F-106A 59-0061 while assigned to North American Aviation, Det 15 Contract Management Division (AFSC) B-1B Chase Program in Palmdale CA on 6 June 1990 prior to its Last Flight as a Rockwell International B-1B Chase Plane.


Rockwell International maintenance personnel stand in front of an F-106A Delta Dart aircraft prior to its last flight. The aircraft, which was the last Delta Dart in active service, has been used as a safety chase aircraft in the B-1B aircraft production acceptance flight test program. It will be taken to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where it will become a QF-106 drone aircraft. A B-1B aircraft is in the background

Base: Palmdale State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John K. Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

1990
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