Aircraft Photo of 57-2545 / 72545 | Convair F-106B Delta Dart | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #537677
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:57-2545
Alternate Serial:72545
Aircraft Original Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart (8)
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair F-106 Delta Dart
Aircraft Version:Convair F-106B Delta Dart
C/n (msn):8-27-39
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:5 FIS
Location
City / Airport:Hampton - Langley AFBMap
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KLFI   IATA: LFI   Local: LFI   Other: -
 
Photo Date:2 May 1990
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 537677
Photo Comment

Assigned to NASA Langley Research Center and in their hangar. Built in 1960. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code FN201 in 1992. Returned to service in 1993. Stored again at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code FN203 in 1994. Left in 1994. Converted to QF-106B drone AD282. Withdrawn from use due to a cracked intaake duct in 1997. Sold in 2000 and moved to El Paso, TX. Noted in Bissell Auto & Body yard in St.Louis, MO in 2014. Still there in 2021.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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