Maj. Gen. Fred S. Borum, USAF official photo. Note: A member of the Army board that selected the site for Tinker Air Force Base, Maj. Gen. Fred S. “Fritz” Borum  was its longest commander (July 15, 1945 to April 30, 1954). He oversaw the postwar conversion of the base to a peacetime mission. Under his command TAB prepared B-29s for the 1946 Pacific atomic bomb tests, received its first jet engine and became a P-80 fighter repair base, and became a B-36 bomber repair center, was assigned to repair P-84 Thunderjet fighters, and took part in the buildup for the Korean War.
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