F 102A Delta Dagger Familiarization & weapons systems

Saw my first "duce" at England AFB (401 TFW , F-100D) La. ... buzzed the field and landed. Being born during WWII, it's hard to explain how beautiful the Century Series was and how miraculous jet fighters seemed to be defying gravity in those days. Even the T-33 was graceful and getting to fly it was the thrill of a lifetime. Thanks for posting these films .... many fond memories of how glorious America is.

I was a ground radar controller stationed with the 831st AC&W on P Mountain, when the 327 FIS and their 102A's arrived as our fighters replacing the old F-89 that still used flashlights to ID aircraft. We met with the pilots we were to control informally at the O Club. They were cool and proud of the F102. I happened to mention that there's no alternate landing field, you have to make it back to Thule even in a white out. They sure sobered up fast

F-102A Avionics Tech 66-67, Keflavick NAS, Iceland, 57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron 🇺🇸🗽

At the peak of the Cuban missile crisis, dad and I went out to Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls where the SoDak ANG appeared to be fueling and prepping some F-102s on the runway. It was about the only time I ever saw my dad afraid.

Sensational archival footage of the 2 seat variants. Also noteworthy is a rare shot of a B-32 Dominator at 21:37

Even though this A model appears to be the pre-area rule configuration, it still looks fast just sitting still.

thank you for rare videos! 👍

I like i like. Has stuff on F106 too. 1950s, 60s are so clean.

20:27 what is that chase plane? I assume it must be an F-100, but it looks unusual somehow.

i love the sleek look of it

Thanks for uploading, I always had a knack for the century series fighters :)

I am amazed that people call Bush W a coward for joining the air national guard (a fine professional outfit) and fly 102s. In my opinion as a combat pilot, it took guts to fly this widow maker.

According to Col. Boyd's(USAF) energy theory of fighter maneuverability, F-106 could outturn and outclimb Mig-21PFM and Mig-17. On paper that is, according to math and graphs. But that did not happen in service. F-106 squadrons rotated through Vietnam and Thailand, doing AG , air-sup, and B-52 escort missions. But F-102 and F-106 primary mission , was to provide air defense, against Soviet nuclear bombers, over North America. Former President George W. Bush qualified as F-102/106 pilot in Air National Guard (TX).

Nice Hollywood cannon-blast sound effect when they ignite the MB-1 rocket. Producer probably had no clue what a rocket firing actually sounded like. Although its a shame they ditched that program. It actually makes perfect sense when you think about it. Yes, you are exploding nuclear weapons over your own territory, but if there ever comes a time you actually need to use it, you are going to have a lot of nukes going off on your land, whether you like it or not. Its better to have your own tiny little .25kT warheads going off at 35,000ft over the middle of nowhere than to have 25mT warheads going off a few thousand feet over your population centers! Airbursts that dont touch ground create very little fallout, and the little they do produce is the least of most people's problems if war actually comes. If they work to stop bombers from reaching the cities, they were worth keeping.

Watching this reminded me of I Dream of a Jeannie :)

"The Deuce is loose!”

I mean I'm not complaining, but why do I keep getting recommended training videos for Century series Fighters?

Did you notice the polished shine on those delta wings.

Delta wings are sexy

Got to hand it to the USAF tech SGTs, a whole pre-flight inspection without a torch, they must have amazing eyesight, or do they just eat a lot of carrots 🥕, but personally, as a SGT I would not be doing a flight servicing, that’s what the junior ranks were for.