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How the US Air Force’s F-111 Aardvark changed air warfare forever
The F-111 Aardvark pioneered a variety of new technological innovations for the US Air Force—and proved that they could be ...
While most American military aircraft are given names that connote athleticism, virility, hostility, or prowess (i.e., Lighting, Raptor, Poseidon, Thunderchief, Mustang, Apache, Talon, and Sabre), ...
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How the F-111 “Pig” Gave Australia Its Most Fearsome Strike Jet
The American-built F-111 Aardvark became an unlikely Australian icon. -Adopted by the RAAF in the 1970s and nicknamed the ...
While the F-111 series may have been retired earlier than expected, the platform’s revolutionary design and service history remain well-respected in the aviation community. Considering its ...
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force decided to keep the classic F-111 Aardvark all the way until 2010, yet the US Air Force retired the aircraft in the 1990s, a nearly 20-year disparity which raises ...
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