812th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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| 812th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the 812th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron | |
| Active | 1956-1961 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | General Radar Surveillance |
Military unit
The 812th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Lake Charles Air Force Station, Oklahoma. It was discontinued on 1 September 1961.
The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of the United States.
- Constituted as the 812th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
- Activated on 8 April 1956
- Inactivated on 1 September 1961
Assignments
- 33d Air Division, 8 April 1956
- Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1960 - 1 September 1961
Stations
- Oklahoma City AFS, Oklahoma, 8 April 1956
- Lake Charles AFS, Louisiana, 30 April 1957 - 1 September 1961
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, Archived 23 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980).
- Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie L., Searching the Skies, The Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, [dead link] US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Champaign, IL (1997).
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