The F-106 performed well, with Mach 2.3 speed, a 57,000-foot service ceiling, and a 29,000-foot per minute climbing rate. Yet it never saw action in combat. Recently, The National Interest explained ...

In this video, we look at the F-102 Delta Dagger and F-106 Delta Dart, interceptors of the Cold War era, and the unusual incident that gave rise to the phrase “the fighter jet that shot the campfire.” ...