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    Airframe Family: Convair F-102 Delta Dagger / F-106 Delta Dart
    Latest Model:QF-106B Delta Dart
    Last Military Serial:AD271 USAF
    Construction Number:8-27-37
    Compressed ID:Convair QF-106B sn AD271 USAF cn 8-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Flabob Airport, Riverside, California

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to January 1960

    Constructed as a F-106B-60-CO by Convair at San Diego, California, USA.
    189th F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego, CA

    12 February 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 57-2543.

    12 February 1960

    To 319th FIS, Detroit Air Defense Sector, Bunker Hill AFB IN.

    3 March 1961

    Transferred to 4756th Maintenance and Supply Group, Tyndall AFB, FL.

    27 July 1961

    Transferred to 4756th Air Defense Group, Tyndall AFB, FL.

    4 January 1963

    Transferred to 4756th Air Defense Wing, Tyndall AFB, FL.

    2 November 1967

    Transferred to Air Defense Weapons Center (ADWC), Tyndall AFB, FL.

    1 October 1979

    Command change from ADCOM to TAC.

    2 November 1979


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: F-106B Delta Dart of the 95th Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron at Tyndall AFB, Florida in November 1979.

    2 April 1984

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FN043.

    10 December 1993

    To AEL Inc, East Alton IL.
    For drone conversion.

    17 November 1994

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n AD271 as a QF-106B.

    13 September 1995

    Flew 1st and only NULLO.

    23 February 1998

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    Involved in landing accident when nose gear collapsed.

    April 2000

    Transported by ground. Delivered to Century Airlines Inc, El Paso International Airport, El Paso, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    December 2016

    To Excelsior Aviation, Medical and Engineering Academy, Southern California Logistics Airport, Victorville, CA.
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    By March 2024

    To Flabob Airport, Riverside, CA.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Convair F-106 Delta Dart The Ultimate Interceptor
    Individual Contributors
     Peter Nicholson
    Max Sabin
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