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More Air National Guard air defense units:^The 119th TFS (now designated 119th FS) is famous as the last operational user of the Convair F-106 Delta Dart, which were retired from service in August of 1988 when the unit transitioned to the F-16. They then "upgraded" (or downgraded depending on your point of view) to the F-16 ADF in 1991 and are one of the few ANG units that regularly intercepted Russian aircraft as they frequently tracked Tu-95s/Tu-142s that passed off the Eastern Seaboard on their way to Cuba. Markings are standard for what the 119th wore on their F-16s and they would have been a natural choice for the Tigershark had it entered service.^The 159th has been a long time air defense unit stretching back to 1952 and is still active in air defense with the F-15 Eagle. In 1986 it became the first ANG air defense unit to transition from the F-106 Delta Dart to the F-16 (completed in 1988). The prominent fin band with the lightning bolt is the hallmark of the markings of the 159th and unique among USAF units repeats the last two of the serial number in larger size on the rear fuselage. They did this with their F-16s so it was a natural choice for this illustration.
More Air National Guard air defense units:
^The 119th TFS (now designated 119th FS) is famous as the last operational user of the Convair F-106 Delta Dart, which were retired from service in August of 1988 when the unit transitioned to the F-16. They then "upgraded" (or downgraded depending on your point of view) to the F-16 ADF in 1991 and are one of the few ANG units that regularly intercepted Russian aircraft as they frequently tracked Tu-95s/Tu-142s that passed off the Eastern Seaboard on their way to Cuba. Markings are standard for what the 119th wore on their F-16s and they would have been a natural choice for the Tigershark had it entered service.
^The 159th has been a long time air defense unit stretching back to 1952 and is still active in air defense with the F-15 Eagle. In 1986 it became the first ANG air defense unit to transition from the F-106 Delta Dart to the F-16 (completed in 1988). The prominent fin band with the lightning bolt is the hallmark of the markings of the 159th and unique among USAF units repeats the last two of the serial number in larger size on the rear fuselage. They did this with their F-16s so it was a natural choice for this illustration.
