Yep, those were the days.
But when I look at all the beautiful pics in this forum-thread
(especially the F-106's, of course!
), I regret I stopped spotting in 1968 ...
Dagger 60982 on static display during the open house of June 17th 1967 at Soesterberg AB. Photo Dick Barendregt, collection Ragay.
Crewchiefs of the 32nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron were present to tell more about the Daggers and the Wolfhounds during the open day.
Same day, same Dagger, different corner.
Also on display was one of the AIM-4D Falcon rockets.
One of the camouflaged Daggers on duty one year earlier, June 1966. Photo Dick Barendregt, collection Ragay.
August 1965. Dagger 60985 with a plain grey tail, but a beautiful painted air-inlet. The pilot wears a helmet with a conventional visor. Photo Dick Barendregt, collection Ragay.
Dagger 61032 with chute seen from a great distance. For this shot I used a 135mm Hanimar with 2x convertor. (In those days 270mm was quite a lot!). June 1966.
Pictures 1, 2, 3 and 4 from the open house on June 17th 1967 are Fuji slides. The other ones are Agfa CT-18.
Grtz,
Dick