Key Points and Summary - The F-111 Aardvark, a long and sleek fighter-bomber known for its variable-sweep wings, was one of the most successful aircraft in U.S. Air Force history. -This versatile ...

Key Points and Summary on F-111: The General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark" was a revolutionary multi-role strike aircraft renowned for its long range, high speed, and massive payload—the largest of any US ...

Key point: The F-111 struck a weird medium between the tactical strike aircraft and the strategic bomber. The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the ...

The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the Cold War. It served in practically every conflict from Vietnam forwards, until it was replaced by the F-15E ...

On March 30, 1968, Maj. Sandy Marquardt and Capt. Joe Hodges of the U.S. Air Force were forced to use the escape module of their swing-wing F-111 Aardvark strike jet. The F-111A, which had yet to ...

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 ...

Everyone sings the praises of the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and rightly so. There's something that's eternally cool about a military attack jet that's built more around its cannon than its wings or engine.

Packing cutting-edge technologies and pioneering design elements, the General Dynamics F-111 “Aardvark” was among the most ambitious aviation programs of its era. Even the plane’s humble ejection ...

Royal Australian Air Force F-111C fighters from No. 6 Squadron at RAAF Station Amberley, Australia, soar over Nevada during a Red Flag 09-03 mission on March 4, 1993. Australia’s abrupt decision to ...

A week after the two days event held in Rivolto to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori, an extremely interesting airshow took place Down Under, in Australia, where the RAAF ...