This Day in McDonnell Voodoo History

June 12:

In 1956, an F-101A participated in a proof test of one of its future weapons during the Flathead shot of Operation Redwing at Bikini Atoll.  The device was a cobalt “salted” variant of the TX-28 hydrogen bomb, detonating with a force of 365 kilotons.  

In 1961, the Canadian government signed an agreement for the transfer of late-production F-101B interceptors to the RCAF following the cancellation of the magnificent Avro Arrow interceptor, to be conducted under Operation Queen’s Row.  The first two aircraft arrived within two weeks of the order.  

In 1972, the last Air National Guard RF-101A was delivered to the “Bone Yard” at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ from the Michigan ANG.