U.S. AIR FORCE WILLIAM TELL GUNNERY EXHIBITION 1965 F-106 DELTA DART 53504
Released in 1966, this U.S. Air Force produced documentary shows the 1965 William Tell, a biennial aerial gunnery competition with fighter aircraft held by the United States Air Force in every even-numbered year. In the competition, teams representing the various major commands of the USAF compete in live-fire exercises, using towed banner targets for gun engagements, and obsolete fighters converted into unmanned target drones (currently QF-4 Phantoms) for air-to-air missile engagements. The competition occurs during even-numbered years, while Gunsmoke occurs during odd-numbered years.
The film begins with a showcase of USAF and Canadian air defense, including NORAD early warning systems and the ADC, or Air Defense Command. Shown at 3:45 is a RCAF F-101 Voodoo, and at 4:00 a U.S. Air Force F-106 Delta Dart. Air National Guard pilots participate in the competition as well. At 8:00, maintenance on aircraft is seen. At 10:00, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is shown, the "missile with a man", equipped with a 20mm cannon and sidewinder missiles.
At 10:50, USAF Ryan Firebee drones are shown being used as realistic targets for intruders. At 11:30, the Tyndall AFB control site is seen, with a controller flying the drone for almost an hour over the target area. At 12:00, B-57 Canberra bombers are shown being used as targets as well, while trying to avoid detection. At 12:39, a Voodoo is shown deploying a supersonic target. A target monitoring system is shown at 13:17, along with a computer control center. At 16:40, a computerized display shows an F-106 locking into target and deploying a missile, which brings down the target at 17:00. At 18:00, weapon loading competitions are shown. At 18:30, a Firebee Drone is seen being recovered for re-use. Many were re-used over ten times. At 24:45, the award ceremony is seen at an ADC open house at Tyndall. AFB.
The William Tell competition in 1972 was when the first "Top Gun" award was won. It was won by a Canadian team from the first French-Canadian fighter squadron, the 425 All Weather Fighter Squadron "Les Alouettes". The recipients were Capt. Lowell Butters (Pilot) and Capt. Douglas Danko (Navigator) flying the McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo.
William Tell (in the four languages of Switzerland: German: Wilhelm Tell; French: Guillaume Tell; Italian: Guglielmo Tell; Romansh: Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. His legend is recorded in a late 15th-century Swiss illustrated chronicle. It is set in the time of the original foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the early 14th century. According to the legend, Tell-an expert marksman with the crossbow-assassinated Gessler, a tyrannical reeve of Habsburg Austria positioned in Altdorf, Uri.
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Also good footage of internal weapons bays and missile deployment on F-101B, F-102, and F-106A throughout.
I was a Tow Systems Operator (TSO) at Tyndall and towed targets for three William Tell competitions, 72, 74 and 76. It was tough and demanding work for us because our shop was only manned with 6 personnel including an NCOIC. 5 of the 6 including the NCOIC were qualified TSO’s. Accept for the NCOIC the remaining five personnel performed all the maintenance, cable changes, loading and unloading the tow reel and target on the F-101B. When the smoke settled at the end of every competition day we worked hard into the late night down loading all the tow reels from the aircraft and bringing them back to the shop to overhaul and change out the airborne cable spool with a fresh one. This was common procedure after a target was blown off the cable with the resulting shock wave damaging cable strands making it impossible to reel in. Therefore the entire 40,000+ feet of cable had to be cut and dropped into the Gulf. Afterwards the overhauled tow reels had to be taken back out and loaded onto the respective Voodoo’s for the following day’s tow mission. 4 of the 5 personnel were TSO’s that had to fly the following day. It always was a grueling couple of weeks for us. Personally to me it was all worth it just to have the opportunity to fly in such a magnificent aircraft.
My 10 seconds of fame. I was the young SSGT in the ready room at the 13:46:14 point in the film. Setting beside Pilot Capt. Clair Thompson.
@cascadianrangers728
Ай бұрын
Awesome!
This is great. My dad was an MA-1 tech from 1960-1972 and was at this William Tell with the F-106 team from Duluth AFB.
@lindeleasley
6 жыл бұрын
I also worked MA-1, although at Griffiss AFB.
@JackF99
4 жыл бұрын
My late Uncle flew jets and ran the National Guard maintenance outfit there at Duluth. about that same time. He was Colonel Hed.
@MetalMama-zb4wg
4 жыл бұрын
@@lindeleasley I was at Griffiss from 75 - 79. I was in the 49th FIS, a Sheet Metal Mechanic. We had F106's and T-33's.
@lindeleasley
4 жыл бұрын
@@MetalMama-zb4wg I was there from 77 to 85. Good times, great squadron.
@MetalMama-zb4wg
4 жыл бұрын
@@lindeleasley My last name then, was Barber. Yes! It was great times and a great squadron! Your name sounds so familiar! Best of health to you and yours.
Watching this the only question is why was Drone Tech suppressed for so long. The detail in this film shows clearly the shared telemetry required for Drone operation. Many thanks
Maybe because it was before they were beginning to replace the F-106. They still had the F-100, F-102, F-104 and F-106, all the century series. F4 came a bit later.
6:48 was that a Genie air to air rocket in that case :D
Narrated by Chet Huntley, no?
Capt Clinger.
106Delta
@MetalMama-zb4wg
4 жыл бұрын
F-106 Delta Dart
why didn't the F-106 ever receive Aim-9?
@lindeleasley
6 жыл бұрын
It didn't have the electronics to support the Aim-9. It used the Aim-4F and Aim-4G. One was radar controlled, the other used Infra-Red.
@jimharris5616
Жыл бұрын
No place to hang it and it wasn't needed. Would have to done major overhaul of the AC to carry it.
@Chilly_Billy
Жыл бұрын
No need for it. The original Falcon was plenty capable against bombers, while the Super Falcon could handle fighters. See the KZread videos from Maj. Bruce Gordon, a former F-106 pilot, about his experiences in Korea for further details.
@cascadianrangers728
Ай бұрын
Too small. The 6 was mostly hunting backfire bombers and TU95 bears which are f****** enormous! Not enough range either, useless for bomber interception, and if the six ever had two intercept fighter jets over the continental United States the war would already have been lost for us; The The six was equipped with s*** like the genie air-to-air nuclear rocket capable of taking out entire groups of bombers at once. Think about it. If that interceptor misses one bomber if it misses a single aircraft that means that a US city is going to get glassed and turn to vapor and hundreds of thousands of people will die. Would you risk a sidewinder shot on that?
Just imagine if the 106’s were able to use the Sparrow, Sidewinder, and had an internal gun added to it….😳
@Chilly_Billy
Жыл бұрын
A number of Sixes were eventually equipped with an internal cannon. Sparrows and Sidewinders would not have been more effective than the Falcon against Soviet bombers, the Six's intended foe. And as Maj. Bruce Gordon has noted in a couple of KZread videos, the Super Falcons were far more advanced than the earlier versions used by the F-4 in Vietnam. They were fully capable of handling MiG's of the day.
@jimharris5616
Жыл бұрын
Honestly. I can't imagine it at all. Sparrows and Sidewinders would have required a major overhaul of the airframe and electronics without adding any new capabilities. Adding the gun was begun but it proved to be a major task like replacing the missile bay doors and giving up the nuclear capability. The F-106 was a very capable interceptor in it's day. As far as maneuverability it could hold it's own with today's fighters. It has held the world speed record for a single engine aircraft for about 60 years.