In February 1970, a supersonic Air Force interceptor fell out of control over Montana and its pilot ejected to save his life. The jet he left behind then did something no engineer designed it to do: ...

Throughout the Cold War, the United States Air Force continued to develop interceptor aircraft to address the threat from Soviet bombers. This included such aircraft as the Convair F-102 and the North ...

NASM copy 39088019675669 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Birth of the F-102B -- Early development -- Flight testing the new interceptor -- The F-106 aircraft -- MA-1 and age ...

Part of an F-106 that crashed in 1964. The wreckage is in a stand of trees that hasn't been harvested—or visited—in 50 years. Last June, 23-year-old Austin Lunn-Rhue set off from Colorado to ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition – Convair F-106 Delta Dart Convair’s superb F-106 Delta Dart is regarded by those close to it as the best ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The F-106 Delta Dart proved to be the last dedicated Air Force interceptor, and the aircraft were gradually retired by the early 1980s. Some of those aircraft were ...