Air to air nuclear weapons
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Then came the B47.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
At the time they probably committed the sin of assuming the Russians would use the same tactics.
They'd have gone straight over the top unseen.....
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Seems they thought nuclear was the answer to everything back then!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon
The Atomic Automobile
And with optional tail fins. Well, it was the 50s!
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ORAC, the joke in the V-Force was always that ADEX rules were designed to give you targets not to actually get through. I remember King Pin exercises in mid-60s with mass raid of about 500 against 300 fighters (might have been 200). It was unrealistic for us as we were planning low level but seemingly matched the AD capability and threat.
You know, the Voodoo was nuke armed, but had something lesser known that was nearly as insidious.
I flew T-33 target for the Niagara Falls ANG F-101s in 1971 while waiting for my F-101 checkout (which I passed on and moved on to another unit for a different machine).
One cold night, after a successful intercept on my chaff dispensing T-33 over Lake Ontario, I asked the 101 guy on my wing if he'd show me what the vaunted ID light looked like.
He said, "Are you sure?"
After I (regretfully as it turned out) said "Yes", and he switched it on, it took about 30 minutes to get my night vision back.
When the Deuce was out of ammo, their plan was to ram.....I think the Voodoo could have taken out the stragglers with the light.
I flew T-33 target for the Niagara Falls ANG F-101s in 1971 while waiting for my F-101 checkout (which I passed on and moved on to another unit for a different machine).
One cold night, after a successful intercept on my chaff dispensing T-33 over Lake Ontario, I asked the 101 guy on my wing if he'd show me what the vaunted ID light looked like.
He said, "Are you sure?"
After I (regretfully as it turned out) said "Yes", and he switched it on, it took about 30 minutes to get my night vision back.
When the Deuce was out of ammo, their plan was to ram.....I think the Voodoo could have taken out the stragglers with the light.
Davef,
You can tell I was being somewhat facetious, but that thing could have probably temporarily debilitated some guy in a Piper Aztec bringing in 'a couple of keys'.....although they generally come from the opposite direction from where CF-18s would be involved.
One of the Niagara one-oh-wonders got scrambled one night on something apparently uncooperative over Lake Ontario. They were given a SAGE "follow dolly" (follow ground datalink steering). They completed the intercept, turned on the light and read.....
.....MOHAWK AIRLINES
Light off, skulk away quickly.....passengers reported UFO.
You can tell I was being somewhat facetious, but that thing could have probably temporarily debilitated some guy in a Piper Aztec bringing in 'a couple of keys'.....although they generally come from the opposite direction from where CF-18s would be involved.
One of the Niagara one-oh-wonders got scrambled one night on something apparently uncooperative over Lake Ontario. They were given a SAGE "follow dolly" (follow ground datalink steering). They completed the intercept, turned on the light and read.....
.....MOHAWK AIRLINES
Light off, skulk away quickly.....passengers reported UFO.
TLB,
With a little research, I see that an RCAF 425 AW CF-101B crew (Butters/Danko) won the first ever awarded 'Top Gun' award at William Tell '72 in competition with F-102s & F-106s & other F-101s.....
.....none of which were actually equipped with a gun.
(admittedly the concept of shooting an arrow at an apple on someone's head pales in contrast to a weapon that could take out the entire orchard and associated surroundings
)
With a little research, I see that an RCAF 425 AW CF-101B crew (Butters/Danko) won the first ever awarded 'Top Gun' award at William Tell '72 in competition with F-102s & F-106s & other F-101s.....
.....none of which were actually equipped with a gun.
(admittedly the concept of shooting an arrow at an apple on someone's head pales in contrast to a weapon that could take out the entire orchard and associated surroundings
)
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OK465,
In all modesty, I must admit - that would be me. My back-seater at the time - Doug Danko - also my best friend & brother-in-law - re-mustered as pilot and unfortunately was killed in a CF-104 accident in Germany in 1977.
In all modesty, I must admit - that would be me. My back-seater at the time - Doug Danko - also my best friend & brother-in-law - re-mustered as pilot and unfortunately was killed in a CF-104 accident in Germany in 1977.
