1951: KOREAN WAR. F-86 pilots from the 4th Fighter Interceptor Group engage 44 enemy aircraft, destroying 12 and damaging 3 others. Maj George A. Davis Jr., 334 FIS, a former WWII ace, achieves Korean War ace status by downing a TU-2 and a MiG-15. Maj Winton W. Marshal, 335 FIS, also becomes an ace by destroying an LA-9 and a TU-2.