page_title: 194th Fighter Squadron
section_title: California Air National Guard
hierarchical_section_title: 194th Fighter Squadron / History / California Air National Guard
caption_attribution_description: English: 194th Fighter Squadron - North American F-51Hs ramp row Hayward Air National Guard Base, California, 1949
context_page_description: The 194th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing at Fresno Air National Guard Base, California. The 194th is equipped with the F-15 Eagle and like its parent wing, is operationally-gained within the active U.S. Air Force by the Air Combat Command.
context_section_description: The wartime 409th Fighter Squadron was re-activated and re-designated as the 194th Fighter Squadron, and was allotted to the California Air National Guard, on 24 May 1946. It was organized at Naval Air Station Alameda, California, and was extended federal recognition on 25 June 1948 by the National Guard Bureau. The 194th Fighter Squadron was bestowed to the history, honors, and colors of the 409th Fighter Squadron. The squadron was equipped with F-51D Mustangs and was assigned to the CA ANG 144th Fighter Group.  During its early years with the F-51D, the unit earned prominence as one of the Air Force's most respected aerial gunnery competitors.
caption: 194th Fighter Squadron – North American F-51Hs at Hayward Air National Guard Base, California, 1949.
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