On the same date in 1955, the armament configuration for the new F-101B interceptor was specified as radar-guided GAR-1 and heat-seeking GAR-2 Falcon missiles along with MB-1 Ding Dong rockets. All weapons were tied into a Hughes MG-3 fire control system, borrowed from the Convair F-102A and modified for a two-place layout.
In 1962, Taiwanese RF-101As began intensive reconnaissance operations across the Taiwan Strait over mainland China as both sides threatened invasion. The four Nationalist Chinese aircraft were augmented by four more RF-101Cs of the 45th TRS at Misawa AB, Japan, which were hastily repainted in Taiwanese markings for the operation.
Photo Credit: Jim Sullivan Collection
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