Aircraft assigned to the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards AFB, CA, Air Force Systems Command at Holloman AFB, NM, and other test programs. Also, there was the 6520th Test Group, Electronic Research Division-ARDC (ESD) Hanscom Field. MA.
F-106A 56-0451, the first 106 built, and it's sister 56-0452, the 2nd Six built, were initially Convair company birds. If you look close at these birds they don't have a Tail Hook, which was added many years later. As the F-106 was initially designated as the F-102B notice fuselage Buzz Numbers using 'FC" such as 'FC-451'. The first three F-106's (56-0453 being the third) all had 'FC' buzz numbers, 'FC' being the F-102 designator, while 'FE' later became the F-106 specific designator. The aircraft you see here with FC on the side indicates it was in fact an F-102B at the time of the photo, very early in flight testing and not yet production, also indicated by the orange test and eval paint color schemes.
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Spin Testing Edwards AFB 572507
- 2210 visits
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Speed Run Notes of Loyd Miller
- 2096 visits
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Speed Run Notes of Loyd Miller
- 1955 visits
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San Diego Convair Plant 572516 Prep for Acceptance
- 2452 visits
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Patches of Loyd Miller
- 1162 visits
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Loyd Miller with 572507
- 1372 visits
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Loyd Miller with 572502
- 1290 visits
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Loyd Miller Article
- 1204 visits
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Loyd Miller and the team
- 1231 visits
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Joint Test Force Edwards 1953
- 1199 visits
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Joint Test Force Edwards 1953
- 1428 visits
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Joe Rogers and Joe Sylvia 590086
- 3144 visits
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Joe Rogers and Joe Sylvia 2003
- 2450 visits
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Joe Rogers and Joe Sylvia 2003
- 2353 visits
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Frank E. Cheshire Jr. 94 FIS
- 1642 visits
, Rating: 4.31
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F-106 First Flight postage
- 1418 visits
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Edwards Air Show 1960
- 2122 visits
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Cockpit Test Configuration in 560459
- 2070 visits
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Cockpit Test Configuration in 560459
- 2147 visits
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Cockpit Test Configuration in 560459
- 2319 visits
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590092 Firing Six-shooter
- 2068 visits
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590092 1972 Six Shooter Tests
- 1815 visits
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590092 1972 Six Shooter Tests
- 1966 visits
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590086 AFSC Test ACFT Text
- 1635 visits
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590086 AFSC Test ACFT Team2
- 1604 visits
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590086 AFSC Test ACFT Team
- 1487 visits
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590086 AFSC Test ACFT
- 1857 visits
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590061
- 1602 visits
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59 0061 04large
- 1065 visits
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59 0061 03large
- 966 visits
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59 0061 02large
- 964 visits
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59 0061 01large
- 998 visits
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572529 Edwards
- 1220 visits
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572529 (02)
- 289 visits
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572529 (01)
- 296 visits
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572519 1965
- 1172 visits
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572514
- 1384 visits
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572514
- 1521 visits
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572513 572516
- 1850 visits
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572512 Wing Fences 1959
- 1596 visits
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572507 Wing Fences
- 1813 visits
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572507 1965 Ejection Seat Testing
- 947 visits
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 1949 visits
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 1453 visits
, Rating: 4.31
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 1539 visits
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 916 visits
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 804 visits
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572507 1958 First Flight
- 1743 visits
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572507 1958 First Flight
- 1614 visits
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572504 Press Photo
- 2375 visits
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572504
- 1126 visits
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572504
- 2135 visits
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572490 6520th Test Group
- 2037 visits
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570242 Crash 27Oct1958 Parts
- 1741 visits
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570242 1958 Crash Site
- 2859 visits
, Rating: 3.03
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570238
- 1789 visits
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570238
- 1898 visits
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570237 Edwards 1959
- 2101 visits
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570237 and F-107 Edwards 1959
- 2367 visits
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570230 AFFTC
- 1180 visits
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560467 Speed Run
- 1994 visits
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560467 Speed Record Maj Rogers
- 3044 visits
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560467 Speed Record Debrief
- 2940 visits
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560467 Speed Record
- 2738 visits
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560467 Open House 1961
- 1608 visits
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560467 1960
- 2080 visits
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560467
- 1943 visits
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560467
- 1537 visits
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560467
- 2009 visits
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560467
- 1233 visits
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560467
- 1164 visits
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560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
- 1192 visits
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560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
- 1268 visits
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560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
- 1189 visits
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560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
- 1142 visits
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560462 Wing Fences
- 2357 visits
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560462 J-57-P-9
- 1787 visits
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560462
- 2103 visits
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560462
- 2486 visits
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560462
- 2807 visits