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    Airframe Family: Convair F-102 Delta Dagger / F-106 Delta Dart
    Latest Model:F-106A-135-CO Delta Dart
    Last Military Serial:59-0137 USAF
    Construction Number:8-31-26
    Compressed ID:Convair F-106A-135-CO sn 59-0137 US...
    Latest Owner or Location:Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to October 1960

    Constructed as a F-106A-135-CO by Convair at San Diego, California, USA.
    327th F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego, CA

    9 January 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 59-0137.

    9 January 1961

    To 48th FIS, Washington Air Defense Sector, Langley AFB, VA.
    Markings added: FE-139

    10 October 1966

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

    19 April 1967

    Returned from loan to 48th FIS, 33D Air Division, Langley AFB, VA.

    Circa January 1968

    Base of operations changed.
    TDY to Osan AB, South Korea, in response to the USS Pueblo incident.

    10 July 1968

    Transferred to 318th FIS, 25th Air Division, McChord AFB WA.

    21 September 1968

    Transferred to 71st FIS, 28th Air Division, Malmstrom AFB, MT.

    22 December 1968

    Transferred to 48th FIS, 33D Air Division, Langley AFB, VA.

    1 January 1982

    Transferred to 49th FIS, 21st Air Division, Griffiss AFB, NY.

    From 16 October 1984 to 18 May 2004

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FN0062.

    June 2010

    Placed on display with Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville, OR.
    View the Location Dossier

    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo - now back at Evergreen Air and Space Museum

    23 June 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 Photo


    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 2019/2020 by Andy Marden

    Internet Sources
    Convair F-106 Delta Dart The Ultimate Interceptor
    MASDC III, AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona by Bonny, Swann and Fryer
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

    Individual Contributors
    John Bennett
    Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin

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