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The group was reconstituted, assigned to Air Defense Command. (ADC), and activated as the 328th Fighter Group (Air Defense) in 1955. It replaced the 4676th Air Defense Group. At Grandview Air Force Base. Missouri as part of ADC’s Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars. The personnel and equipment of the 4676th were transferred to the 328th, including its operational squadron, the 326th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. Equipped and Mighty Mouse rocket. Armed North American F-86D Sabre. The 328th provided active air defense for a portion of the central United States from 1955 until 1968. It was also the United States Air Force. (USAF) host unit for Grandview. Providing support for all USAF units located there. The group was assigned a number of support organizations to fulfill this function. The 326th Squadron upgraded to Convair F-102 Delta Dagger. Aircraft, armed with AIM-4 Falcon. In November, the 65th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. Transferred on paper (without personnel or equipment) from Elmendorf Air Force Base. To the group, and was inactivated two months later without being manned or equipped. In 1961, as the size of operations at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base. Expanded, the 328th Group was replaced by the 328th Wing. On 22 October 1962, before President John F. Told Americans that missiles were in place in Cuba, the wing increased its alert state, and the 326th Squadron deployed one third of its aircraft, armed with nuclear-tipped missiles, to Grand Island Municipal Airport. Following the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis. However, Starting on 19 December 1962, the wing established a detachment of fighters at Homestead Air Force Base. This operation ended on 15 February 1963. For one year, a similar detachment was established at Naval Air Station Key West. Florida, from 1 August 1965 until 1 July 1966. In early 1967, the wing was briefly without an operational squadron, when the 326th Squadron inactivated. Two weeks later, the 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. Flying Convair F-106 Delta Darts. Was assigned to the wing. In 1968, the wing was inactivated and the 71st Squadron was reassigned to the 28th Air Division. While the wing’s support organizations were replaced by the 4676th Air Base Group. Grandview Air Force Base (later Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base), Missouri, 18 August 1955 18 July 1968. The item “Authentic Air Force USAF 328th Fighter Wing, Richards-Gebaur AFB, F-106″ is in sale since Thursday, June 15, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Vietnam (1961-75)\Original Period Items\Patches”. The seller is “zeustinker” and is located in Marietta, Georgia. This item can be shipped worldwide.