Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“The F-106 was ahead of its time... Performance-wise, I felt it was comparable to the (F-15) Eagle. It kept us busy back then. We were accomplishing 20-plus sorties on a daily basis.”

Source: After 41 years of service and 16 different Air Force aircraft maintained, now-Tech. Sgt. Wegeman, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, retired and said goodbye to the Blue August 14, on his 60th birthday. During his career, Wegeman, currently a quality assurance aircraft inspector, maintained T-33s, EB-57s, F-15s, A-10s, F-4s, MC-130Es, C-145s, and C-146s, but his favorite aircraft was his first one – the F-106 Delta Dart.

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