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Today in History – September 29, 1954 – The F-100 enters service with the 479th Fighter Wing.

29 September 1954 – The North American F-100 Super Sabre entered service with the United States Air Force‘s 479th Fighter Wing. Initially, the new wing maintained tactical proficiency with the World War II-era F-51Ds inherited from the Air National Guard, then in February 1953 upgrading to the North American F-86H Sabre jet aircraft. The wing

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Frank W. Trojcak

Preferred Name: Frank
Date of Birth: August 16, 1931
Highest Military Grade: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Matagorda, TX
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Lt. Col. Frank Trojcak, is a 27-year member of the 149th Fighter Wing who retired in 1986. During his service, he piloted  the F-84, F-86, F-102, F-100, F-4 and F-16, and also the C-47, C-54 and C-131 cargo aircraft, T-29 and T-33 trainers, and a U3A Cessna utility aircraft.

During his time at the TXANG, Colonel Trojcak recalled the ultimately successful effort to obtain the F-16 aircraft for the 182nd Fighter Squadron. Until the mid 1980s, the Air Guard usually received aircraft from the Air Force that had seen better days. This time, the 182nd was one of the first Air National Guard units to receive a front-line, state-of-the-art fighter.

“I adopted the slogan ‘Made in Texas by Texans’ and said ‘Made in Texas and should be flown by Texans,’” said Colonel Trojcak, referring to the fact that the F-16 was manufactured in Fort Worth. He also said he suggested the code “SA” for the tail of the San Antonio unit’s F-16s after another Texas unit had already claimed “TX.”

(source: excerpted from https://www.149fw.ang.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/440921/182nd-fighter-squadron-recalls-legacy/)

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  •  1/1955 USAF Pilot Training program, Bryan AFB, TX
  • 182nd Fighter Squadron/149th Fighter Wing, TXANG, Kelly AFB, TX

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