The gun in the article was most recently used on the F-14. It was develop after ww2 and used a lot on during the Korean War.
“The gun in the article was most recently used on the F-14. It was develop after ww2 and used a lot on during the Korean War.” [jpsb, post 68]
Your timelines are mixed up.
General Electric developed the M-61 in the 1950s. Based on the general design invented by Dr Richard Jordan Gatling in the early 1860s, it has armed a number of US military aircraft including F-104, F-105, F-4, F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18, AC-119, AC-130, B-52H, B-58.
It arrived too late to see combat use in Korea. The F-100 likewise arrived too early to be equipped with the M-61, and was equipped with four M-39 revolver cannon in 20mm.