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The F-101B was withdrawn from ADC service between 1968 and 1971, with many surviving USAF aircraft transferred to the Air National Guard (replacing F-102s), serving until 1982. [73] The last Voodoo in US service (F-101B-105-MC, AF Ser. No. 58-300 ) was finally retired by the 2nd Fighter Weapons Squadron at Tyndall AFB , Florida on 21 September ...
3 F-101Bs of the 437th FIS, Oxnard AFB, California 1964. In January 1960 the squadron was equipped with new McDonnell F-101B Voodoo supersonic interceptor, and the F-101F operational and conversion trainer. The two-seat trainer version was equipped with dual controls, but carried the same armament as the F-101B and were fully combat-capable.
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]
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]
13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron McDonnell F-101B-90-MC Voodoo 57-0336 Glasgow AFB, Montana September 1962 Strategic Air Command B-52D Stratofortress (AF Serial No. 56-0582) being refueled by a KC-135A Stratotanker (AF Serial No. 55-3127) Glasgow Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base near Glasgow, Montana. It operated from ...
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 ...