Robinson Risner
1950's -- Brigadier General Robinson Risner is credited with destroying eight MiG-15s and damaging another while assigned to the 336 Fighter Squadron. On September 21, 1952, then Major Risner scored double kills. He achieved Ace status on September 15, 1952, downing his fifth MiG-15. Brigadier General Risner came from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He entered the Air Force in 1944 and flew P-38, P-39, and P-40 fighers with the 30th Fighter Squadron in Panama from 1944 to 1946. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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