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The F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic jet fighter developed in the early Cold War era, originally designed as a long-range bomber escort for the Strategic Air Command. Although that mission was soon made obsolete by the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Voodoo was successfully adapted into two key roles: interceptor and tactical reconnaissance. Powered by twin J57 turbojets, it could reach speeds of Mach 1.7, making it one of the fastest aircraft of its time.

The F-101B, a two-seat interceptor, became a mainstay of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Defense Command, armed with radar-guided missiles and a nuclear-tipped AIR-2 Genie rocket. Meanwhile, the RF-101C reconnaissance variant played a vital role during the Cuban Missile Crisis and in the early years of the Vietnam War, conducting some of the first low-level, high-speed reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam—missions that were both dangerous and groundbreaking.

While not known for dogfighting and never scoring an air-to-air kill, the Voodoo nonetheless filled critical Cold War roles. A total of 807 were built, and the type remained in service into the 1980s with Air National Guard units. Canada also operated the CF-101, which served as the Royal Canadian Air Force’s primary interceptor for over two decades.

Sleek, fast, and adaptable, the F-101 Voodoo stands as a key transitional aircraft between first-generation jets and the more advanced fighters of the 1960s and beyond.