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What F-102 units were called up for Viet Nam
I want this for a political newsgroup.
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The F102 operated out of Tan Son Nhut and also on detachment from Osan,
South Korea i understand.... they were used as point interceptors and f102 chase planes for B52 raids in out of country sorties and sometimes used their IR ball as a 2.75 FFAR aim point for ground attack missions. 1 x F102 was shot down by a Mig in 67 i think. Tarver Engineering wrote: I want this for a political newsgroup. thanks -- |
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I did some searching, at:
http://www.arthurhu.com/index/militry.htm I found this "Greatest Clunkers of Vietnam ----------- F102 - Nothing to shoot down, trials were made of using Falcons against ground targets" http://www.war-stories.com/t_jensen.htm Numerous references to NVA attacks where F-102 alert aircraft were parked. http://www.dposs.com/t_jensen-dab-bush-account-1965.htm also talks about NVA attacks and F102s. There are also some pics available. I do remember that the F102s were deployed to VietName but do not remember what the unit was involved or how long they stayed, not long for sure since there was nothing for them to do. MikeT |
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Hi John
Good timing. I'm presently working on a journal article about F-102 ops in Viet Nam and Thailand code named 'Water Glass' and 'Candy Time'. The following active duty units operated the Convair the F-102A and TF-102's in Viet Nam and Thailand: 64th FIS/405th FW 82nd FIS/51st FW 509th FIS/405th FW Cheers...Chris |
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"av8r" wrote in message ... Hi John Good timing. I'm presently working on a journal article about F-102 ops in Viet Nam and Thailand code named 'Water Glass' and 'Candy Time'. The following active duty units operated the Convair the F-102A and TF-102's in Viet Nam and Thailand: 64th FIS/405th FW 82nd FIS/51st FW 509th FIS/405th FW Just out of curiosity, does your research make any reference to 102 pilots from the 176th FIS?Wis.ANG, serving in Viet Nam. This was my Dad's old outfit. |
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F-102s were stationed in Thailand, in 1967, primarily as weather recon aircraft. At one point in 1967, (I think around September) there was a Search and Rescue (SAR) effort near Route 9 (in N. Vietnam, just east of the border with Laos). I was Sandy lead for this mission. Several SAMs were fired; turns out, all or most were fired at the F-102s, our MIG cap, not at us. None hit (and the downed pilot was rescued). Later on, I talked to some of the F-102 pilots. This was the high point of their tour: they were shot at. Seems to me that the worst thing that can happen to a warrior is not to be allowed to take part. There were lots of warriors in the F-102 bunch. Jim Thomas |
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In article t, Jim
Thomas wrote: F-102s were stationed in Thailand, in 1967, primarily as weather recon aircraft. At one point in 1967, (I think around September) there was a Search and Rescue (SAR) effort near Route 9 (in N. Vietnam, just east of the border with Laos). I was Sandy lead for this mission. Several SAMs were fired; turns out, all or most were fired at the F-102s, our MIG cap, not at us. None hit (and the downed pilot was rescued). Later on, I talked to some of the F-102 pilots. This was the high point of their tour: they were shot at. Seems to me that the worst thing that can happen to a warrior is not to be allowed to take part. There were lots of warriors in the F-102 bunch. Jim, wondering about your thoughts on RCS of the F-102 vs the A-1's? (Assuming you were in A-1's) Did they get shot at because of that big wing/big RCS, or because of operating altitude? regards -- Harry Andreas Engineering raconteur |
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In this case, I think the F-102s were targets because they were high. We
A1s and Jollys were at a couple thousand feet, as I recall. Jim Thomas Harry Andreas wrote: In article t, Jim Thomas wrote: F-102s were stationed in Thailand, in 1967, primarily as weather recon aircraft. At one point in 1967, (I think around September) there was a Search and Rescue (SAR) effort near Route 9 (in N. Vietnam, just east of the border with Laos). I was Sandy lead for this mission. Several SAMs were fired; turns out, all or most were fired at the F-102s, our MIG cap, not at us. None hit (and the downed pilot was rescued). Later on, I talked to some of the F-102 pilots. This was the high point of their tour: they were shot at. Seems to me that the worst thing that can happen to a warrior is not to be allowed to take part. There were lots of warriors in the F-102 bunch. Jim, wondering about your thoughts on RCS of the F-102 vs the A-1's? (Assuming you were in A-1's) Did they get shot at because of that big wing/big RCS, or because of operating altitude? regards |
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Subject: What F-102 units were called up for Viet Nam
From: Scott Peterson Not sure what or where they came from, but there were 2 F-102's at Don Muang RTAF when I arrived there in early November 1961. I was in the AF on project Able Mable with 4 RF-101C's for recce work over Laos. Roy Colding USAF Ret. email: |
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