1950’s

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph 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 fiscal year started off with...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph 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 199 FS flew out of...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph 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 softball, basketball, volleyball, and golf....

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph 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 year, nine aircraft had been...

Several younger Retiree News readers emailed inquiring about the location of the formation in our recent post, Check Six - Late 1950s: Event Formation.  U.S. Air Force photograph Shortly after receiving Federal Recognition in November 1946, the 199th Fighter Squadron and...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show members of the 199th Fighter Squadron and associated support units in formation. The formation was in Area 65 of Hickam AFB where the Hawai‘i Air National Guard facilities were located. There...

Personal photograph, used with permission This 1953 photograph shows (L-R): Wesley Lazarus, Frank Nakamura, Robert Choi, Robert McKee, Lewis Kono. The Hawaii Air National Guard was seven years old and about to enter the jet age. The 199th Fighter Squadron...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows pilots and mechanics responding to a scramble alrert at the Alert Pad - now more formally as the Alert Facility. Mechanic Arthur Lee and pilot Robert “Deano” Hinkley, Sr., are sprinting to...

Photograph from the Hawaii State Archives Facebook page This undated photograph shows Airmen in the chow line. The 199th Fighter Squadron facilities were located in Area 65 on Hickam Air Force Base. Love those metal trays. The Hawai‘i State Archives’...

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph From the HANG 25 – History of the Hawaii Air National Guard booklet: HANGmen celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a luau and dance on November 3, 1956. Governor Samuel W. King addressed the aloha-shirted Hawaii Air Guardsmen,...