1950’s

Check Six: Alert Scramble

Posted on Dec 5, 2019 in 1950's, Check Six

This undated photograph show aircrew and mechanics reacting to a klazton sounding a scramble. The 199th Fighter Squadron has stood 24/7 alert since 0001 on October 23, 1958. Earlier Retiree ...
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Check Six – 1958: HIANG Alert Facility

Posted on Oct 22, 2019 in 1950's, Check Six

This  current photograph of the Hawaii Air National Guard alert facility shows one of the F-22 Raptors standing alert.  The alert facility was dedicated on October 22, 1958. The 199th Fighter ...
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Check Six: XP-86 First Flight – 72 years ago

Posted on Oct 1, 2019 in 1950's, Check Six

It happened #OTD, 1 Oct 1947, at #EdwardsAirForceBase#military #aviation #flighttest #history pic.twitter.com/zbAhXJlq6r — Edwards AFB (@EdwardsAFB) October 1, 2018 The 199th Fighter Squadron flew the F-86E Sabre, from 1954 to 1958. ...
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Check Six – 1954: 199 FS Enters the Jet Age

Posted on Aug 21, 2019 in 1950's, Check Six

The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Republic P-47 Thunderbolts from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s inception in 1946 through the early 1950s. In 1954, the squadron entered the jet age when ...
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Check Six – 1956: F-102A at Edwards AFB

Posted on Aug 11, 2019 in 1950's, Check Six

https://twitter.com/EdwardsAFB/status/1028286163088498689/photo/1 The 199th Fighter Squadron flew the F-102A from 1960 to 1976.  More on the F-102A Delta Dagger

Check Six: F-86 Conversion School – 65 years ago

Posted on Jul 10, 2019 in 1950's, Check Six

The 199th Fighter Squadron joined the jet age in 1954 when it finally retired its aging Thunderbolts for F-86E Sabre day fighters that were made available after serving in combat over the ...
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Check Six: HIANG Pilots – 70 years ago

Posted on May 19, 2019 in 1950's, Check Six

This undated photograph shows 199th Fighter Squadron pilots in front of a Douglas B-26 Invader bomber. Back row (L-R): 1st Lt Carlos W. Bonham, Capt. Alfred G. Shaheen, 2d Lt ...
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Check Six: XP-47B First Flight – 78 years ago

Posted on May 6, 2019 in 1940's, 1950's, Check Six

First flight of the American aircraft Republic XP-47B Thunderbolt, 6th May 1941. pic.twitter.com/4wKIXZ0cQU — Ron Eisele (@ron_eisele) July 9, 2017 The P-47 Thunderbolt or “Jugs” as they were called, was ...
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Check Six – Late 1950s: Nike Hercules Missiles in Hawaii

Posted on Apr 30, 2019 in 1950's, Check Six

This photograph shows a Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Nike Hercules missile battery at Bellows Field, Waimanalo. This Nike Hercules defense area was manned solely by Hawaii Army National Guard ...
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Check Six: HIARNG Retirees Sighted

Posted on Apr 1, 2019 in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, Retiree Update

Thanks to Yale Alama for sending this photograph and the following comments to Retiree News. Wanted to send you all a picture of what we call Da Kupuna Klub (HIARNG). ...
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