Photos General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

[LimaCharles]

Rare Footage Of The Aim-54 Phoenix Missile And F-111 Aardvark Development Program​

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F-111s from the 20th TFW (55th TFS & 79th TFS), RAF Upper Heyford. Photos span from the early 80s to the early 90s

 

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[uktabber]

AWESOME PLANE......Just love these!! Thanks for posting all of these!!

 

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AWESOME PLANE......Just love these!! Thanks for posting all of these!!

I Felt like the Aardvark didn't get enough love on here lol, one of my favorite planes of all time. ill post some more soon

 

[uktabber]

Very True mate!!

 

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EF-111s from Mountain Home AFB, 1984.

 

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Aardvark at Nellis AFB for exercise Red Flag, August 1984.

 

[OldGuy]

One of the first F-111 in Vietnam.

The 5 aircraft that were sent to Vietnam were in crates and assembled on arrival for combat testing. In 67 I was at the missile base in Alvarado Tx about 30 miles from the General Dynamics warehouse that those aircraft were rail shipped from. Today nothing remains that even resembles the old spot or area the warehouse sit. This photo is exactly the spot that the warehouse sat in 67 and off to the right of the photo is the rail line but in 67 there was another closer rail line to the warehouse. Out of frame to the rear is an overhead bypass or freeway. 57 years ago this was all still open range and a lot of horses and cattle still in fields. It was our little shortcut to the Dallas Fort Worth area and also we used the Naval Air Station just behind this photo for any dental work needed.. The place is just completely wall to wall with people and man made lakes. Nothing like I last saw even in 77 on a vacation which I stopped at the old missile base to take a couple photos. Those 5 aircraft all had wing failures and were destroyed. The sweeping trunion was failing and they designed a bigger stronger version and it worked well and was even adapted for the later to come F-14 Tomcats. I think it was super pretty aircraft and a real work horse, especially when it had a real test due to our "cough allies" forbidding us to fly over their territory when we were on route to and from the Libya Attacks to take out Qaddafi .

 

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Aardvarks during Desert Storm

 

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Assorted Photos of Aardvarks from RAF Upper Heyford, The 3rd to last Photo is from the Late 70s and the rest are from the 80s.

 

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