541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group

541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group
Active	1949-1952
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Command and Control
Part of	Air Defense Command

The 541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group (AC&WG) is a disbanded United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 30th Air Division, stationed at Selfridge Air Force Base,Michigan. It was inactivated on 6 February 1952 and disbanded on 21 September 1984.

This command and control organization activated on 5 December 1949, and was responsible for the organization, manning and equipping of new Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) units. On 1 May 1950, the reserve 565th AC&WG was activated as a Corollary unit at Selfridge, sharing the 541st's equipment and facilities. The 565th was called to active duty on 2 June 1951 and was inactivated, with its personnel used as fillers for the 541st. It was inactivated in 1952 with its units being assigned directly to the 30th AD.

Components

• 660th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Selfridge AFB, Michigan, 5 December 1949-6 February 1952

• 661st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Selfridge AFB, Michigan, 5 December 1949-6 February 1952

• 662d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Brookfield AFS, Ohio, 18 April 1950-6 February 1952

• 663d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Maryville, Tennessee, 27 November 1950-6 February 1952

• 664th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, 18 April 1950-6 February 1952

• 665th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Calumet AFS, Ohio, 27 November 1950-6 February 1952

• 752d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Empire AFS, Michigan, 27 November 1950-6 February 1952

• 753d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Sault Sainte Marie AFS, Michigan, 27 November 1950-6 February 1952

• 754th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Port Austin AFS, Michigan, 27 November 1950-6 February 1952

• 755th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Williams Bay AFS, Wisconsin, 27 November 1950-6 February 1952

• 781st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Custer AFS, Michigan, 16 April 1951-6 February 1952

• 782d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Rockville AFS, Indiana, 16 April 1951-6 February 1952

• 783d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Guthrie AFS, West Virginia, 16 April 1951-6 February 1952

• 784th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

Godman Field, Kentucky, 16 April 1951-6 February 1952

See also

• List of United States Air Force aircraft control and warning squadrons

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

• Cornett, Lloyd H; Johnson, Mildred W (1980). A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization, 1946–1980. Peterson AFB, CO: Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center. http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/handbookofadcorg.pdf. 
• Grant, C.L., The Development of Continental Air Defense to 1 September 1954, (1961), USAF Historical Study No. 126
• Leonard, Barry (2009). History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missiile Defense, Vol I. 1945-1955. Center for Military History. ISBN 978-1-4379-2131-1. http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/bmd/BMDV1.pdf. 
• 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 9720912. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bn/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA331231.