The Goose Air Defense Sector (GADS) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division, being stationed at Goose Air Force Base, Labrador, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 April 1966 and replaced by the 37th Air Division.
History Command and control echelon of command, controlling both radar and fighter squadrons in Canada. Provided air defense of northeast North America. Assigned units of the 4732d Air Defense Group at Goose AFB in April 1960 and the 4731st Air Defense Group at Ernest Harmon AFB in June. Both groups were discontinued.Cornett & Johnson, A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 - 1980, pp. 57, 89 These units included two Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons (FIS), although the 323rd FIS was discontinued almost immediately after transfer.Maurer(ed.), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force: World War II, pp. 233, 398 Both squadrons flew F-102 "Delta Daggers," although the 59th FIS had not completed its conversion from F-89 "Scorpions" when it was first assignedCornett and Johnson, pp.117, 125 Also operated Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) Direction Center (DC-31) (Manual) at CFB North Bay, Ontario Inactivated in 1966Ibid. p. 57 and personnel and equipment transferred to 37th Air Division.
Lineage Constituted as Goose Air Defense Sector on 7 March 1960 Activated on 1 April 1960 Inactivated on 1 April 1966.
Assignments 64th Air Division, 1 April 1950 – 1 July 1963 26th Air Division, 1 July 1963 – 1 April 1966
Components
Air Force Air Forces Iceland Keflavik Airport, 4 September 1963 – 1 April 1966
Wing 4683d Air Defense Wing Thule AB, Greenland, 1 July 1963 – 1 July 1965
Groups 4683d Air Base Group 1 July 1965 – 1 April 1966 Thule AB, Greenland, 1 October 1960 4684th Air Base Group Sondrestrom AB, Greenland, 4 September 1963 – 1 April 1966
Squadrons 59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron 6 Jun 1960 - Goose Bay AFB, Labrador, 1 April 1956 – 1 April 1966 323d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, 6 June 1960 – 1 July 1960
640th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Stephenville Air Station, Newfoundland, 1 June 1960 – 1 April 1966 641st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Melville AS, Labrador, 1 April 1960 – 1 April 1966 642d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Red Cliff AS, Newfoundland, 1 June 1960 – 1 October 1961 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Resolution Island AS, Northern Territories, 1 April 1960 – 1 October 1961 921st Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Saint Anthony AS, Newfoundland, 1 April 1960 – 1 April 1966
922d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Cartwright AS, Labrador, 1 April 1960 – 1 April 1966 923d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Hopedale AS, Labrador, 1 April 1960 – 1 April 1966 924th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Saglek AS, Labrador, 1 April 1960 – 1 April 1966 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron Frobisher Bay Air Base, Northwest Territories, 1 April 1960 – 1 November 1961
Stations Goose Bay AFB, Labrador, Canada, 1 April 1960 – 1 April 1966
Aircraft F-89J 1960 F-102A 1960-1966
References
Radomes.org Goose Air Defense Sector