1/72 Hobbymaster (HA3102) Convair F102A Delta Dagger (56-1444) Da Nang AFB, South Vietnam 1968, 509th FIS 405th FW, U.S.A .F. (Limited Edition) 2011 Release
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger USAF 509th FIS, Da Nang AB, Vietnam, 1968
On March 21, 1962 under Project "Water Glass" the first operational deployment to Vietnam of F-102s took place and remained there under Project "Candy Machine". In March of 1962 F-102s 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. The Deuces (F-102) were used as interceptors, some escort duty, and even ground attack. In December of 1969 the F-102s were withdrawn from Vietnam and at that time had lost 15 aircraft to AAA, destroyed on the ground by the Viet Cong, small arms fire and operational accidents.
