The Snapshots in Time Collection
Runway Temperature and Alert Flight Scramble Signal Panels, Detail View, 194th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, California Air National Guard
Shown together, these panels from the 194th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, California Air National Guard, capture two essential elements of Cold War-era air defense readiness: precise runway temperature data for calculating aircraft performance, and a color-coded scramble alert system that could launch fighter flights within minutes of a warning. Together they illustrate the disciplined procedures that kept Air National Guard interceptor units prepared for round-the-clock continental air defense duty. Project: 218663