.28028°W / 42.34222; -85.28028 (Custer AFS P-67)

Located: 5.3 mi WxNW of Battle Creek MI,

781st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current use: Obliterated and redeveloped

Gap Fillers

Midland, MI (P-67A/P-20G) 43°38′03″N 084°25′42″W / 43.63417°N 84.42833°W

Richland Center, IN (P-67B/P-73J) 41°07′05″N 086°14′28″W / 41.11806°N 86.24111°W

Saugatuck, MI (P-67C/P-34G) 42°39′44″N 086°12′33″W / 42.66222°N 86.20917°W

Shelby, MI (P-67D/P-34B) 43°36′00″N 086°20′25″W / 43.60000°N 86.34028°W

Empire AFS, MI (P-34/Z-34) 1951–1978 44°48′09″N 086°03′11″W / 44.80250°N 86.05306°W / 44.80250; -86.05306 (Empire AFS P-34)

Located: 0.7 mi SxSE of Empire MI

752d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Note: Became a USAF-FAA joint-use site in 1964. FAA-only site in June 1968

Current use: Active JSS site. Some USAF buildings remain.

Gap Fillers

Petoskey, MI (P-34A) 45°19′37″N 084°53′03″W / 45.32694°N 84.88417°W

Alpena, MI (P-34E) 45°04′16″N 083°34′03″W / 45.07111°N 83.56750°W

Bellefontaine AFS, OH (P-73/Z-73) 1951–1969 40°22′20″N 083°43′10″W / 40.37222°N 83.71944°W / 40.37222; -83.71944 (Bellefontaine AFS P-73)

Location: 2.3 mi ExNE of Bellefontaine OH

664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Current use: Ohio Hi-Point Career Center. Some USAF buildings remain.

Port Austin AFS, MI (P-61/Z-61) 1951–1988 44°01′49″N 083°00′06″W / 44.03028°N 83.00167°W / 44.03028; -83.00167 (Port Austin AFS P-61)

Located: 1.2 mi SxSW of Port Austin MI

754th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Note: Had the last operational FPS-24 in the US Air Force inventory. Site replaced by FAA data-tie site at Canton, MI

Current use: Port Austin College. Many USAF buildings remain.

Selfridge AFB, MI (P-20/Z-20) 1951–1974 42°37′40″N 082°49′45″W / 42.62778°N 82.82917°W / 42.62778; -82.82917 (Selfridge AFB P-20)

Located: 3.3 mi NE of Mount Clemens MI

661st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Note: Air Force began operations in 1952. United States Army established Army Air-Defense Command Post D-15DC for Nike Missile air-defense system, Detroit Defense Area in 1960. Army ended operations in mid-1974, and the Air Force ceased radar operations in 1974 when the Army no longer needed radar support.

Current use: Selfridge Aircraft Museum.

Gap Fillers

Burnside, MI (P-20A) 43°10′53″N 083°03′11″W / 43.18139°N 83.05306°W

Emery, MI (P-20B) 42°22′00″N 083°39′42″W / 42.36667°N 83.66167°W

Marblehead, MI (P-20C) 41°32′21″N 082°44′26″W / 41.53917°N 82.74056°W

Stations

Custer Air Force Station, Michigan, 1 September 1958 – 1 April 1966

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
Radomes.org Detroit Air Defense Sector

External links

Photos of Detroit Air Defense Sector SAGE facilities

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 DADS was established in September 1958 at Custer AFS, Michigan assuming control of former ADC [[Central Air Defense Force]] units with a mission to provide [[air defense]] of lower [[Michigan]] northeast [[Indiana]] and most of [[Ohio]]. The organization provided command and control over several aircraft and [[radar]] squadrons.  In 1959, Custer AFS joined the [[Semi Automatic Ground Environment]] (SAGE)  system.
-The Sector was inactivated 1 April 1966 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, the command being redesignated as the [[34th Air Division]].
+Began operating [[Semi Automatic Ground Environment|SAGE]] Direction Center (DC-06)  {{Coord|42|19|18|N|085|16|00|W|display=inline|name=DADS-SAGE DC-06}} on 1 September 1959, and both the DADS and the 26th Air Division became SAGE-Operational.  DC-06 was equipped with dual [[AN/FSQ-7|AN/FSQ-7 Computer]]s.  The Sector was inactivated 1 April 1966 as part of ADC reorganization and consolidation, most units being reassigned to [[34 Air Division]] or [[29th Air Division]].
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