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
- 2223 visits
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Speed Run Notes of Loyd Miller
- 2106 visits
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Speed Run Notes of Loyd Miller
- 1969 visits
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San Diego Convair Plant 572516 Prep for Acceptance
- 2484 visits
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Patches of Loyd Miller
- 1165 visits
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Loyd Miller with 572507
- 1378 visits
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Loyd Miller with 572502
- 1297 visits
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Loyd Miller Article
- 1214 visits
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Loyd Miller and the team
- 1237 visits
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Joint Test Force Edwards 1953
- 1209 visits
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Joint Test Force Edwards 1953
- 1438 visits
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Joe Rogers and Joe Sylvia 590086
- 3158 visits
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Joe Rogers and Joe Sylvia 2003
- 2463 visits
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Joe Rogers and Joe Sylvia 2003
- 2364 visits
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Frank E. Cheshire Jr. 94 FIS
- 1652 visits
, Rating: 4.30
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F-106 First Flight postage
- 1423 visits
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Edwards Air Show 1960
- 2131 visits
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Cockpit Test Configuration in 560459
- 2089 visits
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Cockpit Test Configuration in 560459
- 2159 visits
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Cockpit Test Configuration in 560459
- 2339 visits
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590092 Firing Six-shooter
- 2074 visits
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590092 1972 Six Shooter Tests
- 1823 visits
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590092 1972 Six Shooter Tests
- 1974 visits
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590086 AFSC Test ACFT Text
- 1642 visits
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590086 AFSC Test ACFT Team2
- 1612 visits
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590086 AFSC Test ACFT Team
- 1494 visits
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590086 AFSC Test ACFT
- 1866 visits
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590061
- 1608 visits
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59 0061 04large
- 1071 visits
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59 0061 03large
- 971 visits
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59 0061 02large
- 972 visits
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59 0061 01large
- 1004 visits
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572529 Edwards
- 1228 visits
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572529 (02)
- 293 visits
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572529 (01)
- 299 visits
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572519 1965
- 1181 visits
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572514
- 1391 visits
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572514
- 1529 visits
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572513 572516
- 1861 visits
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572512 Wing Fences 1959
- 1604 visits
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572507 Wing Fences
- 1819 visits
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572507 1965 Ejection Seat Testing
- 953 visits
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 1952 visits
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 1460 visits
, Rating: 4.30
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 1544 visits
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 919 visits
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572507 1959 AFFTC
- 817 visits
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572507 1958 First Flight
- 1746 visits
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572507 1958 First Flight
- 1618 visits
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572504 Press Photo
- 2391 visits
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572504
- 1131 visits
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572504
- 2153 visits
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572490 6520th Test Group
- 2056 visits
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570242 Crash 27Oct1958 Parts
- 1758 visits
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570242 1958 Crash Site
- 2878 visits
, Rating: 3.03
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570238
- 1813 visits
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570238
- 1905 visits
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570237 Edwards 1959
- 2115 visits
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570237 and F-107 Edwards 1959
- 2385 visits
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570230 AFFTC
- 1186 visits
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560467 Speed Run
- 2003 visits
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560467 Speed Record Maj Rogers
- 3060 visits
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560467 Speed Record Debrief
- 2953 visits
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560467 Speed Record
- 2759 visits
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560467 Open House 1961
- 1612 visits
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560467 1960
- 2086 visits
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560467
- 1949 visits
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560467
- 1545 visits
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560467
- 2014 visits
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560467
- 1237 visits
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560467
- 1172 visits
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560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
- 1197 visits
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560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
- 1273 visits
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560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
- 1196 visits
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560464 Holloman AFB NM Flight Test
- 1148 visits
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560462 Wing Fences
- 2360 visits
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560462 J-57-P-9
- 1793 visits
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560462
- 2119 visits
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560462
- 2503 visits
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560462
- 2836 visits