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Check Six – Early 1960s: Deuce Two Ship

December 1, 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph show two F-102 Delta Daggers in a formation banking right. This was early in the conversion period because the aircraft vertical stabilizers do not even have the old round ANG logos.

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Hawai‘i Air National Guard is 75 years old today

November 4, 2021

The photograph above is off the cover of the HANG 25 booklet. The booklet documented the Hawai‘i Air National Guard from November 4, 1946 - when it received Federal Recognition - and November 3, 1971. The HANG Color Guard members...

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Check Six – 1960: Conversion Two Ship off Diamond Head

September 29, 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph During aircraft conversions, there are many two-ship aircraft photographs shown the current and future aircraft. This photographs shows a F-86L Sabre Interceptor and a F-102A Delta Dagger flying off Diamond Head. It was early in...

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Check Six – 1946-1961: Area 65, Hickam AFB

September 15, 2021

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...

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Check Six – 1960: F-102s in Formation

September 10, 2021

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows ten Hawaii Air National Guard Deuces flying in formation. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Convair F-102 Delta Daggers from 1960 to 1976. This photograph was taken early in the Deuce era...

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Check Six – 1965: Facilities in Diamond Head Crater

September 6, 2021

This 1965 photograph shows the inside of Diamond Head crater.  You can see the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility below the trail to the crater rim. The FAA collocated this facility’s operations with those at Honolulu International Airport a few...

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Check Six: F-102 Aircraft Armament

August 20, 2021

The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was an American interceptor aircraft that was built as part of the backbone of the United States Air Force's air defenses in the late 1950s. Entering service in 1956, its main purpose was to intercept...

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Check Six – Late 1960s: Dillingham Field Tower Operations

August 9, 2021

This post first appeared in Issue 114 of the e-newsletter Retiree News on February 18, 2011 Hawaii Air National Guard photograph In this photo from are Ross "Roscoe" England and Gerald Sada in the "tower" at Dillingham Field. Retiree News contacted Gerald Sada and he...

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Check Six – 1960s: Old Friends from Hilo

June 11, 2021

This post first appeared June 17, 2010 issue of the e-newsletter Retiree News This is a photo of the rock band called the Minutemen. They were from Hilo, Hawai‘i and played in the late 60s. They modeled themselves after Paul Revere and the...

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Check Six: The HIANG’s First Computer

June 9, 2021

IBM 026 Kep Puncher IBM Punch Card IBM Punch Card Sorter Photographs off the internet In the 1960's and early 1970's, an IBM card sorter was a part of every Air National Guard Wing/Group. What we called a computer in...

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