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World’s fastest single-engine jet aircraft: The F-106 speed record
F-106
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
World’s fastest single-engine jet aircraft: The F-106 speed record
By
Dario Leone
Aug 16 2026
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Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-106 pilot recalls flying the wing’s flight surgeon in 32 minutes from Andrews to Cape Cod in his Six backseat
Jun 4 2026
By
Dario Leone
Sponsored by:
Key Publishing
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
‘The F-106 “supercruised” before the F-22.’ Six pilots explain why the Delta Dart was the perfect bomber interceptor and how it helped the US to win the Cold War
Dec 28 2025
By
Dario Leone
Sponsored by:
Schiffer Military
Aviation History / Military Aviation
The Nazi Mach 2.6 interceptor designed to ram Allied bombers that inspired the F-102 and F-106
Dec 23 2024
By
Dario Leone
Sponsored by:
Mortons Books
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
When Sec. of Defense McNamara canceled the YF-12 Blackbird to fund the F-106X Mach 5 Interceptor. Then he canceled the F-106X program too.
Oct 25 2024
By
Linda Sheffield Miller
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF Deuce pilot recalls how during the few times he broke the sound barrier in the F-102 the cockpit noise level never changed
Mar 15 2024
By
Dario Leone
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
The story of the NASA F-106 Delta Dart that was struck by Lightning 714 Times
Dec 29 2023
By
Dario Leone
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird
Sec. of Defense McNamara canceled the YF-12 Blackbird program to fund the F-106X Mach 5 Interceptor. Then he canceled the F-106X program too.
Dec 11 2022
By
Linda Sheffield Miller
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
F-106 pilot tells the story of when he fell asleep while SAGE ground computer was flying his Six during a late-night exercise
Oct 20 2022
By
Dario Leone
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation
‘The F-106 “supercruised” before the F-22 and it was the perfect bomber interceptor.’ Six pilots explain how the Delta Dart helped the US to win the Cold War
Sep 3 2022
By
Dario Leone
Sponsored by:
Schiffer Military
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / Weapons
Video shows F-89 Scorpion interceptor conducting the first and only live test of a USAF AIR-2 Genie nuclear-tipped air-to-air rocket
Aug 10 2022
By
Dario Leone
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
F-106 Vs F-4: Six Pilot tells the story of when his Delta Dart Squadron Beat a Phantom II Unit during Scramble Training and explains why the F-106 Scrambled faster than the F-4
May 16 2022
By
Dario Leone
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
Did you know the F-106 “supercruised” before the F-22? Former “Six” pilots explain why the Delta Dart was the perfect bomber interceptor.
Mar 4 2021
By
Dario Leone
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
F-106 pilot downed in 1975 tells the story of a unique high-altitude ejection
Jun 7 2019
By
Dario Leone
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