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Description
| Manufacturer: | Convair |
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| Base model: | F-102 | ||
| Designation: | YF-102 | ||
| Version: | A | ||
| Nickname: | Delta Dagger | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Status: | Prototype | ||
| First Flew: | 1954/12/20 | ||
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Louisiana ANG - New Orleans | New Orleans | Louisiana |
YF-102A on display
Louisiana ANG - New Orleans |
Recent comments by our visitors
| john henderson Iqaluit, Nunavut, NT | I have a nice colour shot of Dagger 56-3159 sitting on the ramp at (then) Frobisher Bay. does anyone know who this aircraft operated with or its ultimate fate. Or which unit it was operating with and (lastly) why is it in Iqaluit.
Regards, John Henderson 05/06/2004 @ 02:13 [ref: 7373] |
| Bill Peterson CMSGT (Ret) Ft. Walton Beach, FL | I joined the USAF on 12/30/59 and arrived at Itazuke AB, Japan in June of 1960. I was at first an assistant Crew Chief on 53-1804. My Crew Chief was SSGT Dickenson. After serving on the 68th FIS Alert Pad for a few months, I came back to the Flighline and was assigned to Green Flight under the leadership of MSGT Eugene C. Rhodes (one hell of a fine man). I was assigned as the Crew Chief of Aircraft 53-1805. I noticed that it's not listed on your list of known tail numbers but I can assure you that it existed. I worked my tail off on that Aircraft and it flew just great. I can remember going to the squadron on Saturdays...just to wipe her down and make sure that she was covered up properly...never could tell what happened overnight (ha). I arrived as a one striper and left as a three striper...unheard of in those days. Retired after 30 years and still loved the USAF and remember those first years in Japan in the 68th as the best. Thanks, Bill Peterson CMSgt. USAF (Retired) 10/03/2002 @ 14:31 [ref: 5802] |
| Bill Peterson CMSGT (Ret) Ft. Walton Beach, FL | I joined the USAF on 12/30/59 and arrived at Itazuke AB, Japan in June of 1960. I was at first an assistant Crew Chief on 53-1804. My Crew Chief was SSGT Dickenson. After serving on the 68th FIS Alert Pad for a few months, I came back to the Flighline and was assigned to Green Flight under the leadership of MSGT Eugene C. Rhodes (one hell of a fine man). I was assigned as the Crew Chief of Aircraft 53-1805. I noticed that it's not listed on your list of known tail numbers but I can assure you that it existed. I worked my tail off on that Aircraft and it flew just great. I can remember going to the squadron on Saturdays...just to wipe her down and make sure that she was covered up properly...never could tell what happened overnight (ha). I arrived as a one striper and left as a three striper...unheard of in those days. Retired after 30 years and still loved the USAF and remember those first years in Japan in the 68th as the best. Thanks, Bill Peterson CMSgt. USAF (Retired) 10/03/2002 @ 14:30 [ref: 5801] |
| Eddie Peebles Cupertino, CA | Yf102A 53-1787 is a very historic aircraft. It was the first
F102A built. Had the area rule. Went supersonic on take off. Sugest you get book Convair F-102 Delta Dagger by Wayne Mutza. This is great source of data. Published in 1999 has much to say about this plane. I was an instrumentation engineer at Edwards A.F.B. during the flight test program. Eddie Peebles 06/04/2002 @ 19:50 [ref: 5052] |
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