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  2. General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark - Wikipedia

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    The F-111's ability with terrain-following radar ("the best in the fighter world", according to F-111 pilot Richard Crandall) to fly as low as 200 feet (61 m) above ground level at 480 knots (890 km/h) or faster in most weather conditions made it very effective; [89] missions did not require tankers or ECM support, and they could operate in ...

  3. General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B - Wikipedia

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    Designed in parallel with the F-111 "Aardvark", which was adopted by the Air Force as a strike aircraft, the F-111B suffered development issues and changing Navy requirements for an aircraft with maneuverability for dogfighting. The F-111B was not ordered into production and the F-111B prototypes were used for testing before being retired.

  4. Fist Crushing a U.S. Fighter Plane - Wikipedia

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    It may have been designed to symbolize the apparent downing of an F-111 by Libyan anti-air units in the 1986 bombing. During the 2011 Libyan civil war , the sculpture was frequently noted in media coverage of televised speeches given by Gaddafi on 22 February and 20 March 2011, in which he vowed to "die a martyr" to prevent anti-government ...

  5. Escape crew capsule - Wikipedia

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    In the 1960s and 1970s, the F-111 and B-1A introduced the method of jettisoning the entire cockpit as a means of crew escape. The crew remains strapped in the cabin, unencumbered by a parachute harness, while 27,000 lbf (120 kN ) of thrust from rockets accelerates the module away from the rest of the aircraft.

  6. Horrific video shows suspect watching woman burn to death in ...

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    The sleeping rider was burned to death on the F train in Coney Island Sunday. Obtained by the Post “It’s scary,” Alex Gureyev, a 39-year-old construction manager from Brooklyn, told The Post.

  7. Talk:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    The F-111 series is unusual in USAF service because it didn’t receive an official name until its retirement ceremony on the 27th July 1996 at Fort Worth Texas, it received the official name of Aardvark, but during its service life it was known as “Whispering death” (given during its time in Vietnam), “Aardvark”, “Vark”, “Earth ...

  8. It's Been 21 Years Since “That” Shocking “Sex and the City ...

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    It's hard to believe one of Sex and the City's most shocking deaths is old enough to order itself a Cosmopolitan.. In a show full of unforgettable moments, season 6's episode 18, aptly titled ...

  9. 'Terrible mistake' made at death scene, court told

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    One of the first police officers to arrive at the scene following the death of an 86-year-old widow told a court he and colleagues made a "terrible mistake" by initially not treating the death as ...