1940’s

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photographs shows a morning inspection of the military police. This photograph was early in the Hawaii Air National Guard history, The airmen in formation had shoulder patches and some still have Army ranks.

The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt was a World War II era fighter aircraft produced by the United States from 1941 through 1945. Its primary armament was eight .50-caliber machine guns and in the fighter-bomber ground-attack role it could carry five-inch rockets...

This photograph is from the Hawaii Air National Guard's HANG 25 Anniversary booklet. It was taken on November 23, 1946 at Bellows Field in Waimanalo. The booklet provides the following names of those in the photograph. Top row (L-R): Capt...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph | click to enlarge The National Guard Bureau announced that the 199th Fighter Squadron (SE) had won one of the 12 Spaatz trophies for outstanding capabilities in 1949, based on the exceptionally high Operational Readiness...

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph This undated photograph show the crew of one of the Hawaii Air National Guard's two C-47 Commandos. The HIANG flew C-47s from 1947 until 1965, but this photograph was probably taken in the late forties....

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph The Hawaii Air National Guard flew C-46 Commandos from March 1946 through September 1950. The C-46 was known as the "Plumber's Nightmare". This undated photograph shows a Commando maintenance crew. George Kaneshiro identified the airman standing...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This photograph shows a F-47 Thunderbolt with Territory of Hawaii markings. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew the F-47N Thunderbolt, from the organization’s inception in 1947 to 1954. Originally known as the P-47 (P for Pursuit),...

- Hawaii Air National Guard photo Shortly after receiving Federal Recognition in November 1946, the 199th Fighter Squadron and it's support units moved to Area 65 on then-Hickam Field. The flying unit remained in this location until February 1962 when...

Taken from a written history of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard by Chris Casey, who served in the 154th Wing’s Public Affairs Office in the 1980's. World War II end on August 14, 1945 and the troops started coming home to Hawai‘i....

Armament specialists of the Hawai‘i Air National Guard train to load the .50-caliber machine guns used in the F-47 Thunderbolts or "Jug" that made up the bulk of the early Air National Guard aircraft inventory nationwide. The 199th Fighter Squadron...