9 5 1 , ▁he ▁completed ▁approximately ▁ 1 3 0 ▁combat ▁miss ions ▁in ▁the ▁P - 5 1 , ▁P - 8 0 ▁Sho oting ▁Star , ▁T - 6 ▁Tex an ▁and ▁L - 5 ▁S entin el ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁From ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁to ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Command , ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 7 9 th ▁T act ical ▁F ighter ▁Wing ▁at ▁George ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 4 3 4 th ▁F ighter - B om ber ▁Squadron , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁F - 5 1 ▁Must ang ▁and ▁later ▁F - 8 6 ▁Sab re ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁as ▁executive ▁officer ▁to ▁the ▁commander , ▁Far ▁East ▁Air ▁Forces . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Head quarters ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Command , ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁George ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁ 4 3 6 th ▁F ighter - Day ▁Squadron , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁F - 1 0 0 ▁Super ▁Sab re ▁aircraft . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁became ▁director ▁of ▁operations ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 7 9 th ▁T act ical ▁F