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51 F-106s were assigned the 27th FIS at Loring AFB ME from 16 Oct 1959 to 01 July 1971.
The 27th FIS was originally transferred to ADC from SAC
with F-80s in December 1948. However, the squadron went back under SAC four months later
in May 1949. In April 1950 the 27th FIS was again transferred to ADC, still at March AFB,
but with new F-86A aircraft. In July 1950 the squadron moved to George AFB for a brief one
month when it again moved in August 1950 across the county to
Griffiss AFB. In August 1952
the squadron began transitioning into F-89Cs; however, the change was never completed. It
continued flying F-86As until the spring of 1954 when a transition into F-94Cs was
completed. In the fall of 1957 the unit transitioned into F-l02As. Two years later in the
fall of 1959 the squadron moved to Loring AFB and began flying F-106As. On 1 July 1971 the
27th FIS designation was transferred to TAC as the 27th TFS.
 59-0032 on Armed Forces Day 1963 taken by Roger E. Codger |
 27th FIS Six on a night time AB takeoff (Roger D'Entremont collection) |
 59-0032 in 2 ship formation from Loring AFB, Flight lead is Capt. Jim
Hudson, wingman is Roger D'Entremont ), taken over the St. Johns River
circa Aug 1961 to Jul 1964 (Roger D'Entremont collection)
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 59-0015 in Alaska, date unknown. (Roger D’Entremont collection) |
 59-0048 and the 27th FIS Ops crew, date unknown. (Roger D’Entremont collection) |
 57-0245 date unknown. (Roger D’Entremont collection) |
 27 FIS at William Tell Air-to-Air Weapons meet at Tyndall AFB, FL.
The 1st Fighter website lists this as William Tell 1967, but Willy Tell
67and 69 were cancelled due to the Vietnam War, so not sure what year
this is. (Roger D’Entremont collection)
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 59-0032 & 58-0038 of the 27th taken summer of 1963 with flight lead Capt. Jim Hudson and wingman Roger D'Entremont in 59-0032,
taken over the St. Johns River, the border between Maine and Canada. (Roger D’Entremont collection) |
1959 photo in front of F-106A 58-0784 contrasting the new '59 flight suite and the old. [A/2C
Jim Calarese collection at groups.yahoo.com]
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 1959
photo of F-106A 58-0784 contrasting the new '59 flight suite and the old.
[A/2C
Jim Calarese collection at groups.yahoo.com] |
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From the Bill Veal collection submitted May 2009
     
    
   
 
Submitted by Jim Gier, 20 Dec 2001. The F-102 wreck was interesting, so I posted it also
 EXPERTS
RECONSTRUCT 'DEATH JET'-Investigation
teams are at work at Griffiss AFB reconstructing the F-IO2A Delta Dagger
jet that recently exploded and crashed near Point Rock, killing its
pilot, First Lt. John Flynn of Niagara Falls AFB. The team has been
hampered in reconstruction (above), and eventual determination of the
cause of the disaster, by "spectators" who have carried away
parts of the plane necessary to the investigation. Capt. Earl W. Adams,
Griffiss flying safety officer, said yesterday that portions of the
wreckage had been picked up by people "with no business there"
for "souvenirs."
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