Canadian aircraft rededication

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Pipe Major Sam Swancutt leads an official party, including (from left) retired Canadian Forces Master Warrant Officer Darrell Leavitt, Brig. Gen. Robert Chekan, North American Aerospace Defense Command deputy director of plans, policy and strategy, and Col. Stephen N. Whiting, 21st Space Wing commander, to a ribbon cutting at the Peterson Air and Space Museum Park April 1. The group was marking the rededication of two Canadian aircraft. The aircraft, a CF-101 B “Voodoo,” and the CF-100 Mark 5C “Canuck,” were rededicated to mark the 86th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The “Voodoo” first flew in 1957 and is a long range all-weather interceptor. It has been in the air park since 1984. The “Canuck” is an all-weather jet fighter, equipped with radar jammers, and flew from 1952 to 1981. It was gifted to the air park in 1976. Approximately 140 Canadian personnel work on Peterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Larry Hulst)