"Pechs1" wrote in message
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Tex- Political considerations aside, the F-102s were in SEA for a period
of...gasp...ten years. BRBR

When did they go? When did they convert the F-102 to be able to carry a
gun pod
and Aim-9?

Or was it the F-106?


P. C. Chisholm


Started deploying in small detachments to SEA in April 1961, larger
detachments in 1964, first loss of 14 total was 27 November 1964. Since
they served primarily in the air defense role no weapons changes necessary
except no nuclear warheads. Biggest problem was providing a cobbled
together probe as the F-102 had no provision for air refueling.

The F-106 did not serve in SEA.

A www.google.com search using F-102 Southeast Asia returns 793 hits.

Tex Houston