Warplanes of the USA: McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

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USAF McDonnell F-101 Voodoos, 136th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, over Niagra Falls, 1972.

The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter designed and produced by the American McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. Development of the F-101 commenced during 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 for the USAF's Tactical Air Command (TAC), and as a photo reconnaissance aircraft based on the same airframe. On 29 September 1954, it performed its maiden flight. The F-101A set a number of world speed records for jet-powered aircraft, including fastest airspeed, attaining 1,207.6 miles (1,943.4 km) per hour on 12 December 1957.

Delays in the 1954 interceptor project led to demands for an interim interceptor aircraft design, a role that was eventually won by the F-101B Voodoo. This role required extensive modifications to add a large radar to the nose of the aircraft, a second crew member to operate it, and a new weapons bay using a rotating door that held its four AIM-4 Falcon missiles or two AIR-2 Genie rockets hidden within the airframe until it was time to be fired. The F-101B entered service with USAF Air Defense Command in 1959 and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1961. 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 1950s; the Phantom would retain the twin engines, twin crew for interception duties, and a tail mounted well above and behind the jet exhaust, although it was an evolution of the F3H Demon while the Voodoo was developed from the earlier XF-88 Voodoo.

The Voodoo's career as a fighter-bomber was relatively brief, but the reconnaissance versions served for some time. Along with the US Air Force's Lockheed U-2 and US Navy's Vought 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. The type was operated in the reconnaissance role until 1979. US examples were handed off to the USAF Air National Guard where they were operated until 1982. The RCAF Voodoos were in service until 1984. (Wikipedia)

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Two U.S. Air National Guard McDonnell F-101B-115-MC Voodoo aircraft (Serial Nos. 59-0421, and 59-0429) near Niagara Falls during exercise Sentry Castle '81 on 1 July 1981. The aircraft were assigned to the 107th Fighter Interceptor Group, 136th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, New York Air National Guard. The F-101B 59-0429 is today on display at the Texas Air Museum, Caprock Chapter, Slaton, Texas.

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Two U.S. Air National Guard McDonnell F-101B-115-MC Voodoo aircraft (Serial Nos. 59-0421, and 59-0429) landing at Niagara Falls Air Base during exercise Sentry Castle '81 on 1 July 1981 with their drag chutes deployed. The aircraft were assigned to the 107th Fighter Interceptor Group, 136th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, New York Air National Guard. The F-101B 59-0429 is today on display at the Texas Air Museum, Caprock Chapter, Slaton, Texas.

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Two U.S. Air National Guard McDonnell F-101B-115-MC Voodoo aircraft (Serial Nos. 59-0421, and 59-0429) over Niagara Falls during exercise Sentry Castle '81 on 1 July 1981. The aircraft were assigned to the 107th Fighter Interceptor Group, 136th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, New York Air National Guard. The F-101B 59-0429 is today on display at the Texas Air Museum, Caprock Chapter, Slaton, Texas.

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Four U.S. Air Force McDonnell F-101B Voodoo fighters from the 178th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 119th Fighter Group, North Dakota Air National Guard, in flight. The North Dakota Air National Guard flew the F-101 from 1969–1977.

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Four U.S. Air Force Air National Guard fighters in flight, circa 1970: (clockwise from the left): a Convair F-102A-75-CO Delta Dagger (s/n 56-1323) from the 179th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 148th Fighter Interceptor Group, Minnesota Air National Guard; a Republic (General Motors built) F-84F-40-GK Thunderstreak (51-9524) from the 170th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 183d Tactical Fighter Group, Illinois Air National Guard; a McDonnell F-101B-85-MC Voodoo from the 178th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 119th Fighter Wing, North Dakota Air National Guard; and a North American F-100D-50-NH Super Sabre (s/n 55-2870) from an unknown unit.

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Two U.S. Air Force McDonnell F-101 Voodoo fighters of the 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota (USA), in the 1960s. The F-101F-111-MC (Serial No. 58-0338) is in the foreground.

(Bill Larkins Photo)

McDonnell F-101B Voodoo (Serial No. 57-250), Hamilton Field, May 1966.

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U.S. Air Force Weapons Handlers Tech. Sgt. William Gilge and Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Smallerz, both assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing "The Happy Hooligans", North Dakota Air National Guard, upload training AIR-2 Genie weapons onto a McDonnell F-101B-80-MC Voodoo aircraft (s/n 57-0252), under the watchful eye of a competition judge, during the "William Tell" weapons competition at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida (USA), in 1970.

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U.S. Air Force Weapons Handlers Tech. Sgt. William Gilge and Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Smallerz, both assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing "The Happy Hooligans", North Dakota Air National Guard, upload training AIR-2 Genie weapons onto a McDonnell F-101B-80-MC Voodoo aircraft (s/n 57-0252), under the watchful eye of a competition judge, during the "William Tell" weapons competition at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in 1970.

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USAF McDonnell F-101F-106-MC Voodoo (Serial No. 58-0262), 136th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 1975.

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59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron McDonnell F-101B-90-MC Voodoo 57-308 Kingsley Field, Oregon May 1969 308 later converted to TF-101B.

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444th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron McDonnell F-101B-90-MC Voodoo 57-354 Charleston AFB, South Carolina September 1962 Aircraft later sold to Canadian Armed Forces as 101030 in 1970/71. Now on display at CFB Comox, British Columbia as 101030.

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322d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron McDonnell F-101B-85-MC Voodoo 57-270 Kingsley Field, Oregon, 1959.

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13th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron McDonnell F-101B-90-MC Voodoo 57-0336 Glasgow AFB, Montana September 1962. Converted to RF-101B 1971 and turned over to the 192nd TRS of the Nevada Air National Guard. Retired to AMARC 1975.

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136th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron - McDonnell F-101F-106-MC Voodoo 58-0262.

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McDonnell F-101A Voodoo (Serial No. 53-2425) from Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas.

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The first F-101A on lakebed at Edwards AFB shortly after arrival in 1954.

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McDonnell F-101B-110-MC (Serial No. 58-0312) of the 18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.

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92nd Tactical Fighter Squadron - McDonnell F-101C-55-MC Voodoo (Serial No. 56-0035).

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84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Hamilton Air Force Base, California May 1968 McDonnell F-101B-95-MC Voodoo (Serial No. 57-0370).

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Air Defense Weapons Center McDonnell F-101F-71-MC Voodoo August 1972. Sold to Canadian Armed Forces as 101004.

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U.S. Air Force technicians prepare a McDonald RF-101 Voodoo 1960's -- On the flight line, U.S. Air Force technicians prepare a McDonald RF-101 Voodoo for a photo reconnaissance mission. Overhead, a Fairchild C-123 Provider takes off on another assault airlift sortie, providing an air bridge to an outpost in South Vietnam. High above, a Cessna O-1E "Bird Dog" returns after pointing out Viet Cong targets to pilots of strike aircraft.

(Bill Larkins Photo)

McDonnell RF-101H (Serial No. 66-0022), Nevada Air National Guard.

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Maintenance on a U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101H Voodoo from the 165th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Kentucky Air National Guard, at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska (USA), on 26 August 1968. The 165th TRS was one of eleven Air Guard units called to active duty in January 1968 following the "Pueblo-Crisis". Combined with the 154th (AR) and 192nd (NV) TRS to form the 123rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, each squadron worked on a rotation basis spending three months each at Itazuke Air Base (Japan), at Elmendorf Air Force Base, and patrolling around the entrance of the Panama Canal while stationed at Howard Air Force Base, Panama. At the end of a 90-day tour they rotated to their new assignment. All three squadrons were released from active duty by June 1969.

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McDonnell F-101A-5-MC Voodoo, (Serial No. 53-2423), coded FB-423, one of eight (53-2423 to 53-2430). 53-2426 was converted to JF-101A. Used by Major Adrian E. Drew to set a new absolute world speed record of 1207.6 mph on 12 Dec 1957.

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McDonnell F-101A Voodoo (Serial No. 53-2430).

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McDonnell F-101A Voodoo, NACA (Serial No. 53-2434), on the Edwards AFB Lakebed, California, 10 August 1956. 53-2434 was loaned to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) at Edwards Air Force Base.

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McDonnell F-101A-10-MC Voodoo (Serial No. 53-2434), NACA L95152< at the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory at Hampton, Virginia, 1956.

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McDonnell F-101C Voodoo 56-0014 of 81 TFW in 1962 at RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk, UK.

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132d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron - McDonnell F-101B-105-MC Voodoo (Serial No. 58-0293), 1974.

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132d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron - McDonnell F-101B-105-MC Voodoo 58-0293. Later converted to an RF-101B.

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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101B Voodoo. This aircraft was originally produced as an F-101B-85-MC (Serial No. 57-0301). This airframe was the prototype RF-101B and was the only RF-101B that did not originally serve in Canada as a CF-101B. 22 CF-101Bs were modified by the Ling-Temco-Vought in 1971-72. The armament and fire control system in the nose of the F-101B were replaced by forward and vertical cameras in a midified nose, three KS-87B cameras, and two AXQ-2 television cameras. The RF-101B was costly to operate and served only with the 192nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron of the Nevada Air National Guard from 1972 to 1975. In the background is the former Canadian F-101F-116-MC (Serial No. 59-0472).

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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101A-25-MC (S/N 54-1502) of the 29th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The photo was taken in January 1964 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101C-45-MC Voodoo (s/n 56-0176) of the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, based at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, in flight over South East Asia, circa in 1969.

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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo (Serial No. 56-0207). This aircraft was assigned to the 20th Tactical Reconnaisance Squadron, 432rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing and shot down by a suface-to-air missile near Vinh Yen, North Vietnam (21 18 00 N, 105 33 00 E), on 1 August 1967. The pilot, Charles C. Winston, was killed. Due to the sand bags this photo was probably taken in Vietnam in 1964-65.

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U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo camera configuration has four Chicago Aerial Industries KA-45 otical cameras with various lenses -- one pointed forward, one pointed straight down, and two angled to the side (called oblique).

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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101C (Serial No. 56-0172) of the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina (USA). This aircraft was assigned to the 45th TRS, 460th TRW, and shot down by gunfire on 2 April 1966 over North Vietnam. The pilot, Captain Daniel James Doughty, USAF, became a prisoner of war.

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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo (Serial No. 56-0053) in flight with refueling probe extended. This aircraft was retired to the MASDC on 31 March 1976.

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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo (Serial No. 56-0158) landing with the drag chute.

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A U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101C-55-MC Voodoo (Serial No. 56-0206) from the 17th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Upper Heyford (UK), flying in formation with a West German Luftwaffe Lockheed RF-104G Starfighter, coded 24+01, from Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 „Immelmann“ (51st Reconnaissance Wing) at Bremgarten, Germany, in the 1960s. The new McDonnell RF-4E Phantom II in Tactical Recce Role with 4 ATAF since 1971..

McDonnell F-101 Voodoos preserved in the USA

F-101A

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The first McDonnell F-101A (Serial No. 53-2418), during its role as the High Energy Fuel (HEF) program test airplane over Edwards AFB, California, 26 Sep 1958.

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(Robert Frola Photo)

54-2418 -Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. Pueblo, Colorado. This was the first McDonnell F-101A-1-MC Voodoo. Now in Oregon.

(Daderot Photo)

54-2418 - Evergreen Air and Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon.
53-2422 - Derelict on the southeastern edge of the Edwards AFB photo range, California, since at least 1979.
54-1443 - In front of Atlantic Heating & Cooling, 553 Central Dr, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

(Greg Goebel Photo)

54-1519 - Warner Robins Museum of Aviation, Georgia. This Recce-Voodoo is marked as an aircraft assigned to the Chinese Nationalist Air Force (CNAF) and is dedicated to pilots who flew the Voodoos delivered to Taiwan in 1959 under Project Boom-Town. The four aircraft, flown by NCAF pilots, allegedly conducted reconnaissance missions over International waters off the coast of the Chinese mainland, but in fact, penetrated deeply into Chinese airspace. RF-101s operated successfully over the Chinese mainland for several years before operational attrition ended the operation Actual military serial 56-0229. c/n 249.

CF-101B

(articseahorse Photo)

101022 - McChord Air Museum, Washington.

(Author Photo)
101044 - Peterson Air and Space Museum, Peterson AFB, Colorado.

CF-101F

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17400 - Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum, Space Coast Regional Airport,Titusville, Florida. The original serial number was 59-0400.

F-101B
56-0241 - USAF Airman Heritage Museum, Lackland AFB, Texas.
57-0252 - Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, Utah.

(kitmasterbloke Photo)

(aeroprints Photo)
57-0282 - Pima Air & Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson,Arizona.

(WA ANG Museum Photo)
57-0294 - Washington National Guard Museum, Camp Murray, Washington. It is a monument fixed on a pedestal.

(Mark Knapp Photos)
57-0308 - Wilmington Airport Collection, Wilmington Airport, Ohio.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

57-0352 - Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan, California.

(Author Photos)

57-0374 - Maine Air National Guard, Bangor Air National Guard Base, Bangor, Maine. This aircraft was presented to the 101st Air Refueling Wing by Canadian Forces (now RCAF) No. 416 All Weather Fighter Squadron, CFB Chatham, New Brunswick where it was flown as CF-101B (Serial No. 101041).  It is currently painted as (Serial No. 57-0377), 04.  It was mounted on a pylon on 3 March 1987.

(Eric Friedebach Photo)

57-0410 - Combat Air Museum, Williamsport, Kansas.

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(kitmasterbloke Photo)

(Nehrams2020 Photo)

(Alan Wilson Photo)
57-0412 - Castle Air Museum, Castle Airport (formerly Castle AFB), Atwater, California.

(Author Photo)
57-0417 (painted as 56-0417) - Callaway Recreational Complex, Callaway, Florida. It was a monument fixed on a pedestal. This aircraft has been removed and sunk as an underwater reef.  A local tourism agency and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission paid for the undertaking, wherein the three F-101B jets on display in Panama City were gutted of any and all components or materials that might pose an environmental threat, and secured with two concrete anchors to ensure they stay put, even in the face of Florida’s famous hurricanes.  The jets were deliberately placed at depths accessible to most divers, making for an easy dive for both visiting and locals.

(kbyywl Photo)

57-0427 - Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan Airport (former McClellan AFB), Sacramento, California.
57-0430 - American Legion Post 4, Mount Clemens, Michigan.
57-0436 - Celebrity Row, Davis-Monthan AFB (North Side), Tucson, Arizona. Under the control of the base, it is stored in a mothball state with the details covered with sheets.

(Clemens Vasters Photos)
58-0271 - Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum at the former Lowry AFB,Denver, Colorado.
58-0273 - Poinsett Weapons Range, Sumter, South Carolina.

(Author Photo)
58-0274 - Peterson AFB, Colorado. Displayed near the AMC Passenger Terminal.

(Carmelo Turdo Photo)
58-0281 - Boeing Park, Spirit of St. Louis Airport, Chesterfield, Missouri. C/N 653 "Spirit of St Louis".

(Alan Wilson Photo)
58-0285 - Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center (Jimmy Doolittle Air &Space Museum), Travis AFB, California.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

58-0288 - Air Force Flight Test Center Museum, Edwards AFB, California. In the markings of the 101st Air Defence Wing, part of the Maine ANG and based at Bangor ANG base from 1969 to 1976.
58-0291 - K.I. Sawyer Heritage Museum at the former K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan.

(Robert Dilley Photos)
58-0300 - Minnesota ANG Museum, St. Paul, Minnesota.
58-0301 - Portland International Airport/Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon.

(Alan Wilson Photos)
58-0303 - Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.

(Where's George Photo)
58-0312 - Veteran's Park, Rock Springs, Wyoming.

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A U.S. Air National Guard McDonnell F-101B-110-MC Voodoo aircraft (Serial No. 58-0315) in flight in 1978. The aircraft was assigned to the 107th Fighter Interceptor Group, New York Air National Guard, and is today on display at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.
58-0315 - Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota.

(Chris Light Photo)
58-0321 - Grissom Air Museum, Grissom ARB (former Grissom AFB), Indiana.

F-101B

(Valder137 Photo)

(USAF Photo)

(Clemens Vasters Photo)
58-0325 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.

(Nomadwillie Photo)
58-0329 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Rogers, Arkansas. Mounted on a pylon.
58-0332 - Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon. It iscurrently dismantled and placed outside.

(Thornfield Hall Photo)
58-0335 - Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Washington.
58-0341 - Fargo ANGB, Fargo, North Dakota.
59-0412 - Tennessee ANGB, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
59-0417 - Pocatello Regional Airport, Pocatello, Idaho.

(kitmasterbloke Photos)

(Alan Wilson Photos)
59-0418 - March Field Air Museum, March ARB (former March AFB), Riverside, California.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
59-0421 - Texas Air Museum - Stinson Chapter, San Antonio, Texas.
59-0423 - Winston Field Airport, Snyder, Texas. The aircraft is in poor condition overall.

(James St. John Photo)

59-0426 - South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.

(Clemens Vasters Photos)
59-0428 - Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, Delaware.
59-0429 - Texas Air Museum, Slaton, Texas.

(Christopher A. Ebdon Photos)
59-0430 - Babe Zaharias Memorial, Beaumont, Texas. It is mounted on a pylon.

59-0438 - Panama City, Florida. Painted as 57-0438, when it was a static display at the Gulf Coast Community College, 5230 West Highway 98.  This aircraft has been removed and sunk as an underwater reef.  A local tourism agency and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission paid for the undertaking, wherein the three F-101B jets on display in Panama City were gutted of any and all components or materials that might pose an environmental threat, and secured with two concrete anchors to ensure they stay put, even in the face of Florida’s famous hurricanes.  The jets were deliberately placed at depths accessible to most divers, making for an easy dive for both visiting and locals.

(Aaron Headly Photo)
59-0462 - Strategic Air & Space Museum, Ashland, Nebraska.
59-0471 - Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, Tyler, Texas. It is currently being transported to Fort Worth for restoration work.

(Author Photo)
59-0478 - Panama City, Florida. This aircraft has been removed and sunk as an underwater reef.  A local tourism agency and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission paid for the undertaking, wherein the three F-101B jets on display in Panama City were gutted of any and all components or materials that might pose an environmental threat, and secured with two concrete anchors to ensure they stay put, even in the face of Florida’s famous hurricanes.  The jets were deliberately placed at depths accessible to most divers, making for an easy dive for both visiting and locals.

RF-101B
59-0483 - May ANGB, Reno, Nevada.

JF-101B

(C. Mark Sublette Photo)
56-0250 - Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, Florida.

NF-101B
56-0235 - Yankee Air Museum, Belleville, Michigan.
56-0273 - Rantoul National Aviation Center, Rantoul, Illinois. Formerly ondisplay at Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum at the former Chanute AFB, Rantoul,Illinois.

TF-101B

(Mike Freer - Touchdown Aviation Photo)
57-0287 - Linear Air Park, Dyess AFB, Abilene, Texas.

GF-101B
58-0290 - Security Police Training Area (north), Kelly Field (formerly Kelly AFB), San Antonio, Texas.

F-101C

(kb7ywl Photo)
56-0009 - Sheppard AFB, Wichita Falls, Texas.

RF-101C

(Martin McGuire Photo)
56-0048 - Selfridge Military Air Museum, Selfridge ANGB, Mount Clemens, Michigan.
56-0057 - Camp Robinson National Guard Armory, North Little Rock, Arkansas.

(Adrian Brooks Photo)
56-0068 - Muse Manor front lawn (north), Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi.

(C. Mark Sublette Photo)
56-0099 - Shaw AFB, South Carolina.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
56-0112 - Gila Bend Municipal Airport Gila Bend, Arizona. The RF-101C was the only variant to see combat, and was nicknamed the 'Long Bird' in service.
56-0119 - in storage at the Paul Garber Facility of the National Air and Space Museum in Silver Hill, Maryland.

(Dave Gorman Photo)
56-0125 - The Aviation Museum of Kentucky, Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky.

(Alan Wilson Photo)
56-0130 - Gila Bend Municipal Airport, Gila Bend, Arizona.
56-0135 - Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

(NMUSAF Photo)

(ZLEA Photo)
56-0166 - National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. McDonnell RF-101C-40-MC Voodoo in the markings of the 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, which was based at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.

(Rich VanderWoude Photos)

(Martin McGuire Photo)

56-0185 - Niagara Falls ANGB, Niagara Falls, New York.

(Dsdugan Photo)
56-0210 - Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia.

(aeroprints Photo)

(kitmasterbloke Photo)
56-0214 - Pima Air & Space Museum, adjacent to Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona.

(Otto Dickey Photo)
56-0217 - George Robert Hall Airpark, Bobby Chain Airport, Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

(ZLEA Photo)
56-0229 - Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB, Macon, Georgia.
56-0231 - Little Rock AFB, Jacksonville, Arkansas.

F-101F

(Author Photos)
56-0246 - Air Power Park, Hampton, Virginia.
57-0342 - MAPS Air Museum, North Canton, Ohio.

(Carmelo Turdo Photo)
58-0269 - James J. Eagan Civic Center, Florissant, Missouris.

(USAF Photo)

111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron - McDonnell F-101F-106-MC Voodoo 58-0276. Retired, now on static display at Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Georgia.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

(Eric Friedebach Photo)
58-0276 - Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia.

(Safn1949 Photo)
58-0311 - Devils Lake Municipal Airport, Devils Lake, North Dakota. It is amonument fixed with pillars.

(Alan Wilson Photos)

(aeroprints Photo)
58-0324 - Heritage Air Park, Palmdale, California.

(Andrew Bates Photo)

(Martin McGuire Photo)
58-0338 - Buffalo Naval and Servicemen’s Park, Buffalo, New York.
59-0407 - Proctor City Ball Park, Proctor, Minnesota. It is a monument thathouses the landing gear and is fixed to a pillar.

(Doug Kerr Photos)
59-0413 - Empire State Aerosciences Museum, Glenville, New York.

(David Watkins Photo)

59-0419 - Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, Montana. It is a monument that houses thelanding gear and is fixed to a pillar.

JF-101A

(Mike Freer - Touchdown Aviation Photo)

53-2426 - Cannon AFB, Clovis, New Mexico. 12 December 1957: Major Adrian Eason Drew, U.S. Air Force, commanding officer, 481st Fighter Bomber Squadron, 27th Fighter Bomber Wing, Tactical Air Command, set a new Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) absolute speed record over the 15/25 kilometer course at Edwards Air Force Base, California.¹ Major Drew flew a modified McDonnell F-101A-5-MC Voodoo, serial number 53-2426.

The Voodoo, the ninth production F-101A, had been bailed to Pratt & Whitney by the Air Force to test a new J57-P-55 afterburning turbojet engine intended for the F-101B Voodoo, and it was redesignated JF-101A. The new engine produced 16,000 pounds of thrust with afterburner. The modified aircraft had longer jet exhaust tubes, and air scoops were installed in the belly to provide additional cooling air for the afterburners.

At 39,000 feet (11,887 meters), Major Drew accelerated for 65 miles (105 kilometers) before entering the 10.1 statute mile (16.25 kilometers) course. He made one pass in each direction. Actual time on course, each way, was 29.8 seconds. The official average speed for the two passes is 1,943.5 kilometers per hour (1,207.64 miles per hour). Although the air temperature was -79 °F. (-62 °C.), frictional heating brought the Voodoo’s skin temperature to 190 °F. (88 °C.), high enough to blister the airplane’s paint. Major Drew was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Thompson Trophy for 1957. (NMUSAF)

RF-101H
56-0001 - Louisville Air National Guard Base, Louisville International Airport,Louisville, Kentucky.
56-0011 - Ebing ANG - 188th Tactical Fighter Group, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

McDonnell F-101 Voodoos preserved overseas

Canada

CF-101B
101008 - Air Force Heritage Park, 17 Wing, Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1] It is amonument fixed on a pedestal.
101011 - Base Borden Military Museum, 16 Wing Borden, Ontario.
101015 - Parc Commémoratif des Vétérans, Lévis, Quebec.
101021 - The Hangar Flight Museum, Calgary, Alberta.
101025 - Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa, Ontario.
101027 - Bagotville Air Defense Museum, 3 Wing Bagotville, Quebec.
101028 - New Brunswick Railway Museum, Hillsborough, New Brunswick.
101030 - Comox Air Force Museum Heritage Air Park, 19 Wing Comox, BritishColumbia.
101035 - Abbotsford International Airport, Abbotsford, British Columbia *wasnot 101035 while in service.
101037 - Air Heritage Park, Slemon Park Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
101038 - Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin, Alberta.

(JustSomePics Photo)
101040 - National Air Force Museum of Canada, 8 wing Trenton, Ontario.
101043 - Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
101045 - Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ontario.
101051 - Thetford Mines Airport, Thetford Mines, Quebec.
101053 - Pollard Blvd, Miramichi, New Brunswick.
101057 - CFB Comox gate guard, CFB Comox, British Columbia.
101060 - Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton, Alberta.
101065 - North Atlantic Aviation Museum, Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador.

CF-101F
101002 - Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario.
101003 - Labrador Military Museum, 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.
101006 - Jet Aircraft Museum (JAM), London, Ontario.
101022 - McChord Air Museum McChord Field, Washington. The original serialnumber was 57-0322, and the aircraft was manufactured in the United States asthe F-101F type.

(USAF Photo)

Two Canadian Air Forces McDonnell F-101B Voodoo aircraft (101012, USAF 57-293; 101042 USAF 57-375) intercepting a U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52G-97BW aka "Miss Piggy" Stratofortress (Serial No. 59-2580) during exercise William Tell '80 near Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida (USA). The F-101B 10142 is today on display at the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick (Canada), the B-52G 59-2580 was retired to the AMARC as BC0400 on 6 July 1992 and later scrapped.

(USN Photo)

Three U.S. Navy Douglas TA-4J Skyhawks of Fleet Composite Squadron VC-13 "Saints" and two McDonnell CF-101B Voodoos (s/n 101026, 101059) of 409 "Nighthawk" Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force in flight.

France

F-101B
58-0282 Minnesota Air National Guard - Ailes Anciennes Toulouse.

Germany

F-101B

(AlfvanBeem Photo)
58-0265 United States Air Force - Speyer Auto and Technik Museum.

Taiwan

RF-101A
54-1499 Republic of China Air Force - Hualien Airport.
54-1505 Republic of China Air Force - Chung Cheng Aviation Museum.
54-1506 Republic of China Air Force - Aviation Education Exhibition Hall.

United Kingdom

TF-101B

(Mike Freer - Touchdown Aviation Photo)

56-0312 - United States Air Force - Midland Air Museum, Coventry Airport, UK.

(Alan Wilson Photo)

Two classic US jet fighters preserved side by side. Nearest is McDonnell F-101F Voodoo ‘60312’ (56-0312) in 178th FIS markings. Behind is North American F-100D Super Sabre ‘SM’ (54-2174) in traditional South East Asia camo. Both are on display at the Midland Air Museum, Coventry Airport, UK. 11-10-2015.