Farewell Old Friends by Keith Ferris

Capable of speeds in excess of 1400 mph, two Convair F-106A "Delta Darts" and two subsonic Lockheed T-33 "T-Birds" of the 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Griffis AFB, New York, meet in a 1986 training intercept high in the cloudscape above New York. The 49th FIS is proud to be the last active duty Air Force squadron to fly "The Six". First flown on December 26, 1956, the 106 served three decades as one of America's most important manned interceptors. The 49th's 60453, shown in this lithographic print was the third F-106 built.