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  • Five Crew Members of the YB-49

    Daniel Hugh Forbes, Jr.Born - June 6, 1920 in Carbondale, KS, an only childParents - Daniel Sr. and Hattie Forbes of Topeka, KSWife - former Hazel Moog of Defiance, OH Graduated - North High School Wichita, KSAttended - Wichita University Wichita, KS (now Wichita State University)Attended Kansas

  • Formation of the 117th

    By the fall of 1956, the first steps were being taken for the eventual organization of the 117th in Kansas, though the official transfer was still several months away. First, a cadre of trained and experienced Air Guardsmen had to be found. This was easy enough. The 127th Fighter-Interceptor

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    You may notice as you read through this history that it was written by several different people. The first 20 years was written by SSgt. Robert Piepenbrink. We gratefully acknowledge his many months of research and effort. Without this first 20 years we would not have attempted to have this history