<p>The F-102 first flew in 1953 and was not only the first delta-wing fighter in USAF service but also the first supersonic interceptor.
1,000 were built and the last were retired from front line USAF service in 1976, while Greece replaced the type with the Mirage F1C in 1978 and Turkey used the type until 1979, when it was strangely replaced by the earlier F-100.
This wasn't the end of the type's career though, as several were converted into QF-102 target drones with the last being expended in 1986.
Full serial 56-1151.
c/n 8-10-368.
On display in the 'Century of Flight' Hangar at Warner Robins Museum of Aviation.
Georgia, USA.
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18-4-2013
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/65001151@N03">Alan Wilson</a> from Weston, Spalding, Lincs, UK
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ajw1970/11421730716/">Convair F-102A Delta Dagger '61151'</a>