by the end of the war airmen of the 4th fighter-interceptor group had destroyed 502 enemy aircraft (54 percent of the total), becoming the top fighter unit of the korean war. twenty-four pilots achieved ace status. with the 4th fighter-interceptor wing, the group moved to japan following the korean armistice in 1953, continuing training and tours to korea. the group was inactivated on 8 december 1957 with its component squadrons assigned directly to the wing as the air force reorganized its wings into the tri-deputate structure.