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.
  • 560451 First Flight - FC Buzz Number 0 comments - 1571 visits 560451 First Flight - FC Buzz Number
  • 560451 First Flight 1956 0 comments - 2092 visits 560451 First Flight 1956
  • 560451 First Flight Landing 0 comments - 1468 visits 560451 First Flight Landing
  • 560451 Flight Test 0 comments - 2255 visits 560451 Flight Test
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  • 560451 Sheaffer Tail Hook Tests 0 comments - 2218 visits 560451 Sheaffer Tail Hook Tests
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  • 560452 FC Buzz Number 0 comments - 1764 visits 560452 FC Buzz Number
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  • 560452 Wing Fences FC Buzz Number 0 comments - 1992 visits 560452 Wing Fences FC Buzz Number
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  • 560453 1958 FC Buzz Number 0 comments - 1892 visits 560453 1958 FC Buzz Number
  • 560453 F-102B FC Buzz Code 0 comments - 2566 visits 560453 F-102B FC Buzz Code
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  • 560454 1965/03 0 comments - 1310 visits 560454 1965/03
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  • 560454 Convair 0 comments - 2482 visits 560454 Convair
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  • 560454 JF-106A Convair Testing 0 comments - 2204 visits 560454 JF-106A Convair Testing
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  • 560455 0 comments - 1531 visits , Rating: 4.32 560455
  • 560455 AFSC WPAFB 0 comments - 1603 visits , Rating: 4.32 560455 AFSC WPAFB
  • 560455 Wing Fences 0 comments - 2003 visits 560455 Wing Fences
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  • 560459 Joe Rogers Speed Record Walk Around 0 comments - 3589 visits 560459 Joe Rogers Speed Record Walk Around
  • 560459 Red Baron 0 comments - 4444 visits , Rating: 4.28 560459 Red Baron
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  • 560462 J-57-P-9 0 comments - 1770 visits 560462 J-57-P-9
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  • 560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test 0 comments - 1175 visits 560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
  • 560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test 0 comments - 1250 visits 560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
  • 560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test 0 comments - 1172 visits 560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
  • 560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test 0 comments - 1123 visits 560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
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  • 560467 1960 0 comments - 2056 visits 560467 1960
  • 560467 Open House 1961 0 comments - 1590 visits 560467 Open House 1961
  • 560467 Speed Record 0 comments - 2679 visits 560467 Speed Record
  • 560467 Speed Record Debrief 0 comments - 2877 visits 560467 Speed Record Debrief
  • 560467 Speed Record Maj Rogers 0 comments - 2984 visits 560467 Speed Record Maj Rogers
  • 560467 Speed Run 0 comments - 1970 visits 560467 Speed Run
  • 570230 AFFTC 0 comments - 1158 visits 570230 AFFTC
  • 570237 and F-107 Edwards 1959 0 comments - 2307 visits 570237 and F-107 Edwards 1959
  • 570237 Edwards 1959 0 comments - 2079 visits 570237 Edwards 1959
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  • 570242 1958 Crash Site 0 comments - 2811 visits , Rating: 3.03 570242 1958 Crash Site
  • 570242 Crash 27Oct1958 Parts 0 comments - 1694 visits 570242 Crash 27Oct1958 Parts
  • 572490 6520th Test Group 0 comments - 1986 visits 572490 6520th Test Group
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  • 572504 Press Photo 0 comments - 2295 visits 572504 Press Photo
  • 572507 1958 First Flight 0 comments - 1720 visits 572507 1958 First Flight
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  • 572507 1959 AFFTC 0 comments - 1930 visits 572507 1959 AFFTC
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  • 572507 1965 Ejection Seat Testing 0 comments - 922 visits 572507 1965 Ejection Seat Testing
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  • 572512 Wing Fences 1959 0 comments - 1575 visits 572512 Wing Fences 1959
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