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| Date: | Monday 23 December 1957 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Convair F-102A Delta Dagger |
| Owner/operator: | 86th FIS USAF |
| Registration: | 55-3406 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Youngstown AFB, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Youngstown AFB |
| Youngstown AFB |
Broke off attempted take-off after tyre blew off. Veered off runway, caught fire and "burned up". 1°Lt Ronald Meinert escaped unhurt.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindcator 23 December 1957, p1ff (photo)
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214312/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-102A.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2019 15:14 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jun-2019 17:01 | TB | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2020 20:30 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Jan-2020 07:52 | JF | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 20-Jan-2020 13:30 | JF | Updated [Operator, ] |
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