F-106 Delta Dart Video and a picture slide show by Ray Bomkamp. See and read more about the the F-106 Delta Dart on my site http://www.f-106deltadart.com
@deltadart10 The 318th was actually the first squadron sent to Korea after the seizure of the Pueblo in 68. We relieved them in June 68 and actually swapped planes for 6 months. A lot of people around Olympia and Tacoma who watch planes must have been a bit puzzled by the tail colors of the sixes during the last half of 1968.
@RBW0074 An old Lowry "Grad"? I was in a joint ANG/AF storage site supporting ANG F-89's and 11th FIS "106's later ANG F-101B/F's Followed by RF-4C's and "D's
@GenieMB1 Thanks. I studied the F-101 and F-105 autopilot systems in tech school along with the F-4C and F-106. Was assigned to a six squadron afterward. I know the F-4 had problems early on due to lack of a gun. Fortunately the F-22 and F-35 have guns. Maybe we've learned.
@GenieMB1 Ahhhh. Now that you mention it, the Thud may have had it's guns from the start. I'm not sure. I studied the automatic flight control system of the Thud but not the weapon system. Except the auto bomb toss. Most of the century series was designed believing that guns were obsolete. Vietnam proved them wrong. They eventually even added a gun to the Six mounted in a pod where the Genie normally went.
It might not have been a dogfighter in Vietnam (actually the F-4s and F-105s weren't either till guns were added) but it was deployed to Korea in 1968. After the TET offensive and the siege on Khe Sahn. The North Koreans were trying to get a second Korean War started while we were bogged down in Vietnam. They seized the USS Pueblo in international waters and later shot down a US EC-121. My squadron (48 FIS) was one of several that flew patrol on the Korean DMZ then . Defense is still good.
I'm probably unusual in that I was a controller and a fighter pilot. I too controlled the Echo Hotels out of Jax, then went to the 106 after a stint with the Alaskian T-33's
The jet was a Caddy to fly, The missiles(or more acurately "hitiles") were not optimized for dogfighting although, as Mike said, the jet was a credible dog fighter in the hands of an experienced pilot...as most 6 drivers were.
No self sealing wing tanks not to mention needed them in the states to provide Air Defense.
@deltadart10 The 318th was actually the first squadron sent to Korea after the seizure of the Pueblo in 68. We relieved them in June 68 and actually swapped planes for 6 months. A lot of people around Olympia and Tacoma who watch planes must have been a bit puzzled by the tail colors of the sixes during the last half of 1968.
RBW0074 1 year ago
@GenieMB1 Nope. Chanute AFB - 1966. Located in a cornfield in Rantoul. IL.
RBW0074 1 year ago
@RBW0074 An old Lowry "Grad"? I was in a joint ANG/AF storage site supporting ANG F-89's and 11th FIS "106's later ANG F-101B/F's Followed by RF-4C's and "D's
GenieMB1 1 year ago
@GenieMB1 Thanks. I studied the F-101 and F-105 autopilot systems in tech school along with the F-4C and F-106. Was assigned to a six squadron afterward. I know the F-4 had problems early on due to lack of a gun. Fortunately the F-22 and F-35 have guns. Maybe we've learned.
RBW0074 1 year ago
@GenieMB1 Ahhhh. Now that you mention it, the Thud may have had it's guns from the start. I'm not sure. I studied the automatic flight control system of the Thud but not the weapon system. Except the auto bomb toss. Most of the century series was designed believing that guns were obsolete. Vietnam proved them wrong. They eventually even added a gun to the Six mounted in a pod where the Genie normally went.
RBW0074 1 year ago
318 FIS. The first time I heard that single stage afterburner go off, I thought the plane had broke!
deltadart10 1 year ago
It might not have been a dogfighter in Vietnam (actually the F-4s and F-105s weren't either till guns were added) but it was deployed to Korea in 1968. After the TET offensive and the siege on Khe Sahn. The North Koreans were trying to get a second Korean War started while we were bogged down in Vietnam. They seized the USS Pueblo in international waters and later shot down a US EC-121. My squadron (48 FIS) was one of several that flew patrol on the Korean DMZ then . Defense is still good.
RBW0074 1 year ago
that was one fast s.o.b!
uncleluck 2 years ago
5FIS Spitten Kittens FTW!!
MajDogMeat 2 years ago
I'm probably unusual in that I was a controller and a fighter pilot. I too controlled the Echo Hotels out of Jax, then went to the 106 after a stint with the Alaskian T-33's
The jet was a Caddy to fly, The missiles(or more acurately "hitiles") were not optimized for dogfighting although, as Mike said, the jet was a credible dog fighter in the hands of an experienced pilot...as most 6 drivers were.
No self sealing wing tanks not to mention needed them in the states to provide Air Defense.
viperjet9038 4 years ago