Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series, HA3703, McDonnell RF-101B "Recon Voodoo" 59-0397, 192 TRS, Nevada ANG.
From 1970 to 1972 fifty six of Canada’s original
CF-101s were sent back to the USAF to be replaced
by sixty six Voodoos with lower air time. Most of the aircraft were scrapped
but twenty two were
converted to RF-101Bs reconnaissance variants.
The modification consisted
of removing most of the rear cockpit controls, removing the armament and fire control systems in the nose and
replacing them with special photography cameras and tv cameras
in a new modified nose. The weapons bay was also emptied and filled with more cameras.
Some aircraft received an enclosed in-flight
refueling probe in front of the cockpit as
well as an air-refueling receptacle behind the rear cockpit. When the
modifications were completed
the aircraft were sent to the Nevada ANG 192 TRS in Reno, Nevada.
These aircraft
were found to be too expensive to operate and replaced by RF-4Cs in 1975. This particular aircraft ended up
going to the scrap yard in January 1980.
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