667th Air Control Squadron

The 667th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Air Forces Iceland, stationed at Hofn Air Station, Iceland. It was inactivated on 30 September 1988.

667th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Emblem of the 667th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Active1949-1952, 1952-1988
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

From 1951-1988, the unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of Iceland and the North Atlantic.

Lineage

  • Established as 667th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Activated on 8 December 1949
Inactivated on 6 February 1952
  • Reactivated on 1 July 1952
Inactivated on 30 September 1988

Assignments

  • 542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 8 December 1949 - 6 February 1952
  • 65th Air Division (Defense), 1 July 1952
  • Iceland Air Defense Force, 8 Mar 1954
  • 1400th Operations Group, 18 Dec 1955
  • Air Forces Iceland, 1 July 1960 - 30 September 1988

Stations

References

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

    • Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980.

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