Hobby Master HA3608 1:72 Convair F-106 Delta Dart – Miniature Marvels: Airplane Models & Painted Dice* Airplane Model

Description

Hobby Master 1:72 Convair F-106 Delta Dart HA3608

• 1:72 scale pre-finished
• Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic
• Professionally painted
• All markings are pad applied for superb results
• Crew figure
• Comes with display stand
• Landing gear can be displayed up or down
• Extremely sought after by collectors.

The Convair F-106 Delta Dart began as an advanced version of the F-102 but because of somany modifications and design changes it became a new aircraft with its own designation. It wasdesigned as a missile carrying all-weather interceptor against Soviet bombers and served in thisrole from the 1960s until the 1980s. The F-106A as well as the F-106B two-seat trainer servedwith 15 fighter interceptor squadrons starting in 1959. The aircraft was rarely referred to as theDelta Dart but was commonly called the 6.

In February 1960 the 211th F-106A Delta Dart 59-0043 c/n 8-24-172 was completed and inMarch 1960 assigned to the 27th FIS Loring AFB, Maine. In July 1971 the aircraft transferred tothe 83rd FIS at Loring before leaving for Dover AFB, Delaware and the 95th FIS. On January 24,1973 59-0043 began a fifteen and a half year stay with the 119th FIS/177th FIG Atlantic City,New Jersey ANG and was named Spirit of Atlantic City. In mid-1988 the aircraft went to storage,later converted to a drone but in 1998 was given a reprieve and sits on Celebrity Row at Davis-Monthan AFB as the last airworthy F-106.