Aircraft by type

The Canadian CF-101 Voodoo


 
                 
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial

based

crashed crew photo seat
25th August 1962
RCAF
CF-101B Voodoo 17435 409 AW(F) Sqn near Vancouver, B.C. Canada     Weber
Pilot ejected Navigator ejected Weber
10th October 1962
RCAF
CF-101B Voodoo 17452 425 Sqn Collision with Viscount, Bagotville, Quebec, Canada     Weber
Pilot

F/O J.S. Whalley ejected at 1200 feet

Navigator
F/O R.F. Jefferies
ejected at 1200 feet
Weber

16th September 1965


RCAF

CF-101B Voodoo

17479

3 OTU

 Crashed near Bagotville, Quebec, Canada

At 35,000 feet  Aircraft experienced failure of the horizontal stabilator’s hydraulic actuator resulting in full nose down deflection. Crew ejected at 10,000 feet.

 

 

Weber

Pilot
F/O Robert S. (Bob) Olson
ejected

Navigator
F/L John Morris

ejected 

Weber

23rd February 1966
RCAF
CF-101B Voodoo

17470

         
     

29th May 1969


RCAF

CF-101B Voodoo

17433

409  AW(F) Sqn

Mid‑air with 468 during four-plane formation practice near CFB Comox

 

 

Weber

Pilot
Lt Ron Little
ejected

 Navigator
Capt
Laurie Bastie

killed

Weber

29th May 1969


RCAF

CF-101B Voodoo

17468

409  AW(F) Sqn

Mid‑air with 433 during four-plane formation practice near CFB Comox

 

 

Weber

Pilot
Capt Barry Macleod
ejected

Navigator
Capt John Emon
killed
 

Weber

18th February 1971


CAF

CF-101B Voodoo

17440

409 AW(F)  Sqn
CFB Comox

engine fire shortly after  takeoff near Comox

 

 

Weber

Pilot
Capt Doug Stuart

ejected

Navigator
Capt Lynn Wagar
ejected
 

Weber

14th February 1973
CAF
CF-101B Voodoo 101062 425  AW(F) Sqn CFB Bagotville  near Bagotville, Quebec, Canada     Weber
Pilot ejected Navigator ejected Weber
7th July 1973
CAF
CF-101B 101049 416  AW(F)Sqn CFB Chatham Crash occurred 30 miles NE of CFB Chatham      Weber
Lt. D. R. Baceda
ejected
Navigator
Lt. Michaud
ejected
[confirm]
Weber

12th August 1973


CAF

CF-101B Voodoo

101019

409  AW(F) Sqn

disintegrated in flight while performing a high-speed pass, pull-up and roll at the Abbotsford Air Show, Abbotsford, B.C, Canada

 

 

Weber

Capt John Pew
ejected

Capt Gary Raindahl
ejected
[badly burned when he ejected through the fireball]

Weber

 

Further details received from Doug Brown in email 22nd February 2009 & Bob Olson 29th January 2011

14th March 1975
CAF
CF-101B Voodoo 101009          
     
14th May 1975
CAF
CF-101B Voodoo 101016 425  AW(F) Sqn
CFB Bagotville
 Fire caused by ruptured afterburner sensing line, crashed near Bagotville, Quebec, Canada     Weber
Pilot Capt Harper
ejected
Navigator Captain Michel "Mike" Lemay
ejected
Weber

Thanks to Denise Lemay for amendments to her dad's details above.
Entry amended 26th January 2011

5th July 1976


CAF

CF-101B Voodoo

101061

409 AW(F) Sqn CFB Comox

 Flew into the waters of Georgia Strait near Comox – no cause found

 

 

Weber

Pilot
Capt Les Cox
killed

Navigator
Capt Roy Smith
killed
 

Weber

no ejections attempted

24th July 1975


CAF

CF-101B Voodoo

101039

409 AW(F) Sqn CFB Comox

 due to pitch-up near Comox

 

 

Weber

Pilot
Capt Gerry McIntosh

ejected

Navigator
Capt Ed Campbell

ejected 

Weber

1st December 1977
CAF
CF-101B
Voodoo
017

425 Sqn

A/C pitched up just after takeoff at CFB Bagotville      
Capt Robbie Robichaud Capt Bob Borland  
Both ejected outside the envelope of the seat and were killed
14th January 1978
CAF
CF-101B Voodoo 101023 409AW(F) Sqn CFB Comox Comox     Weber
Maj Martin
landed the
aircraft upside down and miraculously lived
Capt Littler
ejected at low level outside the envelope and miraculously lived
Weber
29th November 1979
CAF
CF-101B Voodoo 101018 409  AW(F) Sqn CFB Comox inverted pitch up and spin, drogue parachute deployed. near Comox     Weber
Pilot ejected Navigator ejected Weber
19th February 1980
CAF
CF-101F
Voodoo
101055          
26th September 1980
CAF
CF-101B Voodoo 101053          
     
22nd February 1982
CAF
CF-101B Voodoo 101013          
     
19th April 1982
CAF
CF-101B Voodoo 101026 416  AW(F) Sqn CFB Chatham  hydraulic failure; smoke in cockpit near Chatham     Weber
Pilot ejected Navigator ejected Weber
15th September 1983
CAF
CF-101B Voodoo 101029 416 AW(F)  Sqn CFB Chatham  pitched up at low altitude after flying through the jet wash of another Voodoo near Chatham     Weber
Pilot ejected Navigator ejected Weber
22nd June 1984
CAF
CF-101F Voodoo 101007  AW(F) 409 Sqn
CFB Comox
 near Comox     Weber
Pilot ejected Navigator ejected Weber

 

 

References & Acknowledgements

CF-101 Voodoo  Canadian Profile  by Robert McIntyre  Aircraft No.2  published by SMS publishing  (Sabre Model Supplies Ltd)  1984  isbn 0-92-375-01-4

 

 

Jeff Rankin-Lowe

Bill Boyd

NAMAR forum members

Canadian forum members

Doug Brown

Bob Olson

Mike Lemar

Al Crosby

 

FEEDBACK

Hi Mike;
One of my readers has provided some extra information on the ejections from CF-101B 101049 on 2 July 1973.  Crash occurred 30 miles NE of CFB Chatham.  Pilot was Lt. D. R. Baceda, navigator was Lt. Michand.  Mr. Baceda has just recently passed away.
Bill W.
London, Ontario

in email 26th March 2006