McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo

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• As a weapons platform, Voodoos had great flexibility, being able to accomodate a variety of rockets and missiles.

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• Designed for the North American Air Defence (NORAD) needs of the 1950s, the Voodoo could hit high flying bombers with its Genie nuclear-tipped missiles.

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• This remarkable shot of a CF-101 Voodoo doing an afterburner take-off was taken from a second Aircraft by Capt W. "Turbo" Tarling. One of the Voodoo's primary roles was as an interceptor in the Northern NORAD Region. During an alert scramble the prescribed time limit to get airborne was 5 minutes; in July 1962 a record was set at CFB Bagotville, Quebec at 1 minute, 30 seconds though the target turned out to be a friendly B-52. This record was broken at Chatham in August 1963 with a time of 57 seconds!

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• Voodoos 101007 and 101018 of 409 "Nighthawk" All Weather (Fighter) Squadron out of CFB Comox overfly the Rockies wearing the squadron "Hawk" badge on their tails.

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• Voodoo 101067 was the only EF-101B in Canadian service. Known as the "Electric Voodoo" of 414 Electronic Warfare (EW) Squadron operating out of CFB North Bay, Ontario, '067 was acquired from the USAF in 1983 and was one of the most exotically painted Aircraft in service at the time. The intent of the paint schme was to improve visibility, making it easier for intercepting Voodoos and other NORAD fighters to spot, and making it easier to pick it out as "the enemy" when there were a flock of other Voodoos around it.

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• Taken from the air on the occassion of the first Exercise Maple Flag (modelled after the USAF's Red Flag to provide realistic training for CF and visiting fighter pilots) from 24 April to 20 May, 1978, this photo displays the tarmac in front of CFB Cold Lake's control tower with a multi-national Aircraft exhibit. From left to right are a USAF C-130 Hercules Aircraft, a CF-104 Starfighter, a CF-5 Freedom Fighter, a CF-101 Voodoo, a USAF S-61R Sea King , a USAF F-15 Eagle, a USAF A-7 Corsair, a USN A-4 Skyhawk, a USAF HH-53 "Jolly Green Giant", and a CF-5 Freedom Fighter in Aggressor Squadron markings.

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• Aircraft are, at times, painted in truly spectacular schemes to commemorate a special event or meeting. Upon announcement of the impending retirement of the Voodoo, 414 "Black Knight" Sqn, 425 "Alouette" Sqn, 416 "Lynx" Sqn and 409 "Hawk" Sqn each painted one of their voodoos in their squadron colours.

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• "One-O-One" was the shorthand nickname for the McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo, a twin engined, two crew jet interceptor. Designed to carry fuel and weapons over long ranges, this escort fighter was a brute of an Aircraft. The RCAF acquired this Aircraft after the infamous cancellation of the Avro Arrow program in 1959.

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