F-106 Delta Dart: The Ultimate Interceptor That Landed Itself FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/nCYSR0wjGX8 Explore the Convair F-106 Delta Dart, the “Ultimate Interceptor” of the Cold War, in this restored and colorized historical documentary. This film dives into the development and testing of the F-106, the aircraft that stood as America’s primary defense against Soviet bombers for nearly three decades, and features the incredible true story of the “Cornfield Bomber.” #F106DeltaDart #ColdWar #Avia

The jet that took off backwards by mistake. In 1961, a test flight of the Convair F106 Delta Dart went terribly wrong. Mid-air, the pilot lost control and ejected, but then something insane happened. The aircraft recovered on its own, leveled out, and began flying unmanned for nearly 15 minutes. It eventually crash landed in a snowy field, wings intact, engine idling. Mechanics later found it with no pilot, no major damage, and still running. It's one of the only known cases of a military jet sa

NOW ON DISPLAY! The last dedicated interceptor in the U.S. is the latest aircraft to come out of the Restoration Hangar. We rolled out the Convair F-106 Delta Dart sporting the Spittin Kittens paint scheme from its time with the 5th FIS at Minot AFB in North Dakota as lightning struck in the distance. | Pima Air and Space Museum

The Convair F-106 Delta Dart was the main all-weather interceptor jet of the United States Air Force for almost 20 years. Designed from scratch as the so-called [QUOTE] "Ultimate Interceptor," pilots would reportedly fight each other to fly it. It had one mission, and it had to be fast. With a sleek body and missiles tucked in an internal weapons bay, it could reach speeds over 1,500 miles-per-hour to intercept the Soviet Union's long-range bombers. And, as one bizarre incident would show... it