F-106

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.

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.

Even though the USAF ordered 93 YF-12 aircraft and had an initial budget of $90 million to further testing, this… Read More

10 months ago

F-106 pilot tells the story of when he fell asleep while SAGE ground computer was flying his Six during a late-night exercise

‘Suddenly my F-106 rolled out of its turn onto a new heading. The sudden leveling of the wings woke me… Read More

11 months ago

‘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

'The standard load for an F-106 was four AIM-4 Falcons and a Genie. Primary weapon was the Genie-a nuclear air-to-air… Read More

1 year ago

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

Taken on Jul. 19, 1957 the video in this post features a USAF Northrop F-89J Scorpion conducting the first and… Read More

1 year ago

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

‘In the post-action debriefing, we found that ALL the F-106 Delta Dart aircraft got to the runway before the FIRST… Read More

1 year ago

Did you know the F-106 “supercruised” before the F-22? Former “Six” pilots explain why the Delta Dart was the perfect bomber interceptor.

“The 106’s speed and range gave us the ability to ‘…get there the firstest with the mostest,’ which of course… Read More

3 years ago

F-106 pilot downed in 1975 tells the story of a unique high-altitude ejection

During his time at Tyndall, Damer was selected along with a fellow pilot to participate in a unique F-106 training… Read More

4 years ago