South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th Fighter Wing

The South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing’s history began during World War II with the 356th Fighter Group. It became a post–World War II Air Guard unit, initially flying the North American F—51D Mustang removed from storage as the active duty Air Force began transitioning to turbojet fighters. It was slowly upgraded to turbojet aircraft, first with the T—33 trainer to assist pilots into to the F—94 Starfighter. One of the most dramatic upgrades was with the F—89D Norhtrop Sc...