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| Date: | Wednesday 1 July 1959 |
| Time: | c. 19:48 |
| Type: |  Convair F-102A Delta Dagger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-1179 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 mi S of Knoxville, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Selfridge AFB, MI |
| Tyndall AFB, Panama City |
Crashed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Pilot 1°Lt Russell Peterson.
Sources:
The Evening Independent 3 July 1959, p7A
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-102A.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2017 16:38 | TB | Added |
| 01-May-2021 16:09 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 16-May-2022 19:46 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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