5492.jpg Air Space Musem Wall of Honor - Col Joe RogersThumbnailsDiplome de RecordAir Space Musem Wall of Honor - Col Joe RogersThumbnailsDiplome de RecordAir Space Musem Wall of Honor - Col Joe RogersThumbnailsDiplome de RecordAir Space Musem Wall of Honor - Col Joe RogersThumbnailsDiplome de RecordAir Space Musem Wall of Honor - Col Joe RogersThumbnailsDiplome de RecordAir Space Musem Wall of Honor - Col Joe RogersThumbnailsDiplome de Record
A smiling Maj Joseph W. Rogers during debrief following his Speed Record run in F-106A 56-0467 at AFFTC, Edwards AFB, CA. on 15 Dec 1959 where he set a new world speed record of 1,525.95 miles per hour over the 15-25 kilometer straight-away course at Edwards AFB, CA. [Scanned from page 28 of William G. Holder's book Convair F-106 "Delta Dart", an AERO Series 27 publication.] Colonel Rogers passed away on 6 Aug 2005. You can read his obituary on the Speed Recordpage at http://www.f-106deltadart.com/speedrecord.htm and also a copy of it as written in the SFGate.com website at Joseph Rogers record breaking pilot.
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