Lineage History F-106A 590107

Manufacturer:

Convair

Model:

F-106A

USAF S/N:

590107

Production Year:

1959

Production C/N No.:

288

No. Built

340 (277 A, 63 B)

Production Date:

1960-07-01

Delivery Date:

1960-08-01

Ended Service:

1963-01-02

Airframe Hours:

unknown

Units Assigned:

329th

History Lineage:

Jul 1960 - 288th F-106 produced by Convair at San Diego CA
08 Aug 60 - To 329th FIS George AFB, Victorville CA
02 Jan 63 - Crashed during a training mission. Engine failure at high altitude. Flew to the coast off Malibu to avoid populated area of Los Angeles below. Major Keith D. Chrietzberg ejected
at 1000 feet into water off Malibu and survived.

January 3, 1963
Santa Cruz Sentinel from Santa Cruz, California
Maj. Keith D. Chrietzberg stayed at the controls, stretched his glide as far as possible, and headed for the sea, 20 miles away. He crossed the coastline at Malibu only 1000 feet up, fired his ejection seat, and parachuted to the sea as his plane crashed offshore. He was picked up uninjured by a fishing boat minutes later. An Air Force spokesman praised Chrietzberg's heroism in staying with his plane. The major was on a training mission from George Air Force Base, Victorville, when the incident occurred.

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QF Drone Conversion:

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QF Drone Shotdown:

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QF Drone Lost on Nullo No.:

Deployed to Osan AB Korea:

B-1B Chase Plane:

Crash

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Crew Killed:

Pilot Front / Pilot Rear:

Pilot Rear:

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Instruments - TAC Conventional:

TAC Conventional: Models produced with Tactical 'Round Eye' instruments.

Instruments - Conventional:

Conventional: Models were originally committed as TEST or BAILMENT aircraft..

Instruments - TEST-to-TACTICAL:

TEST-to-TACTICAL: Models returned to Convair and upgraded from TAC Conventional to Vertical
instruments in 1961. Fuselage cut in half at station 412 (Aft bulkhead missile bay) and a new fuselage, cockpit section,
and nose section was installed with the latest production avionics, the same as the last F-106A 590148 and F-106B 590165.
A total of 35 aircraft (28 "A" models and 7 "B" models) were converted and reassigned to various ADC units..

Instruments - Vertical, 1st Produced:

Vertical, 1st Produced: First 'A' and 'B' models produced with vertical instruments.
Tactical Vertical: Models factory produced w/Tactical Vertical instruments: late 1957 and all 1958, 1959..

F-106 Specifications

Role/Function	Fighter-Interceptor
Manufacturer	Convair Division of General Dynamics
Country	United States
Crew	'A' Model 1, 'B' Model 2
Power plant	Pratt & Whitney J-75-P-17 Turbojet
Thrust	24,500 lbs. in Afterburner
Max Speed	1,525 mph (Mach 2.31) @ 40,000 ft
Service Ceiling	53,000 ft
Wing Span	38 ft. 3½ in.
Length	70 ft 8.78in
Height	20 ft 3.3in
Weight	23,646 lb. empty, 41,831 lb max
Cost USD	$3,305,435 Initial, $4.7M after MODS
Range	2,700 mi. max fuel w/ext tanks
No. Built	340 (277 'A', 63 'B')
Armament	AIR-2A (1) AIM-4 (4) M61A1 (1)
Fire Control System	Hughes MA-1 / IBM Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) System
Ejection Seats
1st Seat	Weber Aircraft Corporation Interim seat, not Zero-Zero, inadequate for supersonic speed ejections.
2nd Seat	Convair/ICESC (Industry Crew Escape System Committee) Supersonic Rotational B-seat, called the supersonic 'Bobsled'.
3rd Seat Final	Weber Aircraft Corporation Zero-Zero ROCAT (Rocket Catapult), Zero-Zero, High-altitude supersonic ejections, retro-fitted to all aircraft.
Mfr. Model #	MK No. 8-24

Instruments - Tactical Vertical:

Last Update:

31-05-2021

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