The 426th Night Fighter Squadron was called upon by General Henry H. Arnold for the defense of the B-29s based in Chengdu, China, as per the request of the Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay (Harrison&Pape 222). They would also be joined by the 427th NFS following the end of Operation FRANTIC...
1st Tactical Fighter Wing, William Tell for 1986, F-4 Era, UnUsed...inquire ( link to other: Gun Smoke, William Tell, and etc. patches ) - - - - pre-October 1991 "pizza patches" ( I dated these as the 27th TFS is still on the patch ) 1st TFW, when they had ARRS Squadron...