00462455 2-6455-1 UNCLASSIFIED 2434744 01-01-1954 2435108 12-31-1954

WING/6351/AIR BASE

HISTORY K-WG-6351-HI V.1 VOL 1 OF 2 10959 P0230 1266 1820 48 2448346 03-30-1991 ON 13 JUN 54, COL TRAVIS HOOVER ASSUMED COMMAND OF 6351 AIR BASE WING (ABW) FROM COL WILLIAM K. KINCAID, WHO RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES. AFTER OPERATING FROM YONTAN AND KADENA AIR BASES, 4 FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON (FIS) AND 26 FIS RETURNED TO NAHA AIR BASE (AB), OKINAWA ON 24 FEB 54 AFTER NAHA AB RUNWAY WAS COMPLETED. EFFECTIVE 1 AUG 54, 6351 ABW INACTIVATED AND EXCESS PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO 51 FIS UPON ITS RETURN FROM KOREA. 51 FIS RELIEVED FROM ATTACHMENT TO 5 AIR FORCE AND ASSIGNED TO 20 AIR FORCE WITH STATION ASSIGNMENT AT NAHA AB. 51 FIS ENTERED KOREAN CONFLICT IN OCT 50 AND DURING 37 MONTHS SHOT DOWN 314 RUSSIAN BUILT MIG-15 AIRCRAFT (AND PROBABLY DESTROYED 36 AND DAMAGED 90). 14 SABERJET PILOTS OF 51 FIS BECAME JET ACES DURING KOREAN CONFLICT. 51 FIS RECEIVED NORTH AMERICAN F-86D AIRCRAFT (RADAR GUIDED, ROCKET ARMED VERSION OF F-86 SABERJET AIRCRAFT). NONE SQUADRON/6351/AIR POLICE GROUP/6351/AIR BASE SQUADRON/6351/OPERATIONS SQUADRON/6351/FOOD SERVICES SQUADRON/6351/INSTALLATIONS SQUADRON/0004/FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON/0026/FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR 6351 AIR BASE WING (ABW), MOVEMENT ORDERS FOR 4 FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON (FIS) AND 26 FIS, 18 FEB 54 6351 ABW, MINUTES OF WEEKLY COMMANDERS MEETING, JAN THROUGH JUL 54 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 1 THROUGH 9 INCLUDE HISTORICAL DATA REPORT FOR WING INSPECTOR, FLYING SAFETY, STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE, COMPTROLLER, AND CHAPLAIN. SUBORDINATE UNIT HISTORIES.