Incident Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1085,
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Date:Friday 2 January 1959
Time:c. 17:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic f102 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
Owner/operator:86.FIS USAF
Registration: 56-1085
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:west of Kinsman, Ohio -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Youngstown AFB, OH
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on farm and burned. Cap John Holmberg (pilot) bailed out at 5000ft after loss of control.

Sources:

Toledo Blade 3 January 1959, p2
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214312/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-102A.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2017 19:05 TB Added
17-Nov-2017 15:31 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative]
15-Jan-2020 09:52 JF Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Feb-2020 09:09 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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