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The F-101 set a number of speed records, including: a JF-101A (the ninth F-101A modified as a testbed for the more powerful J-57-P-53 engines of the F-101B) setting a world speed record of 1,207.6 mph (1,943.4 km/h) on 12 December 1957 during "Operation Firewall", [41] beating the previous record of 1,132 mph (1,811 km/h) set by the Fairey ...
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CF-101B tail number 101040 at National Air Force Museum of Canada CF-101B tail number 101022 at McChord Air Museum On display CF-101B. 101008 – Air Force Heritage Park, 17 Wing, Winnipeg, Manitoba. [1] It is a monument fixed on a pedestal. 101011 – Base Borden Military Museum, 16 Wing Borden, Ontario. [2]
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A 84th FIS McDonnell F-101B-120-MC Voodoo, AF Ser. No 59–0461, erroneously captioned as being at Ent AFB, Colorado in 1964. Ent AFB never contained an airfield; the photo was probably taken at alert facilities at Hamilton AFB or Oxnard AFB, California in 1964. A Convair F-106A-90-CO Delta Dart, AF Ser. No. 57-2504, of the 84th FIS.
60th Squadron McDonnell F-101B [note 4] On 5 January 1959, the 60th was the first Air Defense Command squadron to receive the new McDonnell F-101B Voodoo interceptor. The unit was additionally tasked as part of the joint test force (teamed with members at Eglin Air Force Base , Florida) to test the F-101's operational capabilities prior to its ...
During the 1950s the 84th FIS operated both the Lockheed F-94B and F-94C Starfire aircraft as well as 4 versions of the Northrop F-89 Scorpion (B,D,H,J variants). In 1960 it received the new McDonnell F-101B Voodoo supersonic interceptor, and the F-101F operational and conversion trainer. The two-seat trainer version was equipped with dual ...
The F-101 was the first aircraft in the USAF capable of exceeding 1,000 mph (1,600 km/h). The F-102 was the first aircraft in the world to utilize area rule in its design. The F-104 was the first combat aircraft capable of Mach 2 flight, and the only aircraft in history to simultaneously hold the world speed, rate-of climb and altitude records. [4]