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572516 Convair 1965

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F-106B 57-2516 in 1965 at Carswell AFB TX, probably late 1965 after it had completed the AN/ALR-23 Tail Warning Receiver (TWR) testing, which ended in Feb 1965. After that, between Apr 1965 and Apr 1966 she went to General Dynamics, Carswell AFB, Fort Worth TX, with an interruption of being at SM-ALC for a few months.
22 Dec 1965. Notice the sub-sonic drop tanks.