The
group was established to provide a headquarters for
Air Defense Command (ADC) fighter-interceptor
squadrons stationed at
Griffiss Air Force Base, an
Air Materiel Command base, whose Rome Air Force Depot (until February 1958) and 2856th Air Base Wing (after February 1958) acted as host base organizations for the group. The 4727th was assigned the
27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, flying
Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft and the
465th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, flying
Northrop F-89 Scorpions as its operational components. The
interceptor aircraft assigned to these squadrons were armed with
Folding-Fin Aerial Rockets. The F-89s were also armed with
Falcon missiles or
Genie rockets. All assigned aircraft were equipped with
data link for interception control through the
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment system The 27th and 465th Squadrons were already stationed at Griffiss and had been assigned to the
4711th Air Defense Wing. The 27th FIS converted to
Convair F-102 Delta Daggers in the fall of 1957. The group was discontinued when the 27th moved to
Loring Air Force Base, Maine in October 1959, • 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1 July 1959 −15 October 1959 • 465th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 8 February 1957 – 1 July 1959 • 606th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 8 August 1957 - 1 July 1959
Aircraft • North American F-89H Sabre, 1957-1959 • Northrop F-89J Scorpion, 1957-1959 • Lockheed F-94C Starfighter, 1957 • Convair F-102A Delta Dagger, 1957-1959 ==See also==