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The squadron was reformed at RCAF Station St Hubert in October 1954, flying CF-100 Canucks as an all-weather fighter squadron. After re-equipping with the CF-101 Voodoo, 425 became the RCAF Operational Training Unit for this aircraft type at RCAF Station Namao in late 1961 before transferring to its current base at Bagotville, Quebec, and ...
CF-101B (101057) from 409 Squadron in an airshow flypast on 13 June 1982 at CFB Edmonton. During its service, the CF-101 was a popular performer at airshows and other events in Canada and the United States. In 1967, a CF-101 flew (in company with a CF-104 and The Red Knight T-33) in the Golden Centennaires display team to mark the nation's ...
A two-seat McDonnell F-101B Voodoo of the Oregon Air National Guard CF-101 Voodoo 101060 from 409 "Nighthawk" Squadron, CFB Comox on the ramp at CFB Moose Jaw in spring 1982. In the late 1940s, the USAF had started a research project into future interceptor aircraft that eventually settled on an advanced specification known as the 1954 interceptor.
In September 1969 433 "Porc-Épic" squadron was transferred to Bagotville flying the CF-116 Freedom Fighter. In 1982 410 squadron moved to CFB Cold Lake and was replaced by 434 "Bluenose" squadron. On 1 July 1984 425 squadron changed from the CF-101 Voodoo to the CF-188 Hornet. On 9 July 1985 434 squadron moved to CFB Chatham. In 1986 433 ...
From March to November 2011, six CF-18 Hornet fighter jets, two Boeing CC-177 Globemasters, two CP-140 Auroras, and approximately 250 Canadian Forces personnel were deployed as part of Operation Mobile, Canada's response to the Libyan uprising. [60] Air Command helped maintain a no-fly zone as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn. Canadian CF-18s ...
CF-101F. 17400 – Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Space Coast Regional Airport, Titusville, Florida. [23] The original serial number was 59-0400. F-101B F-101B on display at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Nebraska F-101B at Fairchild AFB F-101 Voodoo at the Texas Air Museum in Slaton, Texas.
Henault enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1968. [1] On completion of pilot training at CFB Borden, Ontario, and CFB Gimli, Manitoba, Henault was transferred to CFB Bagotville, Québec, where he served as a CF-101 Voodoo pilot with 425 Squadron. [2] In 1972, he became a flight instructor on the Musketeer at CFB Portage la Prairie. [2]
On 20 December 1961, No. 410 Squadron became Canada's first operational CF-101 Voodoo squadron. The Voodoo was an all-weather interceptor aircraft; its primary armament was the nuclear-tipped AIR-2A Genie unguided air-to-air rockets, and was used as Canada's primary means of air defence.