Harris, John, Lt Col

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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1025A-Pilot
Current/Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1966-1967, 555th Fighter Squadron - Triple Nickel
Service Years
1964 - 1998
Other Languages
Spanish
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
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Lieutenant Colonel

 Official Badges 

Tactical Air Command Combat Crew Aerospace Defense Command US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style)

US Army Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Army Retired-Soldier for Life US Army Retired (Pre-2007) Association of Military Surgeons PHS Medal




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
The National Society of Scabbard and BladeRed River Valley Fighter Pilots AssociationUnited Services Automobile Association (USAA)National Rifle Association (NRA)
Post 854Disabled American Veterans (DAV)Reserve Organization of AmericaAssociation of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS)
Minuteman FlightNational Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS)Air & Space Forces Association (AFA)Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA)Distinguished Flying Cross Society (DFCS)Camp 1698, DEWITT-SMITHAncient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
  1963, The National Society of Scabbard and Blade
  1967, Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association
  1968, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) - Assoc. Page
  1968, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  1971, American Legion, Post 854 (Life Associate Member) (Valley Stream, New York) - Chap. Page
  1971, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) - Assoc. Page
  1972, Reserve Organization of America
  1980, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS)
  1992, Order of Daedalians, Minuteman Flight (Life Associate Member) (Bedford, Massachusetts) - Chap. Page
  1992, National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) - Assoc. Page
  1995, Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) - Assoc. Page
  2000, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page
  2011, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) - Assoc. Page
  2015, Distinguished Flying Cross Society (DFCS) - Assoc. Page
  2015, Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV), Camp 1698, DEWITT-SMITH (Finance Officer) (Springfield, Massachusetts) - Chap. Page
  2017, Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

I am retired from the Air Force. I am also a retired Captain with Eastern airlines. I recently retired as an Aviation Safety Inspector for the FAA, and i am going to work as a contractor instructing at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City. I recently acceped a position as a Project Manager with Unmanned Experts to certify a Drone Test Site At Joint Base Cape Cod.
   
Other Comments:

Massachusetts National Guard DesertStorm Medal, Massachusetts Service Medal. FAA Medal of Valor
   
 1968-1971, F-101 Voodoo
From Year
1968		 To Year
1971
   
Personal Memories
60th FIS, Otis AFB Massachusetts
   
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 F-101 Voodoo Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model McDonnell F-101B Voodoo
Length 67.39 ft | 20.54 m
Width 39.67 ft | 12.09 m
Height 18.01 ft | 5.49 m
Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney J57-P-55 turbojet engines with afterburn generating 14,880lbs of thrust.
Empty Weight 28,971 lbs | 13,141 kg
MTOW 52,399 lbs | 23,768 kg
Max Speed 1,221 mph | 1,965 km/h | 1,061 kts
Max Range 1,550 miles | 2,494 km
Ceiling 54,806 ft | 16,705 m | 10.4 miles
Climb Rate 36,500 ft/min (11,133 m/min)
Hardpoints 6
Armament Mission-specific weapons may include the following:

2 x MB-1 Genie air-to-air missiles (nuclear-tipped).
4 x Falcon air-to-air missiles OR 6 x Falcon air-to-air missiles.
Accommodations 1


Major Variants

* XF-88 - Prototype Interceptor Model designation on which the F-101 is based on.
* F-101A - Single-Seat Base Production Model
* F-101B - Two-Seat All-Weather Interceptor Model.
* F-101C
* RF-101A - Reconnaissance Conversion Models
   
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Last Updated: Oct 23, 2013
   
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