McDonnell F-101B 'Voodoo' SN: 59-0428
Description
Notes: Sweptback MID-WING fighter with sweptback 1-PIECE horizontal stabilizer set high on fin. Tricycle landing gear (2 CREW) .
  Manufacturer:McDonnell
  Base model:F-101
  Designation:F-101
  Version:B
  Nickname:Voodoo
  Service:Various US Military
  Basic role:Fighter
  Designation Period:1948-Present
  Crew:Pilot and weapons officer
  First Flew:1957/03/27
Specifications
  Length: 67'5" 20.5 m
  Height:18' 5.4 m
  Wingspan: 39'8" 12.0 m
  Wingarea: 368.0 sq ft 34.1 sq m
  Empty Weight: 28,970 lb 13,141 kg
  Gross Weight: 45,664 lb 20,713 kg
  Max Weight: 52,400 lb 23,768 kg
Propulsion
  No. of Engines: 2
  Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 (A/B 16,900Lb/7,666Kg)
  Thrust (each):10,200 lb 4,627 kg
Performance
  Range: 1,520 miles 2,445 km
  Cruise Speed: 551 mph 887 km/h 479 kt
  Max Speed: 1,134 mph 1,825 km/h 986 kt
  Climb: 49,200 ft/min15,000 m/min
  Ceiling: 54,800 ft 16,705 m
 
 

SIGNIFICANT FACTS:

  1. The fastest and heaviest fighter of its day.
  2. This type flown by 98th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Dover AFB from 1959 to 1963.
  3. Obtained from Sheppard AFB, TX in 1988. Dover crew disassembled for shipment in five days; reassembled for display in three days.

ASSIGNMENT RECORD HIGHLIGHTS


The F-101B, S/N 59-0428, was manufactured by McDonnel at St. Louis, MO, and entered the USAF inventory on 7 August 1960.
1960
August - To 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (Air Defense Command), Griffiss AFB, NY
1962
01 January - To 2856th Air Base Wing (AF Logistics Command), Griffiss AFB, NY
16 January - To 49th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (ADC), Griffiss AFB. NY
1968
July - To 60th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (ADC), Otis AFB, MA
1971
April - To Ling-Temco-Vought, Greenville, SC, for work.
July - To 107th Tactical Fighter Group (Air National Guard). Niagara Falls NY
1982
April - To Sheppard Technical Training Center (Air Training Command), Sheppard AFB, TX
1988
Transferred to Dover AFB Museum, Dover. DE