Convair
F-106A
570241
1957
40
340 (277 A, 63 B)
1958-10-01
1958-12-28
1996-05-08
unknown
318th,48th,87th
Oct 1958 - 40th F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego CA to Edwards AFB CA & Holloman AFB NM as a test aircraft
May 1961 - Upgraded from Test-To Tactical ( 29th of 35 test aircraft) 08 Jun 61 - To 48th FIS Langley AFB VA 15 Jul 68 - To 318th FIS McChord AFB WA 12 Nov 68 - To 48th FIS Langley AFB VA 01 Oct 79 - Command change from ADCOM to TAC 09 Apr 82 - To 87th FIS KI Sawyer AFB MI 08 Aug 85 - To Davis Monthan AFB AZ for storage FN096 06 Apr 93 - To AEL Inc., East Alton IL for drone conversion 08 Jul 93 - To Tyndall AFB FL as QF-106 drone S/N AD240 08 May 96 - Shot down on 3rd NULLO by an AIM-120
08-08-1985
FN096
AD240
AIM-120
3
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instruments in 1961. Fuselage cut in half at station 412 (Aft bulkhead missile bay) and a new fuselage, cockpit section, and nose section was installed with the latest production avionics, the same as the last F-106A 590148 and F-106B 590165. A total of 35 aircraft (28 "A" models and 7 "B" models) were converted and reassigned to various ADC units.. Tactical Vertical: Models factory produced w/Tactical Vertical instruments: late 1957 and all 1958, 1959.. F-106 Specifications
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