Currently I am retired and enjoying the pleasure of my grand children.
Got tired of sitting at home so I have gone back to work part-time as a delivery driver for Advance Auto Parts working approximately 24-25 hours per week. I have now retired permantly due to medical problems. After 47+ years, good old Agent Orange reared its ugly head in the form of a cancerous tumor in the lower lobe of my left lung. We think we caught it in time and before it had a chance to spread. I am now minus the lower lobe of my left lung,The lower lobe of left lung was remove in July of 2015 and since it was still in stage one when removed it was decided that it was safe to just be monitored by CT Scan. On my scheduled CT Scan follow up in December of 201, it was discovered I had several tumors in the middle lobe of my left lung and surgery was again performed. Thoracic Surgeon was afraid that if he completely removed the lung it might kill me or else cause me to be an invalid for the rest of my life so he cut as-many-as he could of the tumors and put me on Radiation treatment M-F with Chemo on Thursdays. I am currently being treated at the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, FL.
Remembrance Profiles -
2 Airmen Remembered
Curtis, Woodruff, A1C
Eastwood, Robert, Sgt, (1965-1969)
1965-1966, F-101 Voodoo
From Year 1965
To Year 1966
Personal Memories
Did turn around exercise loads during drills and exercises.
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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
