Flashback: Convair’s F-102 and F-106 – Aren’t They Really the Same Airplane?

In the early days of jet fighters, the U.S. Air Force acquired both the F-102 and F-106, two different aircraft that look remarkably similar. This image shows a side-by-side comparison of the Convair aircraft. The F-106 is on the left.

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