916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Emblem of the 916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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| Active | 1952-1961 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | General Radar Surveillance |
The 916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Grand Forks Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Beausejour Air Station, Manitoba, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1963.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 916th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 12 February 1952
- Discontinued and inactivated on 1 October 1961
Assignments
- 32d Air Division, 12 February 1952
- 31st Air Division, 1 December 1952
- 29th Air Division, 1 January 1959
- Grand Forks Air Defense Sector, 1 April 1959 – 1 October 1961
Stations
- Grenier AFB, New Hampshire, 12 February 1952
- Beausejour AS, Manitoba, 1 December 1952 – 1 October 1961
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, [1] Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
