Accident Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1197, Tuesday 25 January 1966
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Date:Tuesday 25 January 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f102 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-1197
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5 mi N of Soper, OK -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Perrin AFB, TX
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed due to engine explosion. Pilot Maj Robert P. Ferguson was killed.

Sources:

http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-102A.html
The Victoria Advocat 26 January 1966, p8

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-May-2021 14:43 ASN archive Added
17-Jan-2022 17:45 TB Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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