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Originally Posted by Llarry
The Voodoo was one of the early supersonic fighters and had some handling quirks that could catch the unwary pilot.
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Yes, my Dad said that it had a tendency to pitch-up and flat spin. You had to deploy the drogue chute to get the nose down and recover. You had to eject if you were below 10k' feet and not recovered. The last casualties were in the mid '70s at RCAF Bagotville when the Voodoo pitched-up after take-off. Both pilot and REO ejected but were too low.
EDIT: Story here.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=54964