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Sabre at NASM in livery of 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing. As the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing it flew the North American F-86 Sabre during the Korean War and was the top MiG-killing organization during the conflict. [3] Actually, on 17 December 1950, Lt. Col. Bruce H. Hinton shot down a MiG-15 during the very first Sabre mission of the war.
With the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, the group moved to Japan following the Korean armistice in 1953, continuing training and tours to Korea. The group was inactivated on 8 December 1957 [ 1 ] with its component squadrons assigned directly to the wing as the Air Force reorganized its wings into the tri-deputate structure .
4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing; 4th Fighter-Bomber Wing 4th Fighter-Day Wing Kimpo AB, 23 August 1951 – 1 October 1954 Chitose AB, Japan, c. 25 November 1954 – 8 December 1957 Kunsan AB, January–July 1968 (TDY) Provided air defense for Japan, 1953–1957. In February 1955, shot down two of eight North Korean MIGs that attacked an escort ...
4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing: F-86 Sabre Also claimed 5 kills in World War II. Credited to have shot down pilots of more nationalities of any American ace, with victories against Nazi Germany, Vichy France and the Empire of Japan. [84] William Westcott: USAF Major 5 25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing: F-86 Sabre
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Manuel J. Fernandez, Jr., Captain, U.S. Air Force, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy of the United Nations while serving as a Pilot with the 334th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter ...
A pilot assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing prepares to fly an F-15E Strike Eagle at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, N.C., on Thursday, March 22, 2023. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter ...
Pages in category "United States Air Force units and formations in the Korean War" The following 162 pages are in this category, out of 162 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Parr returned to Korea as an F-86 pilot with the 335th Fighter Interceptor Squadron of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing at Kimpo Air Base from May to September 1953. One of his missions began on June 7, 1953, when he descended from 41,000 feet over the Yalu River that separated North Korea from China and saw four Soviet MiG-15s. He pursued them ...