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McDonnell F 101A 1 MC Voodoo 53 2418 parked on Rogers Dry Lake Edwards Air Force Base California. U.S. Air Force 1

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The F-101 Voodoo

September 29, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

by Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On September 29, 1954, at Edwards Air Force Base in the high desert of southern California, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation test pilot Robert C. Little made the […]

McDonnell F 101A 1 MC Voodoo 53 2418 in flight. U.S. Air Force

Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

September 29, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

NACA “Century Series” Fleet In Flight

February 24, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

For those of us who love aviation history, there is a special reminiscence associated with the Century Series fighter aircraft, similar to how others reflect on the automobiles of the same era. These supersonic fighters […]

“Flying the Barrel:” Explaining the F-101 Voodoo

September 7, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 47

By Robert F. Dorr Jim Brickel called it ‘flying in the barrel’. To take the RF-101C Voodoo over North Vietnam, a pilot had to stake himself and his aircraft against flak, fighters, and the ever-present danger […]

The Century Series Fighters and the Conquest of an Unfriendly Sky

May 22, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 5

By Keegan Chetwynd, Director of the CAF Airpower Museum For those of us who love aviation history, there is a special reminiscence associated with the Century Series fighter aircraft, similar to how others reflect on […]

Canadian North Atlantic Aviation Museum Struggles for Public’s Attention

June 28, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

After completing a $400,000 renovation of its facilities, the North Atlantic Aviation Museum in Gander, Newfoundland still finds itself suffering from a lack of interest. A recent annual general meeting held by the museum’s board […]

McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The F-101 Voodoo

Today in Aviation History – First Flight of The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

NACA “Century Series” Fleet In Flight

“Flying the Barrel:” Explaining the F-101 Voodoo

The Century Series Fighters and the Conquest of an Unfriendly Sky

Canadian North Atlantic Aviation Museum Struggles for Public’s Attention

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