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The F-111Gs were retired before the F-111Cs, with the last leaving service on 3 September 2007. [8] The F-111C fleet was drawn down, and the type was finally retired on 3 December 2010. [ 9 ] Eight of the RAAF's F-111s (seven F-111Cs and one F-111G) were destroyed in crashes during the type's service, with ten airmen being killed.
The F-111K was based on the F-111A with longer F-111B wings, [165] FB-111 landing gear, Mark II navigation/fire control system, and British supplied mission systems. Other changes included weapons bay modifications, addition of a centerline pylon, a retractable refueling probe, provisions for a reconnaissance pallet, and a higher gross weight ...
F-111A 67-0039 388th TFS 388th TFS F-100F Super Sabre – 56-3878. The 388th Electronic Warfare Squadron is an active United States Air Force unit, stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, where it is assigned to the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing.
The General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven is a retired electronic-warfare aircraft designed to replace the EB-66 Destroyer in the United States Air Force. Its crews and maintainers often called it the "Spark-Vark", a play on the F-111's "Aardvark" nickname.
The unit moved to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada in 1966, where it became one of the first General Dynamics F-111 squadrons finally reaching operational status in 1971. 429th F-111A at Nellis AFB [note 2] The unit deployed to Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand in early 1972 as a result of the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive.
General Dynamics F-111A (S/N 67-067) on display at the "National Museum of the USAF" at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (USA). The F-111A is painted with the markings of the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing. Reactivated in Japan under Far East Air Forces, July 1952 as a result of the Korean War.
A US military fighter jet crashed into the San Diego Harbor – but both pilots reportedly ejected to safety. The jet – an EA-18G Growler electric jet – smashed into the water around 10:15 a.m ...
Two F-111As aircraft sank and/or damaged several Khmer Rouge gunboats near Koh Tang Island during the engagement with Kymer forces. [4] On 30 June 1975, the 347 TFW was inactivated. The 428 TFS and 429 TFS and associated F-111A aircraft returned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and were reassigned to the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing.