147K views · 4.2K reactions | The F-101 made its first flight on Sept. 29, 1954. The first production F-101A became operational in May 1957, followed by the F-101C in September 1957 and the F-101B in January 1959. By the time F-101 production ended in March 1961, McDonnell had built 785 Voodoos, including 480 F-101Bs, the two-seat, all-weather interceptor used by the Air Defense Command. #avgeek #airhistory #afmuseum | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook

2.1K views · 126 reactions | The McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo and the North American F-100F Super Sabre will both be open this Saturday from 11a.m.-3p.m. for the Open Aircraft Day! | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force | Facebook

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Welcome to another episode of Warbird Wednesday! The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter designed and produced by the American McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. Development of the F-101 began in 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. The Voodoo's career as a fighter-bomber was relatively brief, but the reconnaissance