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 McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo - Comox, BC Posted by:  The A-Team
N 49° 42.531 W 124° 54.514
10U E 362398 N 5508008
Located in the Comox Air Force Museum Heritage Air Park on the side of Military Row at CFB Comox in Comox, BC.
Waymark Code: WMHWFV
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/19/2013
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This aircraft was originally built for the US Air Force as an F-101B-90-MC with the serial number 57-354. It served at one point in its USAF career with the 444th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Charleston AFB in South Carolina. As part of Operation Peace Wings, this aircraft and 65 others were transferred to the Canadian Forces to replace 56 other CF-101s that had been acquired in the 1960s. It joined the Canadian Forces on July 28, 1971 as tail number 101030 with 409 All Weather Fighter Squadron at CFB Comox. It also served at some point during its career with 425 All Weather Fighter Squadron at CFB Bagotville, Quebec. It became Instructional Airframe 827B on July 11, 1984 and was later struck off on May 15, 1990.
Sources:
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers Canadian Armed Forces CF-101 Voodoo
Wikipedia - USAF Photo
Wikipedia - McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): McDonnell CF-101B Voodoo
Tail Number: (S/N): 101030
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Comox Air Force Museum Heritage Air Park, Comox, BC
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
The Heritage Air Park is open from May to September, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Other Information:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
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