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    Airframe Family: Convair F-102 Delta Dagger / F-106 Delta Dart
    Latest Model:QF-106A Delta Dart
    Last Military Serial:AD227 USAF
    Construction Number:8-24-172
    Compressed ID:Convair QF-106A sn AD227 USAF cn 8-...
    Latest Owner or Location:Dakota Territory Air Museum, Minot International Airport, Minot, North Dakota

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to February 1960

    Constructed as a F-106A-110-CO by Convair at San Diego, California, USA.
    211th F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego, CA.

    9 March 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 59-0043.

    9 March 1960

    To 27th FIS, Bangor Air Defense Sector, Loring AFB, ME.
    Markings added: FE-043

    7 December 1963

    Damaged.
    Missile bay doors damaged in unknown incident.

    20 April 1964

    Repair completed.
    Missile bay doors repaired on this date.

    25 June 1965

    Damaged.
    Internal fuel tank damaged.

    21 July 1965

    To Sacramento Air Material Area, McClellan AFB, CA (SMAMA).

    21 December 1965

    Transferred to 27th FIS, Bangor Air Defense Sector, Loring AFB, ME.

    18 May 1966

    Repair completed.
    Internal fuel tank repairs completed at SMAMA on this date.

    15 September 1966

    Transferred to 27th FIS, 36th Air Division, Loring AFB, ME.

    1 July 1971

    Transferred to 83rd FIS, 21st Air Division, Loring AFB, ME.

    3 May 1972

    Transferred to 95th FIS, 20th Air Division, Dover AFB, DE.

    24 January 1973

    Transferred to 119th FIS, 177th FIG, New Jersey ANG, Atlantic City IAP, NJ.
    Operated with markings: NEW JERSEY, The Spirt of Atlantic City

    July 1988


    Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection

    1 August 1988

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FN194.

    16 December 1992

    To AEL Inc, East Alton, IL.
    For drone conversion.

    12 March 1993

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n AD227 as a QF-106A.

    4 April 1998

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FN0207.

    1 May 2005


    Photographer: RedRipper 24
    Notes: At the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona

    To Celebrity Row, Davis-Monthan AFB (North Side), Tucson, AZ.
    View the Location Dossier

    13 October 2014

    To Dakota Territory Air Museum, Minot International Airport, Minot, ND.
    View the Location Dossier

    After October 2014

    Markings Applied: 90005
    This F-106 was repainted as F-106A Delta Dart 59-0005, the 5th FIS commanders aircraft.
    For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier

    13 August 2016


    Photographer: Mike Worrel

    9 June 2019


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Credits
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     Convair F-106 Delta Dart The Ultimate Interceptor
    MASDC III, AMARC, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona by Bonny, Swann and Fryer
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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