Hawai‘i and Hawai‘i National Guard historian. If you like Hawaiiana, and more specifically National Guard of Hawai‘i history, you definitely should know about Colonel Walter F. "Papa" Judd. His family roots are woven deeply in the history of Hawai‘i from…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreHawaii Air National Guard photograph The Hawaii Air National Guard has two annual field training periods in 1967. There was a six day spring camp in April and a six day summer camp in June. The Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)…
Read MoreHawaii Air National Guard photograph This undated photograph shows then-Maj George Duncan between a F-86E Sabre and a F-86L Sabre Interceptor. The 199th Fighter Squadron transitioned from the “E” to the “L” model in late 1957 through early 1958. They had flown…
Read MoreHawaii Air National Guard photograph The Hawaii Air National Guard flew a Douglas C-54 Skymaster from October 2, 1965 to 1972. It replaced the VC-47 Gooney Bird that the HIANG flew for 14 years. The Douglas C-54 Skymaster is a four-engined transport…
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