Hi, Erv,
Great seeing the pictures you have of
230. I never realized it was on display in
Jacksonville!
The date of the aborted takeoff was Jul 8,
1974. I cannot recall the exact date on the 1977 blown tire Class C
Mishap, but it happened during the ORI in June of 1977.
I was initially be accused of stomping the brakes
as I was on takeoff, but a week later another F-106 had the very same thing
happen at another base and that's when they found they had a bad batch of tires
from Goodyear and I was exonerated.
Did you know that prior to the Jul 1974 fire on
takeoff, that airplane was the commander's aircraft, and after a year plus in
the hangar for repairs, it came out with my name on it and I flew it as often as
I could until I departed in July 1977 for the NJANG.
Thanks for the link to my site. I think I
have and incredible story to tell and hope your readers enjoy the story. I
wrote it many years after the fact and tried to recall as many facts as I could,
I believe it to be accurate.
Thanks for your good work on this project, if you
need anything else, please let me know.
I am on the road allot now, so my email may be
delayed sometimes.
Sincerely,
Eric R. Johnston
Major, USAF Ret
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 3:22
PM
Subject: 57-0230Page
Mr. Johnston - I'm doing the history on every
F-106 tail number and this is what I've got for your bird that is now on
display at Jacksonville. Thanks for publishing your stories that I've linked
to. Have I got the aborted take-off dates correct and would you have the exact
dates?
Thanks...Erv Smalley (Retired E-8, MA-1, Colorado
Springs CO)
http://www.convairf-106deltadart.com/570230Page.html