Accident Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger 56-2354, Friday 6 November 1959
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Date:Friday 6 November 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f102 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Convair TF-102A Delta Dagger
Owner/operator:71st FIS USAF
Registration: 56-2354
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:15 mi N of Selfridge AFB, MI -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Selfridge AFB, MI
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into field near farm house six minutes after take-off. Crew bailed out.

Sources:

Ludington Daily News 7 November 1959, p3
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214312/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-102A.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170731231425/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F-102.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Oct-2017 21:35 TB Added
15-Jan-2020 06:42 JF Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ]
17-Jan-2020 08:02 JF Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ]
20-Jan-2020 10:01 JF Updated [Operator, ]
21-Feb-2022 13:32 TB Updated [Narrative, ]

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