in december 1950, the 4th fighter wing's flying component (now the 4th fighter-interceptor group) was the first unit to commit f-86 sabre jets to that conflict. lt col bruce h. hinton shot down a mig-15 on 17 december during the first sabre mission of the war. four days later, lt col john c. meyer, a world war ii ace, led a flight of eight sabres against 15 migs in the first major all-jet fighter battle in history. the flight downed six migs without sustaining any losses.