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11th FIS

"Red Bulls"
Duluth AP, MN


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33 F-106s were assigned the 11th FIS, 30th AD, Duluth Municipal Airport MN 23 June 1960 - 30 September 1968.

The 11th FIS was activated at Duluth IAP with F-51D's in December 1952, replacing the Minnesota ANG's 179th FIS In the fall of 1953 the unit transitioned into F-89D's and later the F-102 [1].  In June 1960 the 11th FIS transitioned into F-106A's which it flew until September 1968 when it was deactivated and re-designated the 87th FIS while still at Duluth AP.  While the 11th FIS deactivation resulted in retirement of the 11th FIS insignia, the new 87th FIS insignia was very similar.  The 87th FIS moved from Duluth AP to K.I. Sawer AFB in May 1971.

11 FIS 16 ship ship flyover, Duluth, Minnesota, fall 1968. First three pictures are of the flyover with 16 Darts in the air.  The last one is of 57-0230, the commanders aircraft, Col Harold N. Benham, at the time (about fall 1968). Submitted by Marv Donnelly, 2 Dec 2000.

 
 
59-0100 in 1967 [USAF photo]
56-0460 Oct 1962 in 11th FIS Duluth MAP MN markings [Marty Isham Collection]

57-0230 1960 postcard photo via F-102 pilot Gus Freyer in 11 FIS Duluth MAP MN markings (Duluth MAP became Duluth IAP in 1963
57-0231 Duluth MAP MN early 1960's scanned from [Vol 12 Wings of Fame]
57-2510 on March 1962 by Frank Doerr. Activity was at approach end of runway 27 when an overshot landing on runway 09 occurred and the bird nearly went off the hard surface and down the slope.

 57-2510 on 5 Nov 1962 by Charles B. Mayer [Marty Isham Collection]
57-2510 May 1962 with 230 Gal Drop Tanks by Charles B. Mayer [Marty Isham Collection]
59-0035 in 11th FIS Duluth IAP MN markings [Marty Isham Collection]
     
     
     

 

 
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