SADS was established in October 1956 as the 4624th Air Defense Wing, SAGE at Syracuse Air Force Station (AFS), New York, assuming control of former ADC Eastern Air Defense Force units primarily in western New York, most of Pennsylvania and a small portion of western Maryland and eastern West Virginia.[1] It controlled several aircraft and radar squadrons.
The Sector was inactivated on 4 September 1963 when the 26th Air Division headquarters moved to Hancock Field and the Syracuse Sector, in a realignment of sector boundaries, merged with the Boston Air Defense Sector.
Lineage
Designated as 4624th Air Defense Wing, SAGE and organized on 1 October 1956
Redesignated Syracuse Air Defense Sector on 8 January 1957
^Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946-1980 (PDF). Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. p. 37 (Map).
^Factsheet, 15th Air Base Wing Archived 2014-04-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 5 Feb 2012)
^Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. p. 213. ISBN 0-405-12194-6.
^Factsheet, 49th Fighter Training Squadron Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 5 Feb 2012)]
^Cornett & Johnson, p. 150
^ a b cCornett & Johnson, pp. 156-58
^ a bCornett & Johnson, pp. 165-67
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense (PDF). Vol. II, 1955–1972. Fort McNair, DC: Center for Military History. ISBN 9781437921311.
Redmond, Kent C.; Smith, Thomas M. (2000). From Whirlwind to MITRE: The R&D Story of The SAGE Air Defense Computer. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-18201-0.
Winkler, David F.; Webster, Julie L (1997). Searching the skies: The legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program. Champaign, IL: US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories. LCCN 97020912.[dead link]* Radomes.org Syracuse Air Defense Sector