1/72 F-102A Delta Dagger USAF 0-61363 196 FIS 163 FIG California Air National Guard Early 1970s

1/72 F-102A Delta Dagger USAF 0-61363 196 FIS 163 FIG California Air National Guard Early 1970sGeneral Background The Convair F 102 Delta Dagger was designed to be an interceptor aircraft and act as the core of USAF air defenses in the late 1950s. The F 102 first appeared in service in 1956 with the task to intercept Soviet bombers. The official name for the F 102 was Delta Dagger but the most common term used was Deuce. There was 889 F 102As manufactured when production ended in September 1958. The Aircraft Manufactured in 1956 F 102A 56 1363