Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Which airframes carried the AIM-26 Falcon? Either the a or the b versions, either one. F-102, I think, and what else? 101? Thanks! Edited March 24, 2020 by Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 "With it equipped interceptors F-101, F-102 and F-106. the undermining of warhead was achieved by a radar fuse. However, a nuclear warhead has an essential deficiency - it cannot be used against the low-altitude targets above its territory." https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/aim-26.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 The AIM-26 was only carried by the F-102: and as the RB27 (HE version) on the Saab Draken: Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I stand corrected. Only six F-102 units were outfitted to carry the weapon. https://www.ausairpower.net/Falcon-Evolution.html#mozTocId914540 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Still very thankful! 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mppd@yahoo.com Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 This is a fairly old post, but I just came across it. It is quite incorrect that only 6 units received the Fig.7 GAR-11 nuclear falcon mod - my count is 20- 10 ADC squadrons plus the ADWC, plus the 6 squadrons in Europe, and two in PACAF and the one in Alaska. Total airframes by my count is about 464 As and 48 TF-102As. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 On 8/14/2020 at 7:48 AM, mppd@yahoo.com said: This is a fairly old post, but I just came across it. It is quite incorrect that only 6 units received the Fig.7 GAR-11 nuclear falcon mod - my count is 20- 10 ADC squadrons plus the ADWC, plus the 6 squadrons in Europe, and two in PACAF and the one in Alaska. Total airframes by my count is about 464 As and 48 TF-102As. Very interesting. Care to share your source of information? Cheers, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mppd@yahoo.com Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Every Fig.8 airplane (airplanes equipped with the Hughes IR sensor ball in front of the windscreen) was modified from an airplane brought up to Config. 7 standard - which primarily involved the GAR-11 Nuclear Falcon mod. A few Fig. 7 airplanes were lost to accidents, so may not have received the IR sensor mod. Photo evidence and microfilm aircraft records show which units were involved. The training unit deuces at Perrin AFB never received the Fig.7/8 mods, nor did a few ADC units which passed their airplanes on to the ANG. Same for the PACAF squadrons that transferred their Config. 6 airplanes to the ANG in 1964. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mppd@yahoo.com Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 The 57th FIS at Keflavik also received their Fig.6 airplanes from Perrin, and never had AIM-26 capability (and also no IR seeker). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CF104 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Thanks for the info! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mppd@yahoo.com Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 If you are modeling a deuce with the IR seeker head and are opening the weapons bay, the inner doors will have no rocket tubes, and have large cutouts for the larger fins of the AIM-26. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gmat Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 The 509th FIS at Clark AFB started getting config. 8 F-102As from about 63/64 and had them in the ADC grey scheme. What is little known was that the 16th FIS out of Naha apparently had a few with the IR balls for their sudden 1964 deployments to Clark and SEA before they were sent WOPE to Conus after Oct. 64. This is from a photo of a grey one at Naha w/ the IR ball in a Japanese aviation magazine, I believe. None of the other PACAF F-102 units got configuration 8 aircraft before redeploying to CONUS under Project Clearwater (Gold Flow) The 64th and 82nd were deployed to PACAF in 66 to make up for the now premature departure of F-102A units. The 82nd were seen at Yokota in camo but with a subdued tan squadron insignia on the tail. The 199th FIS HANG got configuration 8 aircraft as part of the second re-equipment in the mid 60s. The initial F-102s from Dec. 60 didn't have the IR balls. Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mppd@yahoo.com Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Thanks for the correction, add the 16th FIS at Naha to the Fig.7/Fig.8 list - their airplanes went to Clark's 509th FIS or the Hawaii ANG by December 1964. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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