The F-111 Aardvark was ahead of its time and packed quite a punch in combat, having seen much service in the Vietnam War. The Air Force, however, determined that the supersonic plane could be used ...

Ultimately, the United States retired the F-111 in the late 1990s after more than three decades of service. The U-2 spy plane incident in 1962, in which Soviet air defenses successfully shot down ...

Summary and Key Points: The F-111, nicknamed “Aardvark,” was a groundbreaking aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, debuting in the late 1960s with advanced features like sweep-wing technology ...

A product of the Cold War and 1960s consolidation, the F111 program suffered from an ever-growing list of requirements and was limited to the technology of its time. Despite this, the F111 may just ...

The F-111 Aardvaark, also known as the "The Pig," served for thirty years in USAF service, and with the Royal Australian Air Force for over a decade more, with the type finally being retired in 2010.

Packing cutting-edge technologies and pioneering design elements, the General Dynamics F-111 “Aardvark” was ... the Aardvark eventually became one of the Air Force’s safest and deadliest ...

Now a high-flying pelican has nearly "shot down" an Australian air force F-111 bomber: *Air Commodore Neil Hart ... described the circumstances of the incident, which happened between 10am and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Not wing fatigue, but a procedural error was the reason an F-111 failed a test that led to the ...

The F-111, the latest acquisition for the Aviation Heritage Park on Three Springs Road, was unveiled at the Hanger Party at the airport. The event also reunited members of the Air Force squadron ...

A few misty-eyed Americans traveled halfway around the world for the event, including retired U.S. Air Force pilot Brad Insley, who holds that record for the most hours in the F-111 at 5,057.