57-2519Page

Feb 1959 - 53rd F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego CA

21 Jul 59 - To 498th FIS, 84th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron,

Air Defense Command, Geiger Field WA

30 Nov 59 - To 498th FIS, 84th FG, Geiger Field WA

07 Jun 60 - To Sacramento Air Logistics Area, McClellan AFB CA

22 Apr 62 - To 498th FIS, 84th FG, Spokane Municipal Airport WA

31 Aug 62 - To Sacramento Air Logistics Area, McClellan AFB CA

02 Nov 62 - To 6515th Organizational Maintenance Squadron

Air Force Systems Command, Edwards AFB CA

29 Dec 64 - To AF Flight Test Center (AFSC), Edwards AFB CA

28 Apr 66 - To NF-106B

21 Jun 66 - To Martin Company, Baltimore MD

16 Mar 68 - To AF Flight Test Center (AFSC). Edwards AFB CA

21 Oct 71 - To 552nd Airborne Early Warning Wing, McClellan AFB CA (ADC)

13 Feb 72 - To Sacramento Air Logistics Area, McClellan AFB CA

14 Sep 76 - Dropped from inventory as surplus

While at the Martin Company in Baltimore, both F-106B 57-2519 and F-106B 57-2529 supported a flight simulation program designed to replicate flight characteristics (for the back seat pilot) of different kinds of aircraft, like the Martin X-23, X-24A & X-24B lifting bodies and space re-entry vehicles. Click here for a Mar 04 confirmation e-mail from two retired Convair Reps, Jim Day & Joe Sylvia. Click here for a 09 Jan 07 e-mail and here for a 11 Jan 07 e-mail from test pilot Don Ward.

Both 57-2519 & 57-2529 were put in storage as NF-106Bs at McClellan AFB CA in the early 70s. In the mid 70s, it was decided to use the two NFs to repair crash damaged aircraft, so the NFs were declared surplus. The above left photo is one of the two aircraft covered in Spraylat protective coating on display in 1973. The above right photo shows what was left of them in the early to mid 80s.