zipper730
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Post by zipper730 on Mar 24, 2021 8:19:48 GMT 9
I remember seeing a picture of an F-106 with the radome largely blown off: I was told it was the result of a missile firing test gone awry.
Is this correct?
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Post by LBer1568 on Mar 24, 2021 11:05:21 GMT 9
The one picture I have seen most is a result of a lightning strike.
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zipper730
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Post by zipper730 on Mar 24, 2021 12:50:26 GMT 9
Understood
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Post by Jim on Mar 25, 2021 1:24:13 GMT 9
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Post by pat perry on Mar 25, 2021 1:52:25 GMT 9
Zipper, we have over 20,000 F-106 pics. This link is a search for "missing radome" on the picture files in 8 folder groups of pictures.
f-106deltadart.com/piwigo/index.php?/search/2703
You would have to be more specific about the picture you saw. If you can't find it here among hundreds of pictures, we probably don't have it.
Pat P.
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Post by falconkeeper on Aug 2, 2021 23:05:25 GMT 9
I remember this incident. It was at Minot in the late 70s. A two ship went up to practice close maneuvers and the trailing 6 got too close and knocked it's nose off on the wing of the lead. The lead suffered just minor damage and landed first. The "noseless" one got on the ground OK, but everything in front of the foreword bulkhead was gone. Pucker factor for that pilot was very high.
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Post by Jim on Aug 3, 2021 0:15:54 GMT 9
I remember this incident. It was at Minot in the late 70s. A two ship went up to practice close maneuvers and the trailing 6 got too close and knocked it's nose off on the wing of the lead. The lead suffered just minor damage and landed first. The "noseless" one got on the ground OK, but everything in front of the foreword bulkhead was gone. Pucker factor for that pilot was very high.
f-106deltadart.com/piwigo/picture.php?/3689
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Post by falconkeeper on Aug 3, 2021 22:04:29 GMT 9
My memory might be foggy about how much was gone up front. But I do remember the chaos the incident caused on base and our missile shop was just off the flight line, so we had a front row seat.
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