59-0158
Lineage
Aug 1960 - 305th F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego CA
05 Oct 60 - To 329th FIS George AFB CA
25 Oct 60 - To 48th FIS Langley AFB VA
29 Sep 65 - To Tyndall AFB FL
09 Oct 65 - To 48th FIS Langley AFB VA
10 Jul 68 - To 318th FIS McChord AFB WA
20 Dec 68 - To 48th FIS Langley AFB VA
01 Oct 79 - Command change from ADCOM to TAC
?? Feb 82 - To 5th FIS Minot AFB ND
?? Mar 82 - To 318th FIS McChord AFB WA
21 Oct 83 - To Davis Monthan AFB AZ for storage FN019
07 Feb 94 - To AEL Inc., East Alton IL for drone conversion
12 Sept 94 - To Tyndall AFB FL as QF-106 AD275
23 Feb 98 - To Davis Monthan AFB AZ for storage AAFN0205
13 May 02 - The Office of Public Affairs at the Wright/Pat USAF Museum has
                        confirmed that this bird has been offered to the Air Force Flight
                        Test Center Museum at Edwards AFB CA and they are working 
                        the issue of movement.
25 Feb 03 - To AFFTC Museum, Edwards AFB CA for display
                 It will be painted with 329th FIS markings as Edwards was the alert                         detachment for the 329th FIS George AFB CA in the early 1960s. For                          more Det. #1 photos at Edwards on Pat World by Darrell Martin,                                 click here. 58-0158 arrived at Edwards 25 Feb 03 by truck from DM                          and was moved by Worldwide Aircraft Recovery. Funding was                                  provided by the Flight Test Historical Foundation, the museum's                                 support organization. Expect restoration to start in Jan 2004.
12 Apr 04 Update - Per an e-mail from Mr. Doug Nelson, Museum Director, 59-0158's restoration has not started yet due to time and resource priorities.
24 Sep 04 Update - E-mail on display status
Oct 05 - Painting by 412 EMS/MXM, Edwards AFB CA. Aircraft will be ready for display at the 2005 Edwards AFB Open House/Air Show on 22 & 23 Oct 05.
19 Oct 05 - Below photos show 59-0158 with a new paint job and freshly washed prior to display.
23 Oct 05 - More photos below of 59-0158 on display at the 22/23 Oct 05 Edwards AFB Open House
28 Jul 07 - More photos below from Doug Nelson of 59-0158 being towed to its new Century Circle display location
Compiled by Erv Smalley & Marty Isham