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The F-111 Aardvark Summed Up in 4 Words
The General Dynamics F-111 “Aardvark” was a revolutionary multi-role strike aircraft renowned for its long range, high speed, ...
First delivered to the USAF in 1967, the F-111 made its combat debut in March 1968 as the Vietnam War was ramping up. By the end of March, two F-111s had been lost.
The General Dynamics F-111, better known in Air Force circles as the Aardvark, was a supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft that served not only the U.S. Air Force, but the air forces ...
F-111 Aardvark, also known as the "Pig," was one of the most effective military jets ever created, so why was this elite fighter jet retired?
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has bid a final farewell to its last remaining F-111, which is being taken from Amberley base, west of Brisbane, to Hawaii.
news Obituaries. Charles Wilcox, World War II naval aviator, F-111 test pilot, dies at 93 In 1948, he survived 12 days in the Canadian wilderness after the plane he was aboard went down in an ...
It's easy to get the wrong idea about the General Dynamics F-111. Even the U.S. Military seemed to act like the cold and dismissive to it at times.
Was the Navy’s F-111 Really That Bad? Pentagon leaders insisted that an Air Force fighter-bomber would make a great Navy interceptor. They should have asked the Navy.
The F-14 is designed to roll and turn at supersonic speeds and outshoot planes threatening our fleet. It's the Navy's substitute for the controversial F-111.