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Remarks by Jack McKillop: "F-106A-85-CO assigned to the 498th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 84th Fighter Group, Air Defense Command, based at Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington, USA. Information from Pat'sWorld F-106 web site: Production line number 87, delivered July 1959. Converted to QF-106 (AD197) and shot down December 1992 by AIM120 at Tyndall AFB, Florida, USA. The following text from Aviation Week is not unique to the aircraft pictured: 01/25/1960. Maj. Joseph Rogers received the Thompson Trophy for setting a world speed record of 1,525.9 mph (2,255.7 kmh) in an F-106 at Edwards AFB, California, USA. The previous record holder was a Russian Sukhoi E66 with a speed of 1,484 mph (2,388 kmh).