CF-101 Voodoo Nav Interview | Michel Latouche (Part1)

Former CF-101 nav, Michel Latouche tells us all about what it was like to operate/fly the Voodoo which includes his training, the cockpit systems, flying at Maple Flag, DACT, intercepting Bears and much more!
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[johnburger]

I was stationed at Bagotville with the USAF as a technical load monitor for the AIR-2a Genie rocket from 1980 to 1984.

[eaglekeeper]

As a USAF crew chief on A-10s at RAF Woodbridge in 81. We used an F-101 battle for battle damage repair classes good looking jet.

[KRGruner]

Always great to hear about a different aircraft!

[reddevils]

Great interview 👍, rare to find anything to on CF 101. My uncle flew the voodoo in the 70's

[kpsig]

Since the F-104 was mentioned… the choice of the flawed F-104 over the superior Mirage III was another proof of how fragmented European countries had been and always will be…

[davidsmith]

Damn, that's a lot of varied ACM and ECM experience! Great stories.

[mikeF]

Great stories. Didn’t know much about the Voodoo. Thanks gents👍

[earlchapman]

Great interview and really looking forward to part 2!

[KawaTony]

Oh man - he visited Virginia Beach in a Voodoo. I'm in Virginia Beach and have been all my life. I don't know exactly when he visited, but I never saw a Voodoo flying over. I would have loved to see one. I saw so many cool aircraft back in the mid to late 70s and early 80s: A-4s; A-7s; F-4s; an occasional A-5 Vigilante; lots of A-6s; S-3 Vikings; F-14s. Never saw a Voodoo. I still live here, but all you ever see now is F/A-18s. I can't believe I missed this one that crash landed in field very close to where I work: a Saab Draken operated by a company flying it as a threat simulator. I probably passed right by where it crashed on my way to work and wondered what all the commotion was going on over there in that field.

[soulsphere]

Very interesting. I don't think I have ever heard a firsthand account of a F-101 pilot.

[cwf]

I love the Century Series of fighters. That name makes them seem like they should still be flying with the B52.
I love the versatility of the F100, raw power of the F104, the F102 looks fast, the design of things to come, but the F101 is beautiful air craft, what an all weather, air superiority fighter looks like.
F103 looks more like a cruise missile with to much site glass.

[davidgoddard]

I’m sure I saw Michel fly at CNE Airshow. The Voodoos from 425 were the best.

[grahamhufton]

RCAF personnel have to do so much with limited hardware. As impressive as the procurement process is depressing. Hats of the the men and women of the RCAF

[Idahoguy]

The AVRO Arrow will always be a “what if”. The PM of Canada and his government cancelled the aircraft. Not the US. On paper the Arrow would have been extraordinary.

[shainemaine]

So if you crash a simulator with zero training ...no pilot?

[Anddapizzaplease]

The french always embarassing true Canadians. No the Voodo didnt go from 7000lbs to 50 000lbs of thrust in 2 seconds. It was about 12 000 lbs dry thrust and 17 000 lbs in AB. My family flew them out of Newfoundland. French arent Canadian imo.