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572475 Aim-4s and Genie 1959

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F-106A 57-2475 of the 539 FIS McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey in 1959. This photo was taken at McGuire showing a grouping of weapon systems used for North American air defense: Convair F-106A "Delta Dart", Convair F-102A "Delta Dagger", US Army Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile, Lockheed F-104A "Starfighter" This shot was just prior to another same shot which had a pilot standing next to the F-106 striking a "hero pose" for the photographer, with an AIR-2 "Genie" air-to-air rocket and AIM-4 "Falcon" air-to-air missile alongside.  Photo courtesy of McGuire AFB Public Affairs