Conway’s 1947-1982:
sorry its so small, but the text is substantially that posted by Karakris

Can I just clear up one thing, did the A or Cs ever have an internal weapons bay? If not what was in its place?

The internal weapons bay of the F-101B was “located under the rear cockpit”.

This means it was in the place where the breeches of the 3/4x20mm cannon of the F-101A/C were located (note the F-101B had no guns).

Some sources say “For ferrying purposes, the ammunition for the four 20-mm cannon could be replaced by a single 226-gallon auxiliary fuel tank.” in regards to the F-101A (and presumably the F-101C). The ammo was apparently located above the guns… in the space where the second cockpit was in the F-101B/F.

That last is a neat shot…

2 Counties (Fife & unknown), Leviathan, Centaur, and Victorious in the background.

And is that a 3rd County way in the rear left?

It had interesting potential:

yes from Wiki, but I had seen this info in a book in the 1970s:

In the spring of 1944 a Dornier Do 217 crashed high up on the Vehner moor in Austria, between Osnabruck and Oldenburg, and it was decided to send the V11 to recover the wreckage. Unfortunately the V11 ended up crashing nearby before it could attempt to lift the Do 217’s remains.

It was then decided to attempt to recover both using the V14. Flown by Karl Bode and Luftwaffe helicopter pilot Helmut Gerstenhauer, the operation was begun on 11 May 1944. A small team of Focke-Achgelis men and a Luftwaffe recovery company had already dismantled the V11, and the V14 made 10 flights carrying loads beneath it in a cargo net and setting them down where they could be loaded on to road vehicles. All the major parts of the V11 and the Do 217 were retrieved and much useful experience was gained.

Following this, the Air Ministry decided to evaluate the helicopter’s potential as a transport in mountainous regions, and the V16 was assigned to the Mountain Warfare School at Mittenwald, near Innsbruck, with the V14 as a backup. The objective of the tests was to see how the Drache would perform as a general-purpose all-weather transport, and numerous landings were made at altitudes of over 1,600 m (5,200 ft) above sea level, plus experimental transportation of artillery guns to mountain troops. When the trials ended in October 1944, a total of 83 flights had been made, with a total flying time of 20 hours.

When it comes to ‘wonderful’ types the USN were up there with the FAA, such beauties as the
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Grumman Tiger..

What’s wrong with the Tiger?

The sail is not part of the pressure hull, so it would be fairly easy to repair/replace.

Hartford is one of the newer improved Los Angeles class SSNs, and has a “lifetime core”, so it would be far cheaper to repair her than to keep an older sub in her place.

Put them on “Pirate patrol”, freeing up the Burkes the USN is currently using there.

Caribbean drug interdiction is another mission they would be great at (already are).