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Georgia Air National Guard F-86

(From left to right) Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Bill Bland, former commander of the 165th AW and former Adjutant General of Georgia and Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Bill Taylor help remove the covering of a newly restored F-86 in the Air Park of the Air Guard Base at Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport.

 

The 165th Airlift Wing unveiled on November 6, 2010, the restored F-86 Korean War era fighter jet flown during the 1950's by the 158th Air Squadron of the Georgia Air National Guard. One of the veteran combat pilots of this aircraft, Brig. Gen. Bill "Foots" Taylor (Ret.), spoke during the presentation. The restored aircraft now sits in the new "Air Park," a vision of Col. Jim Grandy, commander of the 165th AW Maintenance Group. The Air Park includes a restored F-84 fighter that also belonged to the 158th Air Squadron and a new running track. It is situated near the Combat Readiness Training Center's new dormitory and the combined headquarters building of the 165th Airlift Wing and the CRTC.

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