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YF-102 27995, Edwards AFB, USA, 1953

F-102 Development

The Convair F-102A Delta Dagger single-seat all-weather interceptor was the first delta-winged combat aircraft in the world to enter operational service. It was also the world's first all-weather interceptor capable of supersonic performance in level flight and it was provided with an all missile armament.

After the end of the Second World War in Europe, relations between the US and the Soviet Union underwent a rapid deterioration. As a result, of this a board of senior officers, organized a meeting at Muroc AFB, California in October 1948.During this meeting the commission authorized the develop- ment of a new fighter, that would be designated F-94A. A contract for the Curtiss F-87A was cancelled in November of 1948, and the production of 48 Northrop F-89As was authorized on January 10, 1949. Therefore a development of an interceptor version of the F-86A Sabre was recommended in January of 1949, and work on the resulting F-86D was started in March of 1949. However it soon became evident, the North American F-86D Sabre, the Northrop F-89 Scorpion, and the Lockheed F-94 were all subsonic aircraft, and were deemed to have not insufficient potential to be able to meet the threat. At the end of the meeting at Muroc Air Base (nowadays known as Edwards Air Force Base), the board of senior officers recommended that the USAF has to organize a totally new competition to design a new all-weather interceptor. This project came to be known as the "1954 interceptor", after the year that new interceptor would be entering service. This aircraft should have a complete new weapons system. Project MX-1179 was the designation given to that portion of the project which was dedicated to the armament and electronic fire-control system of the 1954 Interceptor. The airframe part of the project was designated MX-1554. Proposals for the airframe were requested by the Air Force in 1950.

When the bidding closed in January of 1951, nine proposals had been submitted by six different manufacturers. Republic submitted three separate proposals, North American two and single proposals came from Douglas, Lockheed, Change-Vought and Convair. The Convair entry in the MX-

1554 project was closely related to the experimental XF-92A, which Convair had already built in 1948 to provide data for the proposed F-92 Mach 1.5 fighter. The XF-92A had been the first powered delta-winged aircraft to fly. On September 11, 1951, Convair received a contract for its delta winged design and the winner of the contest for all practical purposes, was designated F-102 .

XF-92A 6682 at Edwards AFB, California, USA, June 1952.

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with a large squadron badge and 497FIS was only the squadron badge disposed on the tail. During mid 1963, these sunburst tail markings were removed. For almost a year the F-102's flew with gray tails. In early 1964, the aircraft were provided with a colored tail band, the 86th AD insigna was added to the starboard side of the tail and the squadron badge was seen on the port side of the tail. Already in late 1965 the first aircraft were painted in the so called "Vietnam" camouflage, consisting of Tan, Dark Green and Medium Green.

F-102A 61261, 525FIS, Bitburg, Germany, 1961.

US Air Forces Europe (USAFE)

Unit Air Base State Year Transitioned Renamed

32 FIS Soesterberg Netherlands 1960-1969 to F-4E 32 TFS 431 FIS Zaragosa Spain 1960-1964 to F-4C 431 TFS 496 FIS Hahn W. Germany 1960-1970 to F-4E 496 TFS 497 FIS Torrejon Spain 1960-1963 to F-4C 497 TFS 525 FIS Bitburg W. Germany 1959-1960 to F-4E 525 TFS 526 FIS Ramstein W. Germany 1960-1970 to F-4E 526 TFS

F-102A 60977, 32FIS, Soesterberg, Netherlands, 1966.

Serials F-102A 54-1371 / 1383: Convair F-102 30-CO(13)

F102A 41371, 199FIS Hawaii ANG, Dillingham Fld, Hawaii, USA.

54-1371 41371: to Air Force Cambridge ARC at Hanscom AFB, MA; 460FIS at Portland, OR; 199FIS Hawaii ANG; 509FIS; in 1962 to 64FIS at McChord, WA; crashed Jul.23,1962 near Paine Field, WA.

F-102A 41372, 199FIS, Hickham, Hawaii, USA, 70's.

54-1372 41372: to Air Force Cambridge ARC at Hanscom AFB, MA; 460FIS at Portland, OR; 509FIS; in 1968 to 199FIS, Hawaii ANG; wfu Dec.1972 to MASDC, fate unknown.

F-102A 41373, 199FIS, Hickham, Hawaii, USA, 70's.

54-1373 41373: 82FIS at Travis AFB, CA; to Air Force Cambridge ARC at Hanscom AFB, MA; to 199FIS, Hawaii ANG; preserved at Hickham, Hawaii, current. 54-1374 41374: to Dryden Flight Research Center for tests in Apr.1956; to MASDC May1959: scrapped Apr.1960

F-102A 61259, 317FIS, Elmendorf, Alaska, late 50's.

56-1259 61259: 317FIS; to 111FIS Texas ANG; to MASDC coded FJ-293 on Jul.12,1974; con- verted to PQM-102B as #771 on Jan.07,1980; shot down over the White Sands Test Range in a missile test flight from Holloman, NM on Jul.20,1982.

F-102A 61260, 525FIS, Sculthorpe, UK, May 1962.

56-1260 61260: 317FIS; to Brookly AFB, AL Aug.1958; shipped to St. Nazaire in France Jan. 1959; to 525FIS at Bitburg AB, Germany Mar.1959; to 526FIS at Ramstein, Germany ; Jan.1964; flown back to USA via Lossiemouth on Apr.15,1970; to 118FIS Connecticut ANG; to 111FIS Texas ANG; scrapped at Kelly AFB in 1991.

F-102A 61261, 157FIS South Carolina ANG, McEntire AFB, USA, June 16,1972.

56-1261 61261: 317FIS; to Brookly AFB, AL Aug.1958; shipped to St. Nazaire in France Jan. 1959; to 525FIS at Bitburg AB, Germany Mar.1959; to 526FIS at Ramstein, Germany ; Feb.1963; to 496FIS at Hahn AB in Apr.1967; flown back to USA via Lossiemouth on Jan.27,1970; to 157FIS South Carolina ANG in 1974; to MASDC coded FJ-250 on Feb.20,1974; converted to PQM-102B as #831 on May.19,1981; flown o sorties by Aug.1982; fate unknown.

TF-102A 62317, 4756ADW, USA, mid 60's

TF-102A 62317, Sperry Corp., USA, 1978. Serials TF-102A 56-2317/ 2323: Convair TF-102A 38-CO (7) 56-2317 62317: to 61st FIS, 327th Fighter Group, Truax Field WI. Ca.1959; 37th FIS, 14th Fighter Group (Air Defense), Ethan Allen AFB, VT; 59FIS at Goose Bay, Canada, May 1962; 4756ADW at Tyndall AFB; later in use with Sperry Corp. for trials as QTF-102A to Yankee AF Museum in Ypsilanti, MI; to Grissom AFB Museum, IN; current. 56-2318 62318: 4756ADW at Tyndall; 18FIS; 76FIS at Westover AFB, Masschussets; crashed Jul. 26, 1962. 56-2319 62319: 4756ADW,; 27FIS at Griffiss AFB; 48FIS at Langley, VG; 4780ADW; to MASDC coded FJ-056 on DEC.02,1969; s.o.c. Jan. 16, 1970; scrapped Feb.1977.

TF-102A 62320, 4780ADW, Davis Monthan, USA, 1970.

F-102A 61323, 179FIS Minnesota ANG, USA, 1968.

TF-102A 41366, 496FIS, Hahn AB, Germany, late 60's.

F-102A 61042, 60977, 60985, 61043, 32FIS, Wheelus AFB, Libya, early 60's.