The 62^nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron transfered from O’Hare airport in Chicago to K. I. Sawyer AFB in 1959 and became an operational F-101 “Voodoo” aircraft Squadron .  This came shortly after K. I. Sawyer’s runway was extended to 12,300 feet long by 300 feet wide with 1000 foot overruns and 24 inches of concrete.

MEMORIAL

September 18, 1963, F-101B Crashed on the runway at K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI.
62^nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS) Pilot & Radar Observer Killed. 

Pilot:                                       Capt. Floyd J. Chandler      Portageville, MO
Radar Observer:                   Capt. Milton M. Mertins       Iron River, MI 

The crash was the first accident at K.I. Sawyer that resulted in the death of Air Force personnel assigned to the base.              

Aircraft flown by the 62nd FIS

Above are various photos (posted with permission of Ken Watterson and Lani Duquette) that show 62nd F-101s, patches and in-air scenes. 

Squadron photo gallery