F102A Delta Dagger - USAF

Model manufacturer: Hobby Master Aircraft
Order code: HA3113
Scale: 1:72
Material: Combined (Metal / Plastic)
Weight: 0.9 kg
Registration number: 61210
Air company: USAF
Aircraft manufacturer: Convair
89,90 €
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Product description

The F-102 was first flown on October 24, 1953. This aircraft was the USAF's first delta-wing fighter, and was also the USAF's first operational supersonic interceptor. Its primary mission was to intercept Soviet bombers, though it was also used as a bomber escort and ground attack aircraft during the Vietnam War. F-102s served with the USAF until the mid to late 1960s, when many of them were transferred to the US Air National Guard. By 1973, many F-102s were being used as target drones for testing the Patriot missile system, and the type was officially retired from service in 1976.