Canadian Forces McDonnell Douglas CF101 Voodoos 1970s-1980s
By Henry Tenby
Photos by Dr. John Blatherwick (unless otherwise credited)
As a kid I attended most of the Abbotsford Airshows throughout the 1970s into the mid 1980s. Those 1970s shows for me were very special because of the Canadian Armed Forces high speed displays by the Voodoos and Starfighters. They made a huge impression on me and further solidified my love of aviation, specially Canadian aviation, and of course fast Century Series fighter jets.
Original Hawk One! Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101012 at CFB Cold Lake in July of 1977.
The Canadian Armed Forces operated relatively large fleets of CF101 Voodoos throughout the 1960s and 1970s helping us Canadians comply with with our NORAD commitment to guard our Northern airspace from egress for by hostile forces. The Voodoos was one of the primary tools to help us achieve this successful goal in defending our sovereignty over all of Canada, from coast to coast, South to North.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the first batch of Voodoos from former USAF stocks were traded back in to the US military establishement for newer uprated versions of the CF101 Voodoo and these remained in active service here in Canada up until their ultimate phase out in late June of 1984. I was lucky enough to be invited to CFB Comox for the final day of operations on June 28, 1984, in a visit that was specially arranged for the local aviation media by Patrick Martin and his high level DoD connections in Ottawa. Although the weather was crappy that day, it was my one and only visit to CFB Comox, and my own and only Canadian Forces base visit witnessing active CF101 Voodoos! The rest, as the saying goes, is history!
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An oldie! Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 17399 from the first batch of Voodoos for Canada (which were traded back to the US in the early 1970s for updated Voodoos) taken in June of 1970. Location not known.An oldie! Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101041 of 416 Lynx Squadron at CFB Shearwater in September of 1973.Fabulous bare metal scheme! Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101047 Lynx Squadron at Tyndall AFB in December of 1974. (Ray Leader slide)Fabulous bare metal scheme! Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101050 of 425 Squadron at CFB Ottawa Uplands on September 13, 1975.In the bare metal scheme! Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101008 somewhere in the US taken on September 21, 1978. (Ray Leader slide)Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101037 of 409 Squadron parked at CFB Comox on June 28, 1984. (Henry Tenby slide)Rare shot! Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101054 of 416 Lynx Squadron with water paint camo at CFB Namao in August of 1983.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101011 of 416 Lynx Squadron possibly at CFB Namao in November, 1984.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101037 of 409 Squadron under tow at CFB Comox on June 28, 1984. (Henry Tenby slide)Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101022 of 409 Squadron possibly at the Whidbey Island NAS open dat in August, 1983.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101010 of 409 Squadron at the Paine Field airshow on July 17, 1983. (Henry Tenby slide)Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101035 of 409 Squadron on the apron at CFB Comox on June 28, 1984. (Henry Tenby slide)Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101032 of 409 Squadron on the apron at CFB Comox on June 28, 1984. (Henry Tenby slide)Fabulous formation battle ship flypast! Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoos wingtip to wingtip most probably taken at the Abbotsford Airshow in August of 1982.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101060 of 409 Squadron on the apron at CFB Comox on June 28, 1984. (Henry Tenby slide)Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101050 of 409 Squadron on the Jens ramp (Shell FBO) at YVR in November of 1983. (Andrew Brattkus slide)Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101050 of 409 Squadron on the Jens ramp (Shell FBO) at YVR in November of 1983.Original Hawk One! Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101012 at CFB Cold Lake in July of 1977.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101025 on the hot side at Abbotsford Airshow, August 1978.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101025 single ship gear down flypast at Abbotsford Airshow, August 1974.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101010 with landing chute at Abbotsford Airshow, August 1983.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101040 at Abbotsford Airshow with CF-18 demo in background, August 1983.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101057 Hawk One special scheme at YVR on June 4, 1984. This plane was flown to YVR due to special request for Pat Martin via his connections with DoD in Ottawa. (Henry Tenby slide)Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101057 Hawk One special scheme at CFB Namao in May, 1984.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101043 416 Lynx Squadron special scheme at Burlington, Vermont June, 1984.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101043 416 Lynx Squadron special scheme at CFB Comox June, 1984. (Henry Tenby slide)Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101014 Alouette One London Airshow May 1984.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101041 425 Squadron at CFB Cold Lake open house September 1980.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo stage left formation flypast at Abbotsford Airshow August 1973.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo formation flypast at Abbotsford Airshow August 1973.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo gear down flypast at Abbotsford Airshow August 1978.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo 101058 at Abbotsford Airshow August 1972.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo Hawk One 101012 at CFB Namao July 1977.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo gear down flypast Abbotsford Airshow August 1974.Canadian Armed Forces CF101 Voodoo flypast Abbotsford Airshow August 1974.
