920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron

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920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
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Emblem of the 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Active1951-1961
CountryUnited States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
TypeGeneral Radar Surveillance

The 920th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the Goose Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command, stationed at Resolution Island Air Station, Northern Territories, Canada. It was inactivated on 1 November 1961.

Contents

The unit was a General Surveillance Radar squadron providing for the air defense of North America.

Lineage

Activated on 1 November 1951
Inactivated on 1 November 1961

Assignments

Stations

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