Incident Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1012,
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Date:Thursday 12 December 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f102 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
Owner/operator:431th FIS USAF
Registration: 56-1012
MSN: 8-10-229
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:50 miles NNW of Zaragoza AFB (LEZG) -   Spain
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after engine explosion whilst flying with another F-102. Pilot 1°Ten Joseph Higgins ejected.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
Correio da Manhã 15 December 1963, p18
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214312/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-102A.html
The Straits Times 22 December 1963, p5

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jun-2013 13:40 Uli Elch Added
26-Jun-2013 13:51 Uli Elch Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative]
27-Oct-2015 19:55 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
13-Jan-2020 18:13 JF Updated [Operator, Source]
12-Feb-2020 09:38 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
24-Feb-2020 18:34 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Operator]
23-Jul-2021 17:06 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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