Former Displays |
This page is dedicated to former displays that have changed locations, have been repainted, have been re-serial numbered, or no longer exist, etc.. In other words, they no longer exist as shown below. |
This shows 59-0145 at Tyndall AFB, FL, as it was previously painted in the Summer of 1997. Photo by John R. Kerr from the Marty J. Isham collection. |
These two photos of 57-2523 were taken on 22 Sept 84 at Andrews AFB when the bird was a display for the National Gaurd Bureau. Photos from the Marty J. Isham collection. |
For present location and paint scheme, click here |
59-0145 |
57-2523. |
57-0230. |
Photo by Robert F. Dorr taken at Charleston AFB SC 23 March 1992. Photo from Marty J. Isham Collection |
These two photos by C. Planas, taken 24 June 1987 at Charleston AFB SC. Photos from the Marty J. Isham Collection |
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Photo by Dave Kuntz taken in 1991 at Charleston AFB SC |
March 2001. Details of this aircraft's display time at Charleston AFB SC continue to elude me. Apparently, it was involved in a landing accident at Charleston on 17 Nov 84 and was declared a display on 01 Feb 85. It was photographed at Charleston as a display as late as March 1992 but it is now at Jacksonville IAP FL. For present location and paint scheme, click here. If anyone can fill in the missing details of how and when 57-0230 got moved from Charleston AFB SC to Jacksonville IAP FL, please let me know and I'll post it. Also, maybe it is just my poor eyesight but are the main landing gear doors missing in the above photos? |
Additional information, 26 March 01. For two more stories about take-off accidents at KI Sawyer AFB (written by the pilot) for 57-0230, click here. Also includes a story about bailing out of a B-Model at KI Sawyer. |
Mystery Solved - 20 Dec 02. SMSgt Donald M. Bergin, 125th FW Fabrication Section Superintendent from the Florida Air National Guard at Jacksonville FL was kind enough to bring me up to speed on how F-106A S/N 57-0230 got from Charleston AFB to JAX. This is a partial quote from his 20 Dec 02 e-mail; Quote " We moved the F-106 from Charleston AFB to JAX on Feb 20,1993. We airlifted the complete aircraft slung under an Army CH-47, assigned to Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah GA. It was done in two hops, with a crew change and fuel stop at Hunter. The second crew was an all female crew, a first for their unit. They had just converted from the Sikorski Sky Crane and were anxious to get some real training. Until then, they had been lifting concrete blocks. The F-106 had previously been on display at a little museum on the base located next to the alert facility. The aircraft had bellied in and was not repairable. The gun bay doors must have been destroyed, because they were gone and the complete belly was covered with new sheetmetal. The speed boards are reproductions and really look good. The aircraft weighed 13,000 pounds the day of the lift. I am trying to find photos of the aircraft lift, but have only been able to find a video. We will try to make prints off of it." Unquote. Thanks Don for sharing that very interesting story with us.....Erv Second Mystery Solved - 22 Dec 04 - For the Charleston landing accident details by Doug Benjamin, click here. |
56-0451 |
Above photos of 56-0451 is how it appeared at the USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB OH in the early 1960's, only about 4 years after the aircraft first flew on 26 Dec 56 as a YF-106A but still shows the "FC" buzz number designated for the F-102 instead of the "FE" designated for the F-106 after manufacture of the third airframe. |
The USAF Museum eventually repainted 56-0451 to the above markings of the 49th FIS's 59-0082 |
Above photo is after the ~ 07 April 1989 move from Wright-Patterson AFB to Selfridge AFB. (Note deletion of the painted "command stripe" and tail markings) Click here for present location |
