438th FIS

"Donald Duck"
Kincheloe AFB, MI
(formerly Kinross AFB)

29 F-106's assigned the 438h FIS between 12 May 1960 - 39 Sep 1968

The 438th FIS was activated at Kinross AFB (later named Kincheloe AFB) in April 1953 with F-94Bs. In the spring of 1954 it transitioned into F-89Ds and in the summer of 1957 into F-102As. In May 1960 it received F-106As. The squadron moved to Griffiss AFB in August 1968 and on 30 September 1968 was redesignated the 49th FIS.

 

F-106A 59-0082	F-106A 59-0076 taken from a 1965 Kincheloe Base Brochure	F-106A 59-0076
F-106A 59-0074 as seen in a 1969 newspaper article	F-106B 57-2515 as seen in a 1968 newspaper	F-106A's 59-0084 and 59-0028
F-106A 59-0076 at Kincheloe AFB MI [1962-1963 Harold "Hal" Long collection]	F-106A 59-0076 Dec 1963 [Larry Feathers collection]	F-106B 59-0154 and F-16A 59-0076 on Armed Forces Day 1961 or 1962 [Don Ellisor collection from his webshots page of 1960-1963 Kincheloe]
F-106B 59-0154on Armed Forces Day 1961 or 1962 [Don Ellisor collection from his webshots page of 1960-1963 Kincheloe]