Click on Picture to enlarge By John C. Marcotte

This Web Site Was Established July 1, 2001

The 456 FIS website is not an official website of the United States Air Force

Factual material is obtained from many sources that are believed to be reliable, this site is however not responsible for any errors or omissions contained herein.

This web site is dedicated to all who have served in the 456 FS / FIS

 

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The Brotherhood   

 

"I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not to laugh or weep. Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted at their best; men who suffered and sacrificed, who suffered and stripped of their humanity. I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the military. But I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another. As long as I have memory, I will think of them all, every day. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thought will be of my family and my comrades. Such good men."

 

__Author unknown.

 

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Lou Dodrel 1973

In the mid 1950s a unique, delta-winged, Mach II aircraft--known as 'The Ultimate Interceptor'--took to the air for the first time at Edwards AFFTC ( AIR FORCE FLIGHT TEST CENTER ) in the Mojave desert. This culmination of years of work by Convair and the United States Air Force, and stemming from original aeronautical design innovations of Germany's Alexander Lippisch, was to become the mainstay of American continental air defense for nearly 30 years.

The 'Six' is generally regarded by those who flew her and took care of her myriad complexities as one of the most aesthetically beautiful aircraft designs ever to come off a drafting board; the Six was also a great plane to fly, as was its predecessor, the Deuce. This website intends to serve as a convenient focal point for all who regard the "Sexy Six" as the 'QUEEN of the Century Series' fighters and wish to share in or access any and all information available concerning the aircraft as well as the F-86 and F-102.

This page is dedicated to all the men and women, officers and enlisted, of the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE who ever served in the 456th Fighter Squadron        ( 1944 to 1946 ) and the 456th Fighter Interceptor Squadron ( 1953 to 1968 ) as well as their family and friends. 

The purpose of this page is to preserve the history of the 456th Fighter Squadron,  its aircraft  and men, and to facilitate in the finding  of both lost old friends and the making of new friends.

 

 

Reunion Pictures Are Posted

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This is the 2 inch 22kt gold squadron challenge coin that was this years reunion souvenir.  You can own one of these beautiful coins for just $13.00 by contacting Pat Perry at popperry@verizon.net or popperry@hotmail.com Quantities are limited.

 

 

 

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    THIS PAGE WAS ESTABLISHED JULY 4, 2002