Name: "You Better Get Back In It" - The Cornfield Bomber
Uploaded: 2025-06-17T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 17 s
Description: The F-106 Delta Dart is a storied airplane, but surely one of its most interesting is the case of The Cornfield Bomber. In February of 1970, an F-106 experienced an amazing incident that should have r

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Entertainment Airplane Incidents aviation aviation history documentary

The F-106 Delta Dart is a storied airplane, but surely one of its most interesting is the case of The Cornfield Bomber. In February of 1970, an F-106 experienced an amazing incident that should have resulted in the loss of the aircraft, but something rather unexpected happened instead. To learn more about the F-106, please visit www.libraero.com.

0:00 Intro
0:15 Overview of F-106
0:44 Fateful Flight
01:10 Stall Incident
01:41 Ejection
02:05 Unpiloted Landing
02:30 Joyride
02:40 Aircraft Disposition
02:56 Outro