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Prisoners of war at the infamous Hanoi Hilton, Ted Sienicki and Frederick McMurray were...

The F-111 was one of the earliest joint-service aircraft, meant to fulfill both the U.S. Air Force’s requirement for a swing wing strike bomber and the U.S. Navy’s requirement for a long-range interceptor.

But what made the F-111 great? Did the United States truly lose any capability by retiring it? Heres What You Need to Remember: The F-111 first was tested in combat in Vietnam during 1968, but issues with the design delayed its full fielding until Operation Linebacker. It would go on to become one of the most survivable bombers of the war due to its ability to penetrate at a low level, with only a 0.015 loss rate. The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the m...

The Gulf War Misadventures of the F-111 Aardvark In the early 1960s, the Air Force came to realize that new, radar-guided surface-to-air missiles such as the Soviet SA-2 could reach its slow, high-altitude bombers. Here’s What You Need to Remember: The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a low-altitude strike plane born out of a shotgun wedding between competing Air Force and Navy requirements—with Defense Secretary McNamara as the minister. Despite its troubled adolescence, it grew into a ...

The F-111 Aardvark Had This One Advantage Over the F-15 Eagle The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the Cold War. Heres What You Need to Know: 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 Cold War. It served in practically every conflict from Vietnam forwards, until it was replaced by the F-15E Strike...

Did the United States truly lose any capability by retiring the F-111? Heres What You Need to Remember: While shorter ranged aircraft are far cheaper to maintain and use, the F-111 struck a weird medium between the tactical strike aircraft and the strategic bomber. That medium allowed it to serve admirably during the Cold War, and the design should not be discounted as a weird compromise. The F-111 Aardvark was the U.S. Air Force’s premier strike aircraft for the majority of the Cold War. I...

Over 500 Built: How the F-111 Aardvark Smashed Into the History Books This plane was very innovative, but ultimately it was the Air Force and not the Navy that really took a liking to it. Conceived as an exercise in bureaucratic compromises, the F-111 Aardvark served for three decades as a unique blend between a strategic bomber and tactical strike aircraft. In the early years of the Cold War, the U.S. Air Force prioritized the development of strategic bombers and speedy long-range escorts to a...

You are not going to frighten us with your bombs of your weapons. we are not afraid. >> now we have the voice of what we believe is moammar gadhafi. we have no way of knowing that that is actually colonel gadhafi speaking. the words, of course, are the translation. the symbolism of the golden first crushing the f-111 goes back to the 1986 ronald reagan bombing of libya when they strafed the country and killed more than 100 people. only one aircraft was down oed in that particular attack, one u.s...