The National Interest

Crazy Footage Shows an Amazing Australian F-111 Landing Without Wheels

The story of the RAAF F-111s is quite interesting. The interesting video in this post features a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 performing an emergency landing at RAAF Base Amberley after ...
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RAAF reveals lack of F-111 availability despite high alert

The Royal Australian Air Force has revealed that as of February this year, only nine of its 35 General Dynamics F-111 strike fighters were available for operations. The RAAF now has only 28 F-111s ...
Forbes

Australia’s Huge New Weapons Buy Will Give It Long-Range Strike Ability For First Time Since F-111 Bombers

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 ...
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F-111: a corrosive problem

Within the Royal Australian Air Force, economic service life issues are a major focus, particularly for the General Dynamics F-111, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet and Lockheed AP-3C Orion. RAAF F-111 ...
The National Interest

F-111 Aardvark: The ‘Whispering Death’ Warplane

The United States Air Force’s supersonic, multirole jet, the F-111 Aardvark, had an inauspicious start in the 1960s, but it ultimately evolved into a lethal platform. In fact, it was such a useful ...