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The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production models of the F-111 had roles that included attack (e.g. interdiction), strategic bombing (including nuclear weapons capabilities), reconnaissance and electronic warfare.
[6] 877 Republic of Vietnam aircraft were captured at war's end (1975) [7] Of the 2,750 [8] aircraft and helicopters received by South Vietnam, only about 308 survived (240 flew to Thailand or US warships [9] and 68 returned to the United States [10]). In total, the US, South Vietnam and Australia, lost about 12,500 aircraft, helicopters and UAVs.
The drawdown of the RAAF's F-111 fleet began with the retirement of the F-111G models operated by No. 6 Squadron in late 2007. [ citation needed ] The United States had retired the F-111 (it "was nine percent of Tactical Air Command 's fleet but ate up a whopping 25 percent of the maintenance budget", USAF pilot Richard Crandall said) [ 78 ] so ...
March 27 – An F-117 Nighthawk (Serial Number 82-0806) stealth ground-attack jet was shot down by a Yugoslav SA-3 surface-to-air missile during the Kosovo War. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Dale Zelko, survived and was subsequently rescued. May 2 – An F-16C Fighting Falcon (Serial Number 88-0550) was shot down by a Yugoslav SA-3 SAM.
From 17 October 1963 to 20 July 1964, VF-111 was deployed on USS Kitty Hawk and equipped with F-8Ds. VF-111 F-8D attacks ground targets in South Vietnam in 1965. From 6 March to 20 November 1965, VF-111 was deployed on USS Midway. On 5 May, F-8D BuNo 148637 was hit by antiaircraft fire over North Vietnam and crashed into the sea. The pilot CDR ...
Of the three downed B-52's, parts of two crews were captured after bailing out over North Vietnam, while the third crew were all rescued in Thailand {"The 11 Days of Christmas" Marshall L. Michel III, pg 115}. That same evening, an Air Force F-111 Aardvark was shot down while on a mission to bomb the broadcasting facilities of Radio Hanoi.
The 391st Fighter Squadron is part of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.The squadron participated in combat missions in World War II and the Vietnam War, provided air defense in Korea and Japan from 1968 to 1971, and continues to provide tactical air command for the United States Air Force.
Squadron F-100s deployed to Vietnam [d] 481st F-100s flying from Tan Son Nhut Airport in 1965. [e] The squadron made its first deployment to Southeast Asia on 10 November 1963 to Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, where it spent 75 Days. In the Spring of 1965, the squadron was notified it would deploy to Vietnam in late June for a ...