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National Security Journal on MSN10 天
The U.S. Air Force’s F-111 Aardvark Was a Force to Be Reckoned With
The Aardvark is a funny-looking beast with a long snout that hoovers up food with a pig-like body and thick hide to stymie ...
Smithsonian Magazine2 年
Was the Navy’s F-111 Really That Bad?
The Air Force, unlike the Navy, was happy with its ground-attack version of the F-111, and over a 30-year career the “Aardvark” flew combat missions over Vietnam, Libya, and Iraq. Several ...
SlashGear1 年
Why The Military Has Retired The F-111 Aardvark
The F-111 was created in the 1960s to help establish American air dominance by producing a multi-role supersonic combat aircraft capable of flying below enemy radar. However, the fighter jet ...
Smithsonian Magazine1 年
The Plane with No Name
The Air Force flew F-111s on some 4,000 combat missions ... suggests what an F-111 cockpit is like during combat: "Remit 32 [the aircraft's call sign] had a very experienced pilot paired with ...
SlashGear1 个月
Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
When people think of the U.S. Air ... combat search and rescue efforts, and on two occasions A-1s shot down MiG-17s. When U.S. involvement in Vietnam ended, the A-1 was phased out, making room for ...