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    Airframe Family: Convair F-102 Delta Dagger / F-106 Delta Dart
    Latest Model:QF-106A Delta Dart
    Last Military Serial:AD211 USAF
    Construction Number:8-24-63
    Compressed ID:Convair QF-106A sn AD211 USAF cn 8-...
    Latest Owner or Location:United States Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    From Unknown to June 1959

    Constructed as a F-106A-85-CO by Convair at San Diego, California, USA.
    84th F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego, CA

    15 June 1959

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 57-2480.

    15 June 1959

    To 498th FIS, Geiger Field, WA.
    Markings added: FE-480

    17 January 1961

    Transferred to 498th FIS, 84th FG, Spokane IAP, WA.

    24 April 1963

    Transferred to 456th FIS, Castle AFB, CA.

    1 July 1968

    Base of operations changed.
    Oxnard AFB, CA.

    8 July 1968

    Transferred to 437th FIS, 414th FG, Oxnard AFB CA.

    30 September 1968

    Transferred to 460th FIS, 414th FG, Oxnard AFB CA.

    1 December 1969

    Transferred to 460th FIS, 408th FG, Kingsley Field OR.

    30 April 1971

    Transferred to 460th FIS, 25th Air Division, Grand Forks AFB, ND.

    19 April 1972

    Transferred to 186th FIS, 120th FIG, Montana ANG, Great Falls IAP, MT.
    Operated with markings: Montana, Big Sky Country

    20 September 1974

    Transferred to 84th FIS, 26th Air Division, Castle AFB, CA.

    Circa November 1977


    Photographer: Ken Buchanan Collection

    1 October 1979

    Command change from ADCOM to TAC.

    May 1981

    Transferred to Air Defense Weapons Center (ADWC), Tyndall AFB, FL.

    April 1984

    Transferred to 101st FIS, 102nd FIG, Massachusetts ANG, Otis AFB, MA.

    29 January 1988

    Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number FN178.

    19 August 1992

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

    13 November 1992

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n AD211 as a QF-106A.

    2 September 1994

    Shot down.
    Shot down on 2nd NULLO by an AIM-120 (9G Kill).
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