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RARE, beautifully detailed 4" Convair F-106 Delta Dart patch.
This patch is an exact copy of the one Convair awarded to its test pilots and USAF pilots early in the F-106 program. I have yet to see an original for sale and it would certainly cost you hundreds of dollars if you were to find one. Convair also produced an F-102 version of this patch which is a near mirror copy except for the name obviously and the relatively small differences between the two planes such as the exhaust, intakes, etc. I also have the F-102 version in my store.
The F-106 all-weather delta wing interceptor was developed from the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger. Originally designated F-102B, it was redesignated F-106 because it had extensive structural changes and a more powerful engine. The first F-106A flew on December 26, 1956, and deliveries to the Air Force began in July 1959. Production ended in late 1960 after 277 F-106As and 63 F-106Bs had been built. The F-106 used a Hughes MA-1 electronic guidance and fire control system. After takeoff, the MA-1 could be given control of the aircraft to fly it to the proper altitude and attack position where it could then fire the Genie and/or Falcon missiles, break off the attack run and return the aircraft to the vicinity of its base. The pilot would take control back for the landing (USAF Museum Fact Sheet). It was the last of the Century Series fighters unless you count North American's F-107.
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