Change of Command: Lt. Col. James Price to Lt. Col. John H. (BUCK) Rogers 1963

The following pictures are courtesy of Karl Bossi, who was a Second Lieutenant assigned to the 456th FIS in 1963. From the arrival of the dignitaries and the inspection of the aircraft from the official 456th FIS limonene, to the passing in review of the planes on their way to take-off, to the passing in review of the troups, to the parade of all wheeled equipment including ground power equipment, to the fly-by of all squadron aircraft (19 F-106's and 3 T-33's and the Squadron U3A) and their landing. The entire ceremony was conducted in strict military tradition. Please note that all wheeled ground vehicles and equipment are equipped with wide white-wall tires
Some information on the Low-Level, Sub-Sonic G Nash in the photos:

I would like to boast about having assisted in the preparation of the "Command Staff Car", but it would be selfish of me; everybody in the squadron contributed to the project. She was Col. Price's personal put-put for motoring around the base, an early 50s Nash Rambler convertible. When we were finished she carried Commander Stripes, tail # 492, and a Placard that read "El Jefe". She also had a standard F-106 pitot tube, complete with candy-cane mast when first built. However, the mast and pitot tube were removed a few days later; a request from the Air Police. They deemed it to be a hazard to pedestrian traffic. (I don't know why though, it was complete with protective sock and a remove before flight flag.)
- Doug Fahnlander
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