590157 590095 1977 | F-106 Delta Dart Photo/Video Gallery

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F-106B 59-0157 with F-106A 59-0095 tail in the background of the 48 FIS, Langley AFB, VA in early 1977 sitting on Able Row of the 48th;s ramp. 0157 was lost on 2-11-77 due to fuel starvation at Peterson AFB, Colorado. Photo by David R Ayers, 48 FIS alumi.

From Robert Wegeman (former 48th FIS crew chief): "I was with the Squadron when the incident happened. Both survived okay, thank The Lord, but (when) they emerged from the C-131 bringing them home, they were both on crutches as they injured their right legs upon contact with the ground after ejecting and subsequent chute flotation down. Their legs luckily healed within normal time. Front seater at the time was Brigadier General (Francis A.) Humphreys Jr., 20th Air Division Commander. Rear seater was Lt. Col. Goerken. Both were okay with minor leg injuries. After General Humphreys was reassigned, Major General Tixier took over as 20th Air Division Commander until he retired. Brigadier General Paul Wagoner was the last 20th NORAD Region Commander at Fort Lee. The Command then shifted to 23rd Air Division at Tyndall and was to change yet again three years later to SEAD." (Editor's note: Brig. Gen. Humphreys was reassigned to J-3, HQ, U.S. Readiness Command after his assignment as Commander, 20th AD, and retired on July 1, 1979. He died on June 20, 2013.)

From Duane Artery: "I was the ops duty officer that day. The general and his seeing-eye IP overflew Tinker because someone was in a rush to get home. Both pilots successfully ejected. The general's primary goal -- post-ejection -- was finding his Rolex that came off during ejection."

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Author: David R Ayers

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Visits: 1979

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tazdevil - Wednesday 3 February 2021 21:57

I had signed up to fly this cross country mission but had been overridden by the 48th CC Ron Bernd. He informed me that due to my previous mission with the Genrl, where, as the IP, I required the Division Commander, under duress, to divert due to excessive headwinds, he did not want to fly with me. The commander replaced me with Tom Gerken, one of the best pilots in the 48th.
post crash investigation recovered only a slightly dirty AFWatch with matching serial numbers as having been assigned originally to one BGen Francis Humphrey. 157 was a dear loss as it had recently undergone a 60 day intense modification to repair major UHF communications interference which had curtailed its OR. The alternate 158 continued to be flown with major communications issues for two years. DiSz True Tale!