F-102 Delta Dagger / Vietnam U.S. Army First flight occurred on February

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F-102 Delta Dagger / Vietnam U.S. Army First flight occurred on FebruaryConvair F 102 Delta Dagger airplane model. The primary mission of the F 102 was to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft. It was the world's first supersonic all weather jet interceptor and the USAF's first operational delta wing aircraft. The F 102 made its initial flight on Oct. 24, 1953 and became operational with the Air Defense Command in 1956. At the peak of deployment in the late 1950's, F 102s equipped more than 25 ADC squadrons. Convair built