00461775 2-3880-6A UNCLASSIFIED 2434050 02-07-1952 2434194 06-30-1952

WING/4708/DEFENSE

HISTORY K-WG-4708-HI 10890 P0164 4 40 37 2448346 03-30-1991 4708 DEFENSE WING WAS ACTIVATED EFFECTIVE 1 FEB 52 AT SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) MI. COL GEORGE S. BROWN SERVED AS WING COMMANDER DURING FEB AND MAR 52. COL BROWN WAS REPLACED BY COL FRANCIS R. ROYAL WHO SERVED AS WING COMMANDER BETWEEN APR AND JUN 52. WING MISSION WAS TO PROVIDE AIRCRAFT AND CREWS FOR INTERCEPTION IN AIR DEFENSE. WING OPERATIONS WERE NOT SEVERELY AFFECTED DURING APR 52 TELEPHONE STRIKE, BUT WING OPERATIONS WERE SEVERLY CURTAILED AS RESULT OF FUEL STRIKE OF 1952. NONE INCLUDES MATERIAL COVERING 1 FEB 52. ALSO INCLUDES DESCRIPTION OF SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE MI, AS WELL AS REVIEW OF WING AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS.