The McDonnell Douglas F101 Voodoo was originally designed as a long-range escort fighter for the United States Air Force, but evolved into a versatile tactical fighter bomber. First flying in September 1954, the Voodoo was capable of reaching speeds in excess of Mach 2 and could be equipped to carry nuclear weapons, as part of the United States’ air defence strategy during the Cold War. Canada operated a variant of the F101B, which was known as the CF101 Voodoo and was used as an interceptor. Wh

The McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo and the North American F-100F Super Sabre will both be open this Saturday from 11a.m.-3p.m. for the Open Aircraft Day! | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Open Aircraft Day MCDONNELL RF-101C VOODOO Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 - Look inside the cockpit of the RF-101C Voodoo. The F-101 lineage included several versions: low-altitude fighter-bomber, photo reconnaissance, two-seat interceptor and transition trainer. To accelerate production, no prototypes were built. The first Voodoo, an F-101A fighter version, made its initial flight on Sept. 29, 1954. Development of the unarmed RF-101, the world's first supersonic photo-reconnaissance aircraft, began i

Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter designed and produced by the American McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. Development of the F-101 began in the late 1940s as a long-range bomber escort (then known as a penetration fighter) for the United States Air Force's (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC). It was also adapted as a nuclear-armed fighter-bomber. The Voodoo's career as a fighter-bomber was relatively brief, but the reconnaissance