Hobby Master HA3102 Convair F-102 U S Air Force Vietnam

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All planes are mint never opened unless noted. Selling off some of my collection to pay for car issues.Hobby Master Limited Edition 1/72 Scale Diecast Airplane Replica Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series HA3102 Convair F-102A Delta Dagger USAF 509th FIS Da Nang AB Vietnam 1968 1:72 Scale Length Width F-102 11.25" 6 .25" ---BRAND NEW in BOX--- PayPal only and must be instant we will ship within 2 business days after the sale is complete with USPS Parcel Post or Priority Mail Service Info on the Real Thing : 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. On March 21, 1962 under Project Water Glass the first operational deployment to Vietnam of F-102's took place and remained there under Project Candy Machine . In March of 1962 F-102 s of the 509th FIS were sent on Temporary Duty (TDY) to Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon as well as from Da Nang, South Vietnam (at the time) and Don Muang (Thailand). In 1968 Da Nang was the busiest airport in the world with just under 2,600 daily air traffic operations. read more