F-106B Delta Dart

The F-106B, known as the "Delta Dart," seen here at the Air Force Test Flight Center Museum, first flew in late 1956. In 1959, one of the planes was used to set a world speed record of 1,525.695 miles an hour at Edwards Air Force Base.

July 28, 2012 4:00 AM PDT

Photo by: Daniel Terdiman/CNET

| Caption by: Daniel Terdiman

 

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