Aircraft 59-0069 Data

59-0069
1957 Convair F-106A Delta Dart, c/n 8-24-198
Latest photos of 59-0069
59-0069 @ GTF - 120th Fighter Group Convair F-106A Delta Dart 59-0069, marked as 57-2492 (on display) - by Jim Hellinger
Jim Hellinger
@ GTF
59-0069 @ KGTF - F-106 Delta Dart - by Daniel Ihde
Daniel Ihde
@ KGTF
Airframe Info
Manufacturer Convair
Model F-106A Delta Dart Search all Convair F-106A Delta Dart
Year built 1957
Construction Number (C/N) 8-24-198
Aircraft Type Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats 1
Number of Engines 1
Engine Type Turbojet
Engine Manufacturer and Model Pratt & Whitney J75-P-17
Aircraft
Registration Number 59-0069
Current Status Preserved
Owner
Owner
Address Great Falls, Montana
United States
User Comments
martin j moffitt, 2011-05-04 02:51:03
I was a member(Crew Chief) of the 49th fis in Rome ,NY (81-84)The last time I saw 59-0069 better known as the "Love Machine" her right wing was off, no engine, the aircraft had been horribly "Canned" I had heard it was "written off" so that "IS"? "69" in the photo? Thanks M. Moffitt
Peter Nicholson, 2011-04-01 19:49:18
This F-106A is displayed in Montana Air National Guard markings as 57-2492 which was itself converted to a QF-106 drone and shot down by AIM-120 on August 20,1997.