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Post by Mark O on Apr 4, 2024 2:35:36 GMT 9
Recently I posted a pic of a Six, and a WWI Spad XIII to show the size comparison. I was messing around once, and came up with this graphic to show the relative size even better. Can you imagine? Ten crew members flew on a B-17, and it could hold a maximum of 16, 500 pound bombs (8,000 lbs) for short range missions, but more realistically only 9, 500 pounders (4,500 lbs) on the long range missions usually flown in WWII. B-17G - 74' 4" F-106A - 70' 8"
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Mark O
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Post by Mark O on Apr 5, 2024 1:50:58 GMT 9
Here's another hidden gem I found thanks to the interwebs. 59-0134 when she was originally placed on display at Lowry AFB. CO after her time as a munitions trainer. When I first saw this photo I thought those red items in the background off the nose were part of a kid's, outdoor play set with slides, or something. Then I realized they were AIM-4 Falcon missiles! I wish I could find a picture of those from the front of the aircraft! Of course 134 is now at Peterson AFB, CO and in what I think is it's third, display paint scheme. (This was the first, then markings of the 194th FIS, CA ANG, and now the 48th FIS.) BTW, I have always wondered why the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum at the former Lowry AFB never got this aircraft for their museum. I used to take my kids there when I lived in a Denver suburb. It is a very nice museum if you get the chance to visit Denver.
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Post by pat perry on Apr 5, 2024 9:36:02 GMT 9
Here's another hidden gem I found thanks to the interwebs. 59-0134 when she was originally placed on display at Lowry AFB. CO after her time as a munitions trainer. When I first saw this photo I thought those red items in the background off the nose were part of a kid's, outdoor play set with slides, or something. Then I realized they were AIM-4 Falcon missiles! I wish I could find a picture of those from the front of the aircraft! Of course 134 is now at Peterson AFB, CO and in what I think is it's third, display paint scheme. (This was the first, then markings of the 194th FIS, CA ANG, and now the 48th FIS.) BTW, I have always wondered why the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum at the former Lowry AFB never got this aircraft for their museum. I used to take my kids there when I lived in a Denver suburb. It is a very nice museum if you get the chance to visit Denver.
Enjoy! Mark O
Notes from the Lineage Page. Thanks for the heads up, Mark O: F-106A 59-0134 Peterson Air & Space Museum, Peterson AFB, CO 59-0134 located at the Peterson Air and Space Museum, Peterson AFB, CO. It was repainted between Sept-Nov 2010 to the early 1960s version of the 48th FIS at Langley AFB VA. Its previous paint was in 194th FIS colors of the Fresno ANG. In Aug 2002, during cosmetic restoration and painting of the exterior it was discovered the entire nose section of the aircraft, cockpit bulkhead forward, was ‘simulated’ including the radome. In May 2003 the radome was removed & transported to the 144th FW in Fresno for repair and in Jun 2003 was returned and reinstalled. In Aug 2004 the cockpit was partially restored, night cockpit lighting installed, and a mannequin put into the ejection seat. How it got here: In late 1968/early 1969 59-0134 while assigned to the 318th FIS McChord AFB suffered ground fire damage when external wing fuel tanks were accidentally ejected after a WSEM load. The fire damaged both wings, rear fuselage and vertical stabilizer, and was rendered un-flyable/un-repairable. On 5 Feb 1969 AFLC directed shipment of the aircraft to Lowry AFB CO as a munitions trainer. It was shipped week of 12 May 1969. Sometime after Oct 1975 it became a display bird at Lowry and on 2 Nov 1995 was trucked to Peterson AFB CO for display, where it still sits. 59-0134 in the old 194th Fresno ANG tail flash colors. We had a 456th FIS Reunion at Peterson Air Museum. Great Museum and Staff! Some rambunctious USAF Cadets rolled the aircraft down the hill at the USAF Academy, and it went to Lowry AFB before finally being moved to Peterson Air Museum in Colorado Springs. I believe 59-0134 was last repainted by a member of the Fresno Air National Guard (FANG) who traveled to Peterson to paint it. The same guy also came to Castle AFB to help us paint the F-106 that we rescued from the Boneyard at AMARG. I don't remember his name, but Erv Smalley {RIP} was there, and he and his wife hosted our 456th Reunion at Colorado Springs. Somewhere in this small Senior Citizens Apartment we now live in I have a 3-ring binder full of pictures of the Colorado Springs Reunion. It was awesome! In the meantime, go here and watch the painting take place. www.f-106deltadart.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/392Pat P. |
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Post by Mark O on Apr 6, 2024 4:21:17 GMT 9
Ah, airshows, and open house's. Always fun when I got the chance to talk to the crew. Even had my chance to be on the other side when I was on KC-135s and C-130s. I always volunteered to do airshows when I flew. (Besides, the crew parties were great!) Here is one of 59-0151 of the 318th FIS on display with a pilot giving the nickle tour of the cockpit. My notes say this was 1962. Other than the old uniforms, the early intake plugs, and such, two obvious things in this shot is it says "F-106A", and the tail is not painted in 318th colors. Hmm? Enjoy! Mark O
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Post by Bullhunter on Apr 6, 2024 5:20:31 GMT 9
Ah, airshows, and open house's. Always fun when I got the chance to talk to the crew. Even had my chance to be on the other side when I was on KC-135s and C-130s. I always volunteered to do airshows when I flew. (Besides, the crew parties were great!) Here is one of 59-0151 of the 318th FIS on display with a pilot giving the nickle tour of the cockpit. My notes say this was 1962. Other than the old uniforms, the early intake plugs, and such, two obvious things in this shot is it says "F-106A", and the tail is not painted in 318th colors. Hmm? Enjoy! Mark O
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Post by Mark O on Apr 6, 2024 8:33:36 GMT 9
It's a B-model. I can't make out the tail number. Yea, if you look at the original post I mentioned it is 59-0151. If you look closely you can easily make out the buzz number on the fuselage. I suppose they didn't have a pre-made signboard that said F-106B, so we are left with this historical faux pas! 
(BTW, did anyone notice the C-1 stand laying down under the pitot tube so no one impales themselves on it! Ha!)
Mark O
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Post by Mark O on Apr 7, 2024 3:48:27 GMT 9
Yesterday I posted that photo of 59-0151 on display at a 1962 airshow/open house, and commented about the C-1 stand under the pitot tube. Well, it reminded me of the B-model, 57-2533 on display at Kelly Field in San Antonio. As a reminder, 2533 is mounted on a pole, and her nose is reaching skyward. Many pics of her are here at this link under the Survivors page. It's been a few years since I've been down there, but I distinctly remember seeing, and photographing the protection they use on the tip of her pitot tube to protect folks from getting impaled. (Remember, she is on a pole!) Yes, that is what I think is a rubber (or similar?) ball covering the tip of the pitot tube! Okay, in all seriousness, I think the real reason the ball is over the tip of the tube is to prevent rain, and critters from getting inside it. I personally would have used some type of form-fitting plug that could be sealed INSIDE the tube to give her a more realistic look because honestly, that ball looks ridiculous. (Maybe that's just me.) Enjoy! Mark O
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Post by Don Fletcher on Apr 8, 2024 2:10:25 GMT 9
They must have heard you Mark, This is a picture of 72533 when we were at the reunion last year. [url= ![https://ibb.co/HPH6XG7][img]https://i.ibb.co/HPH6XG7/PA095640.jpg[/img][/url]](https://ibb.co/HPH6XG7][img]https://i.ibb.co/HPH6XG7/PA095640.jpg[/img][/url])
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Post by Mark O on Apr 8, 2024 2:30:55 GMT 9
They must have heard you Mark, This is a picture of 72533 when we were at the reunion last year. [url= The photo is not showing up on my screen, but I get your point! Thanks!
Mark O
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Post by pat perry on Apr 8, 2024 8:17:35 GMT 9
They must have heard you Mark, This is a picture of 72533 when we were at the reunion last year. [url=
Don Fletcher, I found one of the pics you posted (small one) but not the second one, so I copied the URL for Pat McGee's photo collection for 57-2533. www.f-106deltadart.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/416Thanks for sending your pictures from the San Antonio Reunion. Pat P. |
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Post by Mark O on Apr 9, 2024 2:24:11 GMT 9
Talk about 9 lives! Well, maybe not that many. 57-0230 did get some bumps and bruises over it's life, but fortunately was fixed up the first two times. (Two aborted takeoffs: an engine fire, and later a blown tire.) After the third (landing gear failure), we're lucky they were able to keep her as a survivor, and she is still on display in Florida. Lot's of photos of her on the 11th FIS, 87th FIS (including a newspaper clipping of the landing accident after the gear failure), and survivors pages. (BTW, this is the second appearance of 230 in the PoTD. I posted a pic of her as "Weezer" in 11th FIS colors some time ago!)
Finally, here is the only shot I have seen of her during her AFFTC time, and one that P&W used for a full page ad in an unknown trade magazine. I found this years ago, and had several other advertisement that featured the F-106. I think they were part of a bunch of stuff I had stolen many years ago as I have not seen them in years. (Who knows, I still have boxes from my divorce I haven't gone through completely!) Enjoy! Mark O
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