4097.jpg Exercise "Survival" CanadaThumbnailsF-106 IFE Crash Landing ArticleExercise "Survival" CanadaThumbnailsF-106 IFE Crash Landing ArticleExercise "Survival" CanadaThumbnailsF-106 IFE Crash Landing ArticleExercise "Survival" CanadaThumbnailsF-106 IFE Crash Landing Article
F-106A of the 87th FIS K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI piloted by Lt Charley Shultz. He circled the field to burn off fuel, then did a couple of hard "touch and goes" in an effort to shake the wheel down. There was some discussion in the fire department on-scene on whether to foam the runway, but there was fear that the foam would freeze and create even more of a hazard, so he made a dry landing. When he finally landed it barely made a scratch on the runway, creating a skid mark on the ground approx. 4-feet long. The pitot tube was slightly bent, but straightened itself when the plane was jacked up. 45 minutes of repairs and it was ready for another launch. It appears this incident took place in the 72-74 time frame as Col Wotring, the squadron commander of that time, is in the picture. [via Lani Duquette collection]
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