Why Did Australia Bury The F-111 Fighter-Bomber?

Summary

Brent M. Eastwood writing in 19fortyfive, makes the following points:

• Called the Aardvark/ Pig due to its long “snout.”
• 8,000-pound payload, 1,500 miles range.
• Twenty-four F-111   As began to arrive in 1963.
• G model retired in 2010.
• Thirteen aircraft to museums.
• Twenty-three fuselages to Ipswich landfill.
• Wings stabilizers and tail for scrap.

References

• MILITARY HISTORY: INDEX of PAGES AND COLLECTIONS ON THE RAAF RUNWAY
• Nov 2011 F-111’s Down In The Dump-Australian Aviation
• JUN 2013 RAAF F-111 Lands at Queensland Air Museum-Warbirds News
• Jul 2020 Here’s why Australia buried 23 F-111s after the aircraft’s retirement-The Aviation Geek Club.

• Article Source: https://www.19fortyfive.com/
• Media Check: Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)/ 1945
• RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC |