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    Airframe Family: Convair F-102 Delta Dagger / F-106 Delta Dart
    Latest Model:QF-106A Delta Dart
    Last Military Serial:AD213 USAF
    Construction Number:8-24-86
    Compressed ID:Convair QF-106A sn AD213 USAF cn 8-...
    Latest Owner or Location:United States Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    1 August 1959

    Constructed as a F-106A-90-CO by Convair at San Diego, California, USA.
    111th F-106 Built

    1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 57-2503.

    1 October 1959

    To 95th FIS, Washington Air Defense Sector, Andrews AFB MD.

    1 July 1963

    Transferred to 95th FIS, New York Air Defense Sector, Dover AFB, DE.

    19 December 1966

    Damaged.
    Nose gear up landing. Repaired and returned to service.

    Circa 1969


    Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
    Notes: Scanned from a Kodachrome Duplicate Slide

    17 June 1972


    Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection
    Notes: Photo taken at McChord AFB, WA

    5 July 1972

    Transferred to 101st Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing, Otis ANG Base, MA.

    Markings Applied: MASSACHUSETTS, Cape Cod

    February 1987


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Reese AFB, TX on transient ramp

    14 February 1987


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Reese AFB, TX.

    29 December 1987

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FN0165.

    29 January 1993

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n AD213 as a QF-106A.

    2 April 1997

    Destroyed.
    Shot down by AIM-120.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Convair F-106 Delta Dart The Ultimate Interceptor
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Peter Nicholson
    Max Sabin
    Tom Tessier
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