00461787 2-3681-1A UNCLASSIFIED 2434104 04-01-1952 2434194 06-30-1952

WING/4710/DEFENSE

HISTORY K-WG-4710-HI 10890 P0164 1350 1469 37 2448346 03-30-1991 MISSION OF 4710 DEFENSE WING WAS TO PROVIDE AIRCRAFT AND CREWS FOR INTERCEPTION IN AIR DEFENSE. (WING MISSION ALSO INVOLVED: ORGANIZING, ADMINISTERING, EQUIPPING, TRAINING, AND PREPARATION FOR COMBAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIVES, POLICIES, AND SCHEDULES ISSUED BY HEADQUARTERS EASTERN AIR DEFENSE FORCE OR HIGHER HEADQUARTERS, SUCH UNITS AND COMBAT CREWS OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AS MIGHT BE ASSIGNED OR ATTACHED FOR THESE PURPOSES.) WING PERSONNEL (STATIONED AT NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT, WILMINGTON DE) PARTICIPATED IN FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR PROGRAM DURING PERIOD FROM APR THROUGH JUN 52. (OBJECTIVE OF FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR PROGRAM WAS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY TACTICAL AIRCRAFT AND TRAINED COMBAT CREWS IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT ASSIGNED AIR DEFENSE MISSIONS.) WING PERSONNEL ALSO UNDERWENT GUNNERY TRAINING AT OSCODA AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) MI. WING MADE PLANS FOR CONVERSION TO F-94C AIRCRAFT. PLANS WERE ALSO MADE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT AS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE INSTALLATION. COL MILTON H. ASHKINS REPLACED COL GEORGE B. GREENE, JR. AS WING COMMANDER (EFFECTIVE 14 JUL 52). PRIVILEGED INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. ALSO INCLUDES ORGANIZATION CHART, MAP, AND STATISTICAL TABLES, AS WELL AS MATERIAL COVERING JUL 52.