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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | F-94 | |
| Designation: | F-94 | |
| Version: | B | |
| Nickname: | Starfire | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Fighter | |
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Specifications
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Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| New York ANG - 174th FW, Syracuse | Syracuse ANGB | New York |
F-94B on display
New York ANG - 174th FW, Syracuse |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Donald Harvey Englewood, FL | I was a radar observer/navigator in the 84th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Hamilton AFB, California. Flew in the F89B and F89C Scorpion until the wings had a problem by falling off. Our entire squadron of F89's were grounded until we recieved the F94B aircraft. Later on we flew the improved F94C Starfire. There were also F86 day and all weather fighters at Hamilton which were single seat. The all weather version of the F86 was the D model.
D.Harvey 05/23/2007 @ 12:12 [ref: 16577] |
| Barry Montgomery , CA | My father, Capt Robert J. Montgomery, was a RO in the F-94a, b and c models (also later in the F-89's, then he went on to become a Nav. on the C-97) with the PA ANG. He was at Phila,inter. airport then went to Willows Grove NAS, he was with the 103rd FIS and others, Is there anyone around that may have been in the PA ANG during the 50-60's that was there at that time? My father owned a chain of camera shops in South Easter PA and always had a camera in-hand. I'm trying to find people who might have known him, he was a Lt. and a Capt flying the F-94's. 09/21/2005 @ 02:04 [ref: 11304] |
| Dave Dynan Burnt Hills, NY | I am in the process of researching the crash of an F-94C from the 139th FIS, NYANG, Schenectady, NY. I have located the crash site, and found a few items buried a few inches below the surface, but only spent a few minutes at the site,so there's probably a lot more there. It went down on 11/7/57, in a heavily wooded area in the Ballston Spa area, while flying at approx. 1000' altitude, when a gun bay door suddenly flew open, and, being such a large uncontrolled airfoil, caused the aircraft to go out of control, and dive almost vertically into the ground, killing the pilot instantly. There was no backseater, since he had missed the takeoff time, and really wasn't needed on this flight. This EWO is a neighbor of mine, and I plan to interview him about this incident. Eventually, I hope to gather all of the material I find, and write an article for one of the many aviation magazines that are out there today. If anyone is interested in exploring this site, e-mail me. I'd love to have the company! 05/17/2005 @ 15:20 [ref: 10243] |
| John D\'Angelo Southold, NY | In the mid-fifties my ANG squadron (137 FIS) stationed at Westchester County Airport, NY had the F-94B in service until it was replaced with the F-86H. I was an armament technician at the time and that rumbling cracking of the afterburner still rings in my ears. During summer camp up in Syracuse we were at the end of the runway waiting for the T-33 tow plane to drop the target sleeve, and the guys in the truck kept teasing the pilot, saying "Can't you get that thing any closer, we have to walk too far, etc. " They just kept it up until one day the pilot waited, and waited, and waited. Then he dropped the sleeve which had an iron bar with a weight on it to keep the sleeve vertical. The two guys in the truck dove out of the truck as the bar smacked right into their roof! As the T-33 pulled away the pilot said "Close enough?" The unit was due to replace the F-86H's with F-100's, I think, but it was disbanded before they could upgrade. The Nike missles had taken over the defense of NY. 04/13/2005 @ 16:34 [ref: 9945] |
| Carl Pannabecker Winchester, MA | Enjoyed seeing the pictures of the F-94b. I was a fire control systems (radar/gunsight) mechanic on the F-94b at Elmendorf AFB assigned to the 66th Fighter Squadron during 1952 and 1953. The base's mission was to serve as first line of defense against Soviet incursion should they elect to attack the US by way of Alaska. As I recall, the 66th fighter squadron lost about 12 of 25 aircraft assigned to the squadron during their first 18 month flight service period due to accidents related mostly to foul weather flight. At least two aircraft were on 24/7/52 alert status. Each was armed with four 50 caliber machine guns mounted in the forward fuselage. The G-33 radar provided for all-weather interception and tracking --day or night and also had an IFF set aboard but wasn't ever activated or employed in any way as far as I know. The air crew consisted of a pilot and radar operator. Revetment areas were used in which to park the aircraft to minimize potential straffing damage. 09/10/2004 @ 09:34 [ref: 8247] |
| Mark Syracuse, NY | There is an F-94B that crashed in Onondaga Lake in 1955. It was on a training flight when it went through a snow squall and crashed. The pilot was recovered, but the plane is still down on the bottom of the lake. We're going to put a plaque on the lake side opposite the crash so we can remember the pilot's sacrifice. 04/11/2002 @ 21:32 [ref: 4700] |
| Todd W. Keator Schenectady, NY | The 139th FIS New York ANG flew the F-94B out of Schenctady Airport, NY from 1954 to 1957 08/13/2001 @ 16:25 [ref: 2911] |
| Fritz Adam Fayetteville, GA | Sorry, Wayne - I dropped my old e-mail account and did not discover your request until today. 07/03/2001 @ 08:55 [ref: 2576] |
| Wayne Timbury Kingston, NS | Hey there Mr Adams,
I was stationed as a huey pilot in Goose Bay in the early nineties. I had a chance to crawl over a F94 wreck that is in a clear cut three miles south of the base. Do you know the story of it? We all called it a t-bird until I saw the writing on it saying it was a f-94b Wayne 02/26/2001 @ 13:58 [ref: 1710] |
| Wayne Timbury Kingston, NS | Hey there Mr Adams,
I was stationed as a huey pilot in Goose Bay in the early nineties. I had a chance to crawl over a F94 wreck that is in a clear cut three miles south of the base. Do you know the story of it? We all called it a t-bird until I saw the writing on it saying it was a f-94b Wayne 02/26/2001 @ 13:58 [ref: 1709] |
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