This photograph shows a Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Nike Hercules missile battery at Bellows Field, Waimanalo. Click to enlarge The 199th Fighter Squadron’s alert mission began on July 1, 1956 ...
Read More Check Six: Hawaii’s Air Defense Mission
1950’s
This undated photograph shows James Ashford getting ready to get into the cockpit for a mission. The crew chief could not be identified. Jim Ashford was born in Honolulu, Hawai‘i on July ...
Read More Check Six – Mid-1950s: James Ashford
This undated photograph shows a North American Aviation F-86E Sabre on the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa campus. The 199th Fighter Squadron transitioned from Republic Aviation F-47N Thunderbolts into the jet ...
Read More Check Six – Early 1950s: Pilot Recruiting
This undated photograph shows four Airmen in an office setting. Based on the uniforms, this was in the 1950s when the 199th Fighter Squadron was located in Area 65 on ...
Read More Check Six – 1950s: Early Airmen in the Shop
The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Douglas B-26 Invaders from 1946 until the early 1950s. The Squadron had four Invaders assigned. The squadron was briefly known as the 199th Fighter-Bomber Squadron – July ...
Read More Check Six – 1952: 199th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
This undated photograph shows a “trespasser” being detained by the Air Police in Area 65, next to a 199th Fighter Squadron F-86 Sabre jet. Flightline security has become an increased ...
Read More Check Six – 1950s: Flightline Security
Taken from the HANG 25 Booklet, the History of the Hawaii Air National Guard, November 4, 1946 to November 3, 1971 Year of the Jet – Fiscal Year 1954. The ...
Read More Check Six – 1954: T-33 T-Bird and Mechanics
The 199th Fighter Squadron flew North American Aviation F-86E Sabres from 1954 through 1958. This undated photograph shows a mechanic and pilot during a preflight at Hickam AFB, Hawai‘i. The ...
Read More Check Six – Mid-1950s: F-86 Sabre Preflight
This photograph the Hawaii Air National Guard softball team who finished second in the HNG tournament. Sports competition has been part of the Hawaii National Guard (HNG). Sports played include ...
Read More Check Six – 1952: Hawaii National Guard Softball
The 199th Fighter Squadron received their Federal Recognition on November 4, 1946. The first aircraft received was B-26C Marauder #433 on March 19, 1947. By the end of the fiscal ...
Read More Check Six – 1950: Jug Maintenance Crew
