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DOBBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga – The Georgia Air National Guard’s 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 116th Tactical Fighter Wing received its first three F-100D Super Sabre fighter bombers on June 7, 1973. The aircraft were flown from Arizona to Dobbins Air Force Base by pilots of the Arizona Air National Guard.
The arrival of the F-100 represented a return to the fighter interceptor roots for 116th which included the 128th. From 1946 to 1961, the 116th had flown a variety of fighter and interceptor aircraft ranging from the World War II era P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51H Mustang to fighter jets such as the F-84 and F-86. In June 1961, the 116th received its first transports, the C-97 Stratofreighter and assumed a military air transport mission with the designation 116th Military Airlift Wing. In 1967, the Georgia Air National Guard replaced its Stratofreighters with the C-124 Douglas Globemaster.
While the 165th Military Airlift Wing retained its C-124s for another year before converting to the C-130, pilots of the 116th began training in T-33s in December 1972. Within a year, the first four pilots of the 128th had completed the Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training and Combat Crew Training Courses and qualified in the F-100D.
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Story by: Maj. William Carraway
| Date Taken: | 06.08.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 07.07.2021 13:16 |
| Story ID: | 398424 |
| Location: | MARIETTA, GEORGIA, US |
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