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B-1B Chase Program

The F-106 was chosen as the dedicated B-1B chase aircraft in March 1986.  Det 15 Contract Management Division (AFSC), a Rockwell Inc contract, supported the program in Palmdale, CA.  Eight F-106's were assigned between Oct 10, 1986 and July 6, 1990.  The first to arrive was F-106B 57-2513 from Kelly AFB, TX, and the last to leave was F-106A 59-0061.  Jerry Roth, an F-106 crew chief designed the distinctive tail flash.  Chase flights were also flown out of the B-1B depot at Tinker AFB, OK.

The B-1B F-106 Chase Program by Marty J. Isham and Erv Smalley
Photo Mar 88

The crews who flew these aircraft in their unquie missions where:

Pilots
Lt. Col. Bob Chamberlain
Lt. Col.Brent Hedgpeth
Major Jim Robbins
Gary Olin (Rockwell)
Ed Ford (Rockwell)
John DaDay (Rockwell)
Navigators
Lt. Col. Larry Harjes
Lt. Col. Jimmie Luttrell
Lt. Col. Richard Fisher
Capt. Alex Ivanchishin

Photo taken by Paul Hakenkamp Oct 2002

 

   
 
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