The F-101F Voodoo was a long-range interceptor with a wingspan of 39 feet 8 inches, a fuselage length of 66 feet 6 inches, a height of 18 feet, a maximum takeoff weight of 52,350 pounds, two Prat and Whitney J57-P-55 engines with afterburner producing 16,00 pounds of thrust at full afterburner, a maximum speed of 1,134 miles per hour at 35,000, a combat ceiling of 44,000, a range of 1,675 nautical miles, a crew of two consisting of a pilot and a weapons system officer, and armament of two AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missiles and two AIM-2A Genie air-to-air missiles with nuclear tipped warheads. In 1958, USAF Aircraft Serial No. 56-259 was produced by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri. In March 1960, the aircraft entered the USAF inventory, and in April 1960 it was assigned to Air Defense Commands 52nd Fighter Group Consolidated Aircraft Maint. Sqdn. at Suffold Co. AFB, New York. In February 1961, it was converted from a B model to an F model. From July 1963 to September 1969, it served with the 4755 Air Defense Group at Tyndall AFB, Florida, and from September 1969 to August 1971 it was assigned to the Air Defense Weapons Center at Tyndall AFB, Florida. From August 1971 to 1979, it served with the Texas Air Guard 11th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Ellington AFB in Houston, Texas, and was retired from service due to wing root corrosion. From September 1991 to August 2004, the aircraft was brought to Victoria Regional Airport after being donated by the USAF to the City of Victoria for restoration and static display. In August 2004, it was brought to the City of Florissant for state display, where it serves as a memorial to those from the North County area who served in the Armed Forces.