{"product_id":"hobby-master-f-102a-ha3111","title":"Hobby Master HA31111 1:72 F-102A Delta Dagger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHobby Master 1:72 F-102A Delta Dagger HA3111\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1:72 scale pre-finished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDie-cast metal with a minimum of plastic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessionally painted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll markings are pad applied for superb results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrew figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes with display stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanding gear can be displayed up or down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtremely sought after by collectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Convair F-102 Delta Dagger was designed to be an interceptor aircraft and act as the core \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof USAF air defenses in the late 1950s. The F-102 first appeared in service in 1956 with the task \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto intercept Soviet bombers. The official name for the F-102 was “Delta Dagger” but the most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecommon term used was “Deuce”. There was 889 F-102As manufactured when production ended \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein September 1958.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e31802 was a modified JF-102A and sent to the Wright Air Development Center. In 1955\/56 the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaircraft spent the winter at Ladd AFB, Alaska as the Cold Weather Test airframe. Beginning in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1959 until 1965 the 16th FIS was stationed at Naha AB, on Okinawa. It was in 1959 that F-102A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e31802 joined the 16th FIS before heading to the 317th FIS, the 509th FIS, Idaho ANG 190th FIS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand storage in 1971. In February 1977 the aircraft was scrapped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hobby Master","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007521456355,"sku":"4564","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0632\/5000\/6243\/products\/hobby-master-ha31111-172-f-102a-delta-dagger-202735.jpg?v=1738274896","url":"https:\/\/www.mtsaviationmodels.com\/de\/products\/hobby-master-f-102a-ha3111","provider":"MTS Aviation Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}