Fonthill Media released a book that covers the first years of the Air National Guard
The untold stories of pioneers, high-performance planes, and local units who defined the Air National Guard’s early years.
When the Air National Guard was founded alongside the United States Air Force, in 1947, it consisted of an eclectic mix of Second World War veterans, and a dubious assortment of “flyable storage” aircraft that were mostly outdated. It was then mobilised four years later for the Korean War. After producing several National Air Guard jet-ace pilots, the Korean War prompted a flurry of new equipment to be purchased for the unit. Air Guard entered the Jet Age, a period in which they truly belonged. They began competing in aerobatics and air races, and won public approval as an elite group with top pilots and cutting-edge jet aircraft. It is an account of how the Air National Guard evolved over the course of two decades from being a ‘flying group’ of Second World War veterans who returned home to become a vital operational force that was integral to the U.S. air power. It uncovers the dramatic stories of the combat aces, the record-breaking jet racers, the pioneers who established the Air Guard on a wing and a prayer and those who moulded it into a first-rate fighting force.
Includes newly discovered material with eyewitness accounts and previously unpublished illustrations
- Examines in detail the aerial races and gunnery competitions of the period and the record-breaking flights of Air Guard pilots
- The appendices catalogue the role of the Air National Guard in the Korean War and the unit’s team winners in Air Force aerial competitions
- Includes a foreword by the legendary Lt. Gen. John B. Conaway (ANG Ret. ), former director of the Air National Guard and chief of the National Guard Bureau
- The Air National Guard – The Early Years 1946-1965
Author:
Brig. Gen. Kennard R. Wiggins Jr. (DE ANG)Publication:
27 September 2024Price:
PS25.00/$35.00ISBN: 978-1-78155-932-1
Size:
235 x 165 mmBinding:
PaperbackExtent:
160 pagesIllustrations:
55 colour/24 monoRights:
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