F-106A 59-0069 late 2004 or early 2005, a 'vertically instrumented' bird, seen here repainted as ' round-eye' 186th FIS jet 57-2492, ready to be moved for static display and put up on stilts at Great Falls, Montana. Notice that the main and nose landing gear doors are not yet installed. After leaving the Griffiss AFB display location where it retained it's authentic 59-0069 tail number, It had been first repainted as another 186th FIS jet 57-2463. Then sometime after 2004 it was repainted again as the current 57-2492
This photo is actually of 59-0069 ready to be put on display in the colors of 57-2492 at Great Falls, MT. Notice that the main and nose landing gear doors are not yet installed.