McDonnell F-101 Voodoo - Harry Ollrich American Legion Post #4, Mt. Clemens, MI.
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N 42° 36.832 W 082° 53.373
17T E 345022 N 4719667
This aircraft sits in front of the Harry Ollrich American Legion Post #4 on Groesbeck Hwy just south of Elizabeth.
Waymark Code: WM952B
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GeoDuo
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The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic military fighter flown by the USAF and the RCAF. Initially designed by McDonnell Aircraft as a long-range bomber escort (known as a penetration fighter) for the Strategic Air Command (SAC), the Voodoo was instead developed as a nuclear armed fighter bomber for the Tactical Air Command (TAC), and as a photo reconnaissance aircraft based on the same airframe. Extensively modified versions were produced as an all-weather interceptor aircraft, serving with the Air Defense Command, later renamed the Aerospace Defense Command (ADC), the Air National Guard, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the unified Canadian Forces after 1968.

The Voodoo's career as a strike fighter was relatively brief, but the reconnaissance versions served for some time. Along with the US Air Force's U-2 and US Navy's RF-8 Crusaders, the RF-101 reconnaissance variant of the Voodoo was instrumental during the Cuban Missile Crisis and saw extensive service during the Vietnam War. Interceptor versions served with the Air National Guard until 1982, and in Canadian service they were a front line part of NORAD until their replacement with the CF-18 Hornet in the 1980s.

While the Voodoo was a moderate success, it may have been more important as an evolutionary step towards its replacement in most roles, the F-4 Phantom II, one of the most successful Western fighter designs of the 1960s. The Phantom would retain the twin engines, twin crew for interception duties, and a tail mounted well above and behind the jet exhaust. Both aircraft were influenced by the same company's F-3 Demon, a carrier-based naval fighter-interceptor that served during the 1950s and early 1960s.

All models of the aircraft were known by the nickname "One-oh-Wonder" and this was reflected on the aircraft type patches worn by crews.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

Tail Number: (S/N): 57-430

Construction:: original aircraft

Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): American Legion Post #4

inside / outside: outside

Other Information:: Not listed

Access restrictions: Not listed

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