Accident Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-1166,
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Date:Saturday 3 February 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic f102 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
Owner/operator:509th FIS /405th FIW USAF
Registration: 56-1166
MSN: 8-10-383
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:north of Ban Na Mang, inside North Vietnam * -   Vietnam
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down by MiG-21/AA-2 Atoll missile by Nguyen van Coc (921 Regiment).
Pilot 1st Lt Wallace L. Wiggins killed.

* LOCATION: Also given as Sam Neua, Laos.

Sources:

Fana de l'Aviation, n°505 December 2011
- JF Baugher
- Jan van Waarde, US Military A/C mishaps 1950-2004

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Dec-2011 07:23 ThW Added
06-Jan-2012 15:54 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
20-Jan-2012 12:35 Nepa Updated [Operator, Source]
11-Apr-2013 21:32 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2013 17:17 Nepa Updated [Operator]
12-Jun-2013 08:43 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator]
23-Feb-2014 20:54 Nepa Updated [Operator]
30-Aug-2021 09:04 Anon. Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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