144th Fighter Interceptor Wing
"Griffins"
Fresno Air Terminal, Fresno, California, 1984-1989
194th Fighter Interceptor Squadron,
144th Fighter Interceptor Wing
"Griffins"
Fresno Air Terminal, Fresno, California, 1984-1989
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The 144th Fighter Interceptor Wing previously parented F-106A Delta Dart equipped 194th Fighter Intrceptor Squadron from Fresno ANGS, Fresno Air Terminal. The 194th FIS was re-equipped with F-4Ds in winter 1983. The unit also maintained an alert detachment at George AFB, California. Between April 1986 and April 1987, the 194th FIS and its parent, 144th FIW, provided F-4Ds and personnel to Operation "Creek Klaxon", the ANG's assumption of air defense commitment at Ramstein AB, Germany, while the 86th TFW, USAFE, was converting from F-4Es to F-16 Falcons. Conversion from Phantoms to F-16A/B ADF Falcon was officially completed in summer 1989.
Above: F-4D-29-MC Phantom II, 65-0789. 144th FIW, 194th FIS, Fresno AT, California. Aircraft in standart Air Force SEA wraparound camouflage scheme. The squadron's aircraft have a blue band outlined in black with white CALIFORNIA spelled out inside. A TAC badge appears beneath the tail band.
Above: F-4D-27-MC Phantom II, 65-0646. 144th FIW, 194th FIS, Fresno AT, California. Aircraft in standart Air Force SEA wraparound camouflage scheme. An ADC gray fuel tank can be seen.
Above: F-4D-28-MC Phantom II, 65-0694. 144th FIW, 194th FIS, Fresno AT, California. Aircraft in standart Air Force Aerospace Defense Command gray paint scheme. Note the style of the serial number on 65-0694, and stripe on the fuel tank which is blue outlned in black. "194th FIS" is written within the stripe in small Old English letters. These are same markings the unit last carried on its F-106 Delta Darts.
Above: F-4D-33-MC Phantom II, 66-8817. 144th FIW, 194th FIS, Fresno AT, California. Aircraft in standart Air Force Aerospace Defense Command gray paint scheme.
Above: F-4D-28-MC Phantom II, 65-0763. 144th FIW, 194th FIS, Fresno AT, California. Aircraft in standart Air Force Aerospace Defense Command gray paint scheme. Compare the serial number style, size and location to that on the aircraft above. The blue stripe is not as wide, and CALIFORNIA is written in smaller letters. They are black instead of white and are in the Old English style instead of the block style seen on other aircraft
Above: F-4D-29-MC Phantom II, 65-0779. 144th FIW, 194th FIS, Fresno AT, California. Aircraft in standart Air Force Aerospace Defense Command gray paint scheme. The 194th FIS changed the tail marking of its F-4Ds, adopting the griffin motif from the squadron badge.
Above: F-4D-27-MC Phantom II, 65-0646. 144th FIW, 194th FIS, Fresno AT, California. Aircraft in standart Air Force Egypt One three tone gray camouflage scheme.
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