#F-102

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F-4 Phantom II’s escort F-102 Delta Daggers over Vietnam, 1972. (Photo by Darrel Couch, USAF)

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The USAF's century series aircraft. From top to bottom; F-100, F-101, F-102, F-104

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Gus Grissom next to an F-102.

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Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

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An F-4C and an F-102

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YF-102 (S/N 52-7994) at the Convair assembly plant on Oct. 2, 1953, the date of completion for the first airframe. April 1, 1952, was the start date of the detail design, and May 1, 1953, was the date of design completion. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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1950′s US Air Force Family Photo

via AeroPictures

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USAF F-102′s from the  82d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron over South Korea (1970)

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Meanwhile, back at Rogers Dry Lake.

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An F-102 Delta Dagger on display at the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, summer 2021

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Delta Dagger

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Convair F-102

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Convair TF-102A-41-CO (S/N 56-2339) of the 182nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, on May 1, 1965. F-102A (S/N 56-1481) is in the background. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Century Series - Convair F-102 Delta Dagger

Developed from the cancelled Convair XF-92. First flown in 1953, entering service in 1956, and retired in 1976 (1979 in Greece and Turkey). 1,000 were built. The initial design of the aircraft was limited to just under Mach 1, due to high transonic drag. After an extensive redesign, the modified aircraft had longer range and could fly at up to Mach 1.25. Armed with 24 2.75 inch FFAR (Folding Fin Aerial Rockets), up to 6 AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles, or one AIM-26 Falcon conventional or nuclear air-to-air missile. F-102s were deployed to Vietnam in 1962, serving as bomber escorts, fighter interceptors, and in a limited air-to-ground role. 14 aircraft were lost, one to air-to-air combat. Over 200 were converted to target drones after retirement, with the last one shot down in 1986.

via Wikipedia and National Museum of the US Air Force

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A flight of Convair F-102 Delta Daggers.