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  • May 23, 2009 at 8:35 am in reply to: What was wrong with the Swift? #1163043
    lindoug
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    I’ll second that! Nigel flew the Swift in Germany and his book is very much worth a read. he also flew the RF-101 Voodoo in exchange with the USAF at Shaw. and later the Hunter FR-10. After reading the book you will not deem the Swift a failure ever again………….hence the title.
    Try also his book on the Hunter…Best of Breed.

    May 4, 2009 at 6:28 am in reply to: F-102 Weaponry #1185863
    lindoug
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    As far as I can ascertain 3 AIM-4A radar guided and 3 AIM-4C IR. were carried. Also the AIM-26 nuclear tipped Falcon.

    April 25, 2009 at 10:23 am in reply to: F-100 Question #1194267
    lindoug
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    We acknowledged the inertial roll coupling, but that was only in the early short-finned F-100A’s.

    Also, does anyone know if the Sabre Dance affected the F-100D? The famous video of that is the F-100C, which had a different wing than the F-100D (and F-100F)?

    In Vietnam, at Tuy Hoa, an incident was recorded of a pilot getting into a sabre dance in his F-100D. Landing skills were constantly tested at this base because of a consistent cross wind.

    April 21, 2009 at 2:59 pm in reply to: F-100 Question #1198523
    lindoug
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    F-100 photos

    Couldn’t resist it! Any excuse to prolong a thread on a Centuries fighter! Both are from the 48th TFW at Chaumont. Ignore the numbers after Chaumont. They’re not dates.

    April 21, 2009 at 2:42 pm in reply to: F-100 Question #1198557
    lindoug
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    Chapter 2 of David Anderton’s Osprey book on the F-100 deals quite well with the early problems. If you can get hold of a copy it’s a good read. What is evident is that it was the early production models that had the problem. The vertical tail on the YF-100 prototypes was higher than the production model. I wonder why they reduced it?

    April 13, 2009 at 8:40 am in reply to: F-101A/C Voodoo #1208132
    lindoug
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    Are these pods the same thing as the QRC-160 series? ECM pods can be a confusing topic as to which is which.

    Yes these were initially the QRC-160 pods.
    Another photo RF-101c refuelling on route to SE Asia.

    April 10, 2009 at 7:45 pm in reply to: Post WW2 RF-51D Mustang photos #1210232
    lindoug
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    C’mon guys. There must be someone out there with knowledge and photos of the RF-51D, known also as the F-6.
    Photo is of an RF-51 based at Taegu with the 45th TRS in 1951.

    April 10, 2009 at 7:32 pm in reply to: F-101A/C Voodoo #1210247
    lindoug
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    Up to four is right. The initial problem was the drag caused by the pods which significantly reduced the speed and the RF-101s ability to outrun the Migs. However, after modifications and the production of the AN/ALQ-72 they were more effective and pilots expressed greater satisfaction. However, in the end the compromise to the Voodoos speed and manoeuvrability was too great and their use by the aircraft was discontinued.

    As for a Voodoo model have a look at the following site. I made the Monogram F-101 more years ago than I care to remember with a vac form nose for the single seater It was a good kit then and probably still is. Now they have resin for the alternative variants.
    http://hsfeatures.com/f101cmw_1.htm

    April 10, 2009 at 10:53 am in reply to: F-101A/C Voodoo #1210999
    lindoug
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    Managed to search out a photo of the RF-101C with ECM pod. 15TRS airplanes could carry up to four of these.

    April 9, 2009 at 7:47 pm in reply to: F-101A/C Voodoo #1211527
    lindoug
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    Here are some RF-101Cs SE Asia

    April 9, 2009 at 5:45 pm in reply to: F-101A/C Voodoo #1211696
    lindoug
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    Are we talking photos of any variant here?

    April 9, 2009 at 1:35 pm in reply to: Post WW2 RF-51D Mustang photos #1211919
    lindoug
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    Dan,
    Thanks for your input.
    Have you got any info on the RF-51s used by the ANG wing at Shaw in the late ’40s, ’50s. eg 155th TRS, 118th TRW. The 118th converted to RF-80s and went to Europe as the 66th TRW in 1953.
    I’ll sort out some RF-51 photos shortly.

    April 8, 2009 at 6:54 pm in reply to: Post WW2 RF-51D Mustang photos #1213135
    lindoug
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    Thanks very much for the input and the heads up for some useful sites. I am concentrating particularly on the recce RF-51. I have some sources for Korea; but need some input on the period 1946 to 1950 and after Korea.

    April 6, 2009 at 8:43 am in reply to: F-101A/C Voodoo #1216482
    lindoug
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    The ‘Toy Tiger’ mods for the RF-101Cs in SE Asia included an MB-7 pod to be carried centreline containing eight photoflash cartridges. Two aircraft were modified under Toy Tiger to give the RF-101 a night photo capability; but the mod was not particularly successful and after the two aircraft returned to the USA for the Cuba Crisis they did not return to SE Asia.

    April 5, 2009 at 10:29 am in reply to: Spanish RF-4C #1217368
    lindoug
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    Thanks for that info. Someone sent me this photo I thought would interest those who hadn’t seen this RF-4C before; on the occasion of the Phantom’s retirement from the Spanish Air Force. (photo credit Antonio Zamora)

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