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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 1959 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Convair F-102A Delta Dagger |
| Owner/operator: | 86.FIS USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0974 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Erie, Pensylvanie -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Youngstown Airport, OH |
T/o at 13:38hrs for test flight. Crashed in Lake Erie at 16:00hrs. Pilot (24).
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 26 April 1959, p1
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214312/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-102A.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2017 21:28 | TB | Added |
| 15-Jan-2020 08:10 | JF | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
| 12-Feb-2020 09:26 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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