F-106 pilot downed in 1975 returns to Tyndall
Stephen Damer, a prior 2nd Fighter Interceptor Training Squadron F-106 Delta Dart instructor pilot at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida is depicted in a newspaper article June 13, 1975. The article detailed Damer’s account of engine failure while piloting an F-106 jet during a weapons firing mission. As a result, he ejected from the aircraft into the Gulf of Mexico. (Courtesy photo)