Tag: Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

Hawaii Air National Guard photograph For many years, a F-86E Sabre static display greeted you as you entered the 154th Wing compound. The 199th Fighter Squadron flew Sabres from 1954-1958. Many notiable fighter pilots began their flying careers during the…

Feedback: Last week, Retiree News posted a Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum video featuring a F-102 Delta Dagger #53-366 with its 154th Wing tail flash and “Col John “Saigon” Lee” on the canopy. Former HIANG Commander, Col (Ret) Clinton “Church” Churchill, emailed the following…

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph 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 Squadron and their F-86 Sabers…

Hawaii Air National Guard Photograph This undated photograph shows three 199th Fighter Squadron pilots (L-R): George Duncan, John "Moon" Carroll, and James "Kimo" Moncrief. John Carroll’s flight suit appears to be a lighter color because during the 1960s, flight suits…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88csTJ9Qf58 F-102 Delta Daggers replaced F-86L Sabres at Hawaii Air National Guard in 1961. This short video shows the dedication ceremony. The ceremony ends with the launch of a Deuce. The officer receiving the lei is Robert Maguire, who retired…

Retiree News discovered this photograph of Peter "Skipper" Pawling on the internet. We later found it on Skipper's Facebook page. Skipper started a long career in the Hawaii Air National Guard in 1972. He became the 154th Wing Commander in…

Richie, Heidi and Hideko Kunichika at Heidi's UPT graduation | Kunichika Family photograph - used with permission Ritchie “Kuni” Kunichika, passed away on December 13, 2008. He was 74 years old. Kuni’s survivors were his wife, Hideko, daughters Tracey Kunichika and…

This photograph taken in 1952, shows the Hawaii Air National Guard's F-102A Delta Daggers on the flightline. The then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group (154 FIG) had just completed the conversion from F-86 Sabres. Note that the Deuces have "Hawaii Air Guard"…

This undated photograph shows a F-102A Delta Dagger over Dillingham Field with Kaena Point in the distance. During the 1960s, the then-154th Fighter Interceptor Group had summer camps at Dillingham.

George Kaneshiro periodically provides feedback to some Retiree News posts. He sent in feedback on these earlier Retiree News posts. Check Six: Eagle Ice Co. – 30 years ago He identified the “unknown” in the photograph is Russel Miyamoto from the avionics back shop;…