By the time of its retirement from the USAF in the late 1990s, the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark had served in conflicts from Vietnam to Iraq. In this episode of Duxford in Depth, we explore Imperial War Museum Duxford's own example, “The Chief”. Watch in full: https://bit.ly/3CGsyYo | Imperial War Museum London

Welcome to Warbird Wednesday! Today we are visiting another strategic bomber aircraft, the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark. The F-111 was produced in the 1960s, pioneering several technologies, including variable swept wings, afterburning turbofan engines and automated terrain-following radar. It was able to carry several bombs, as well as one nuclear weapon. In fact, it dropped 80% of the bombs in the Gulf War. Its name Aardvark was given due to its similarities to the animal, like the long nos

General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark In all, 566 F-111s of all series were built; 106 of them were production F-111Fs. The F-111F on display flew in combat with the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing in 1991 during OPERATION DESERT STORM. It arrived at the museum in May 1996. | National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Take a seat inside the General Dynamics F-111F-CF at the '100 Cockpits and Cabs' event on Saturday 19 May at the RAF Museum Cosford. Built as a two-seat fighter-bomber to replace the Republic F-105 Thunderchief in United States Air Force service, the first F-111A development aircraft was flown in December 1964, and became the first variable-geometry combat aircraft to enter service, seeing extensive service during the Vietnam War. As well as serving with US forces, 24 of the F-111C variant were

This day in aviation: July 13, 1968, The first production General Dynamics FB-111A supersonic strategic bomber successfully completed a 30-minute maiden flight at Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Nicknamed "Aardvark," our airframe flew for many years with the Royal Australian Air Force. Read more about our F-111C here: http://bit.ly/2diMPIz | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum