CF-101B Voodoo No. 416 Squadron, RCAF (1:72)

The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo (nicknamed One-oh-Wonder") first flew in September 1954 with the first production F-101A making its first operational flight in May 1957. In September 1957 the F-101C became operational followed by the F-101B in January 1959. When production ended McDonnell had built 785 Voodoos, 480 of them were the two-seat all-weather interceptor F-101Bs. The RF-101 reconnaissance version was the world's first supersonic photo-recon aircraft. The only major foreign operator of the Voodoo was the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) that acquired 56 CF-101B and 10 CF-101F.

416 Fighter Squadron formed in November 1941 and became the "Lynx" All-Weather Fighter Squadron in February 1957. In January 1962 416 AWFS moved to Bagotville, Quebec and in November 1962 they moved to CFB Chatham, New Brunswick for 22 years. Former USAF Voodoo 57-382 entered Canadian service as CF-101B c/n 560 serial 101045 in May 1971 until September 1984. At the end of 1984 the Voodoos were replaced by CF-18 Hornets and the 416 became a TFS and were the world's last front-line unit flying Voodoos.

Specifications for the McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
Role - two-seat all-weather interceptor
Crew - 2
Dimensions
Length - 67 ft 5 in (20.55 m)
Wing Span - 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Wing Area - 368 ft_ (34.20 m_)
Height - 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m)
Weight
Empty - 28,495 lb (12,925 kg)
Loaded - 45,665 lb (20,715 kg)
Maximum Take Off - 52,400 lb (23,770 kg)
Performance
Powerplant - 2 X Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 afterburning turbojets
Dry thrust - 11,990 lbf (53.3 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner - 16,900 lbf (75.2 kN) each
Internal fuel capacity - 2,053 gal (7,771 liters)
or
With two external tanks - 2,953 gal (11,178 liters)
Maximum speed - Mach 1.72 (1,134 mph / 1,825 km/h) @ 35,000 ft (10,500 m)
Range - 1,520 mi (1,320 nm / 2,450 km)
Service ceiling - 58,400 ft (17,800 m)
Rate of climb - 49,200 ft/min (250 m/s)
Armament
Missiles - 4 X AIM-4 Falcon
Or
2 X AIM-4 Falcon and 2 X AIR-2 Genie nuclear rockets
Avionics - Hughes MG-13 fire control system