Convair F-102A-41-CO Delta Dagger 55-3372

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United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Si ...

F-106 Delta Dart The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft of the United States Air Force from the 1960s through to the 1980s. Designed as the so-called "Ultimate Interceptor", it proved to be the last specialist interceptor ...

Squadrons. The F-106 is considered one of the finest all-weather interceptors ever built. It served on active duty with the United States Air Force

Air Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for continental air defense. It was activated in 1968 and disbanded in 1980. Its predecessor, Air Defense Command, was established in 1946, briefly inac ...

(and successor organizations) and Air Defense squadrons of the Air National Guard for almost 30 years, much longer than most of its contemporaries. Originally designated the F-102B, it was redesignated F-106 because of extensive structural changes and a more powerful engine. The first F-106A flew on 26 December 1956, and deliveries to the USAF began in July 1959 with the

539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 539th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 26th Air Division at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, where it was inactivated on 31 August 1967. During World War II, the ...

McGuire AFB McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, approximately south-southeast of Trenton. McGuire is under the ju ...

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

. Production ended in late 1961 after 277 single-seat F-106As and 63 two-seat F-106B trainers had been built. The last squadron to relinquish its F-106s was the

119th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 119th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard 177th Fighter Wing located at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, New Jersey. The 119th is equipped with the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and is the oldest active fly ...

of the

New Jersey Air National Guard The New Jersey Air National Guard (NJ ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of New Jersey, United States of America. It is, along with the New Jersey Army National Guard, an element of the New Jersey National Guard. As state militia units, the ...

, which sent its last plane to

AMARC The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (french: link=no, Association Mondiale Des Radiodiffuseurs Communautaires, AMARC) is the international umbrella organization of community radio broadcasters founded in 1983, with nearly 3,000 m ...

in August 1988. The last operator of the F-106 was the

82d Aerial Targets Squadron The 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group and stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The squadron was first activated as the 82nd Pursuit Squadron in 1942. F ...

, which used retired F-106s as target drones beginning in 1990. The last shoot down of a QF-106 (57-2524) took place at

Holloman AFB Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. ...

on 20 February 1997. The last unexpended flyable 82d ATS QF-106 drone was sent to

in January 1998 for storage.

Air Defense Command/ADTAC Squadron Assignments

Number of aircraft assigned in parentheses * 2d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (20) : Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, July 1971 – March 1973 : Inactivated, A/C to AMARC : Air Defense Weapons Center (ADWC) (33) : Redesignated: 2d Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron 15 August 1974 : Redesignated: 2d Fighter Weapons Squadron 1 February 1982 :

Tyndall AFB Tyndall Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located east of Panama City, Florida. The base was named in honor of World War I pilot 1st Lt. Frank Benjamin Tyndall. The base operating unit and host wing is the 325th Fighter Wing (325 ...

, Florida, September 1974 – May 1984 : Inactivated, A/C to AMARC * 5th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (45) :

Minot AFB Minot Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation in Ward County, North Dakota, north of the city of Minot via U.S. Route 83. In the 2020 census, the base was counted as a CDP with a total population of 5,017, down from 5,521 in ...

, North Dakota, February 1960 – April 1985 : A/C to AMARC, re-equipped with F-15A Eagles * 11th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (33) : Duluth Airport, Minnesota, June 1960 – September 1968 : Inactivated, A/C reassigned to 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron *

27th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 27th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force 1st Operations Group located at Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia. The 27th is equipped with the F-22 Raptor. The 27th Fighter Squadron is the oldest active fighter squad ...

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Loring AFB Loring Air Force Base was a United States Air Force installation in northeastern Maine, near Limestone, Maine, Limestone and Caribou, Maine, Caribou in Aroostook County, Maine, Aroostook County. It was one of the largest bases of the U.S. Air Fo ...

, Maine, October 1959 – July 1971 : Inactivated, A/C reassigned to 83d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron *

48th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 48th Flying Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates T-1 Jayhawk aircraft conducting flight training. The squadron is one of the oldest in the Air Force, being for ...

(49) : Langley AFB, Virginia, September 1960 – March 1982 : A/C to AMARC, re-equipped with F-15A Eagles *

49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 49th Fighter Training Squadron is part of the 14th Flying Training Wing based at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. It operates T-38 Talon aircraft conducting flight training. The squadron was first activated as the 49th Pursuit Squadro ...

(46) : Griffiss AFB, New York, December 1968 – September 1987 : Inactivated, A/C to AMARC, last active-duty USAF F-106 Squadron * 71st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (57) :

Selfridge AFB Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the Unit ...

, Michigan, October 1960 :

Richards-Gebaur AFB Richards-Gebaur Memorial Airport is a former airport that operated alongside Richards-Gebaur Air Reserve Station (also Richards-Gebaur Air Force Station) until the base's closure in 1994, and until it was closed in 1999. Formerly, it was oper ...

, Missouri, January 1967 :

Malmstrom AFB Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States, adjacent to the city of Great Falls. It was named in honor of World War II POW Colonel Einar Axel Malmstrom. ...

, Montanta, July 1968 – July 1971 : Inactivated, A/C reassigned to 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron * 83d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (20) :

, Maine, July 1971 – June 1972 : Inactivated, A/C to AMARC * 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (43) :

Hamilton AFB Hamilton Field (Hamilton AFB) was a United States Air Force base, which was inactivated in 1973, decommissioned in 1974, and put into a caretaker status with the Air Force Reserves until 1976. It was transferred to the United States Army in 1983 ...

, California, September 1968 :

Castle AFB Castle Air Force Base (Castle AFB, 1941–1995) is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base in California, located northeast of Atwater, northwest of Merced, and about south of Sacramento. The Central Valley base in unin ...

, California, August 1973 – June 1981 : A/C to AMARC, squadron realigned to 84th FITS (T-33A) * 87th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (37) : Duluth Airport, Minnesota, September 1968 : K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan, May 1971 – October 1985 : Inactivated, A/C to AMARC * 94th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (48) :

, Michigan, April 1960 : Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, December 1969 – July 1971 : A/C to AMARC, squadron realigned to 94th TFS (F-4E) *

95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 95th Fighter Squadron (95 FS) is a disbanded F-22 Raptor squadron of the United States Air Force. Last activated on 11 October 2013 and stationed at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, the squadron's aircraft and personnel were distributed acros ...

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Andrews AFB Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force. In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form Joint Bas ...

, Maryland, July 1959 :

Dover AFB Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command (AMC), located southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. 436th AW is the host wing and runs the busiest and largest air ...

, Delaware, July 1963 – Jan 1973 : A/C to AMARC, squadron realigned to 95th TFTS (T-33) *

318th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 25th Air Division at McChord Air Force Base, Washington, where it was inactivated on 7 December 1989. The squadron was firs ...

(70) : McChord AFB, Washington, March 1960 – November 1983 : A/C to AMARC, re-equipped with F-15A Eagles * 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron :

, Montana, July 1971 – April 1972 (41) : Redesignated: 319th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron, 1 June 1975 :

, Florida, June 1975 – November 1977 : Inactivated, A/C to AMARC *

329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 329th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Los Angeles Air Defense Sector at George Air Force Base, California, where it was inactivated on 1 July 1967. History World War ...

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George AFB George Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located within the city limits, 8 miles northwest, of central Victorville, California, about 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California. Established by the United States Army Air Co ...

, California, July 1960 – June 1967 : Inactivated, A/C to AMARC *

437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with 414th Fighter Group at Oxnard Air Force Base, California, where it was inactivated on 30 September 1969. The squadron was first ac ...

(21) : Oxnard AFB, California, July – September 1968 : Inactivated, replaced by 460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron *

438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 438th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the 35th Air Division at Griffiss Air Force Base, New York, where it was inactivated on 30 September 1968. The squadron was firs ...

(29) : Kincheloe AFB, Michigan, May 1960 – September 1968 : Inactivated, replaced by 49th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron *

456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Air Defense Command San Francisco Air Defense Sector stationed at Oxnard Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 18 J ...

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, California, September 1959 – July 1968 : Inactivated, replaced by 437th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron *

460th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 460th Fighter-Interceptor Training Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Tactical Air Command's 325th Fighter Weapons Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, where it was inactivated on 15 Octob ...

(44) : Oxnard AFB, California, September 1968 :

Kingsley Field Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Oregon Air National Guard's 173rd Fighter Wing (173 FW). History In 1928, the citizens of Klamath Falls approved the sale of $50,000 worth of bonds to construct an airport. The a ...

, Oregon, December 1969 : Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, April 1971 – July 1974 : Inactivated, A/C to 194th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron *

498th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 498th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Air Defense Command stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base, California. It was inactivated on 30 September 1968. History World Wa ...

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Geiger Field Spokane International Airport is a commercial airport located approximately west-southwest of downtown Spokane, Washington, United States. It is the primary airport serving the Inland Northwest, which consists of 30 counties and includes are ...

, Washington, May 1959 : McChord AFB, Washington, July 1963 :

Paine Field Paine Field , also known as Snohomish County Airport, is a commercial and general aviation airport serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in unincorporated Snohomish County, Washington, between the ...

, Washington, June 1966 :

, California, 30 September 1968 : Reassigned/inactivated same day, replaced by 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron *

(26) :

, New Jersey, May 1959 – June 1967 : Inactivated, A/C to AMARC

Air National Guard Squadron Assignments

Number of aircraft assigned in parentheses *

101st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The United States Air Force's 101st Intelligence Squadron (101 IS), Massachusetts Air National Guard, is an intelligence unit assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing and located at Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. From its creation ...

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Massachusetts Air National Guard The Massachusetts Air National Guard (MA ANG) is the aerial militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America. It is, along with the Massachusetts Army National Guard, an element of the Massachusetts National Guard. As common ...

: Otis ANGB, Massachusetts, April 1972 – February 1988 : A/C to AMARC, re-equipped with F-15A Eagles *

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Atlantic City International Airport Atlantic City International Airport is a shared civil-military airport northwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey, in Egg Harbor Township, the Pomona section of Galloway Township and in Hamilton Township. The airport is accessible via Exit 9 o ...

, New Jersey, October 1972-8 August 1988 : A/C to AMARC, re-equipped with F-16C Falcons : Last operational USAF FIS with F-106s *

159th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 159th Fighter Squadron (159 FS) is a unit of the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing (125 FW) located at Jacksonville Air National Guard Base at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida. The 159th is currently equipped with th ...

(24) :

Florida Air National Guard The Florida Air National Guard (FL ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Florida. It is, along with the Florida Army National Guard (FL ARNG), an element of the Florida National Guard. It is also an element of the Air National Guard (ANG ...

: Jacksonville International Airport, Florida, May 1974 – March 1986 : A/C to AMARC, re-equipped with F-16C Falcons *

171st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 171st Air Refueling Squadron (171 ARS) is a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard's 127th Wing (127 WG) located at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. The 171st is equipped with the KC-135T Stratotanker. History World Wa ...

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Michigan Air National Guard The Michigan Air National Guard (MI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Michigan, United States of America. It is, along with the Michigan Army National Guard, an element of the Michigan National Guard. The Michigan Air National Guard is ...

Selfridge Field Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens. Selfridge Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the Unit ...

, Michigan, December 1972 – August 1978 : Re-equipped with F-4Cs; A/C reassigned to 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron *

186th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 186th Airlift Squadron is a unit of the Montana Air National Guard 120th Airlift Wing located at Great Falls International Airport (Air National Guard Base), Montana. The 186th is equipped with the C-130H Hercules. History World War II Th ...

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Montana Air National Guard The Montana Air National Guard (MT ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Montana, United States of America. Along with the Montana Army National Guard it is an element of the Montana National Guard. As state militia units, the units in the M ...

Great Falls International Airport Great Falls International Airport is a public/military airport in city limits three miles southwest of central Great Falls in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The airport has also been called Great Falls Municipal Airport. The Nat ...

, Montana, April 1972 – June 1987 : A/C to AMARC, re-equipped with F-16C Falcons *

194th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron The 194th Fighter Squadron (194 FS) is a unit of the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) at Fresno Air National Guard Base, California. The 194th is equipped with the F-15 Eagle and like its parent wing, the 144th Griffin ...

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California Air National Guard The California Air National Guard (CA ANG) is one of three components of the California National Guard, a reserve of the United States Air Force, and part of the National Guard of the United States. As militia units, the units in the California ...

: Fresno International Airport, California, May 1974 – January 1984 : A/C to AMARC, re-equipped with F-4Ds

Other USAF Assignments

Air Force Flight Test Center The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is a development and test organization of the United States Air Force. It conducts research, development, test, and evaluation of aerospace systems from concept to deployment. It has test flown every aircraft in ...

: 6510th Test Wing : 6511th Test Group :

Edwards AFB Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in California. Most of the base sits in Kern County, but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County. The hub of the base is E ...

, California, May 1957-February 1998 * 73d Air Division (Air Defense Weapons Center) :

, Florida, October 1959-1984 * 475th (later, 53d) Weapons Evaluation Group (QF-106) :

: 82d Aerial Targets Squadron (Det 1.) (

, New Mexico) :

Eglin AFB Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida Panhandle, located about southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County. The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The 9 ...

, Florida, November 1990-January 1998 In addition to the USAF, F-106s were operated in limited numbers by

Convair Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953, i ...

Rockwell International Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate involved in aircraft, the space industry, defense and commercial electronics, components in the automotive industry, printing presses, avionics and industrial products. R ...

and

Hughes Aircraft The Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded on February 14, 1934 by Howard Hughes in Glendale, California, as a division of Hughes Tool Company. The company was known for producing, among other pro ...

for Air Force testing programs, and by

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...

for almost 40 years (1961–1999).

References

* USAF Aerospace Defense Command publication, The Interceptor, January 1979 (Volume 21, Number 1). * * {{Air Force Historical Research Agency F-106 Delta Dart units Military units and formations of the United States Air Force by equipment