Oct 23, 2024
Convair YF-102 52-7994 parked on the dry lakebed, Edwards AFB, California. No Coke bottle fuselage yet.
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Convair YF-102 52-7994 parked on the dry lakebed, Edwards AFB, California. No Coke bottle fuselage yet.
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Convair YF-102 Delta Dagger
The first Convair YF-102 built (S/N 52-7994). (U.S. Air Force photo)
24 October 1953. First flight of the Convair YF-102 Delta Dagger (model 8-80) 52-7994 at Edwards Air Force Base. Flown by test pilot Dick Johnson. American interceptor jet aircraft. After just six flights, the aeroplane was lost due to a takeoff engine fire.
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YF-102
Convair YF-102 Prototype