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USAF pilot recalls the night’s mission where the terrain-following radar of several F-111 attack aircraft failed to work

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

FB-111 Pilot recalls when flying at Mach 1.2 at 200 feet during a Red Flag exercise he blew out the windows and a door of a Winnebago type RV that got lost into a restricted area

Dario Leone

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SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when his Blackbird flew So Fast that He and his RSO arrived at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Left Kadena AB

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when he revealed Blackbird’s True Top Speed

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USAF pilot recalls the night’s mission where the terrain-following radar of several F-111 attack aircraft failed to work

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

F-111 crew members explain why flying the Aardvark at low level with TFR was the BEST way to see the world during the daytime but it was EXCITING in clouds or at night

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KC-135 navigator tells the story of when his Stratotanker towed a badly damaged F-111 Fighter Bomber through the skies of North Vietnam back to Thailand

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

KC-135 navigator tells the story of when his Stratotanker towed a badly damaged F-111 Fighter Bomber through the skies of North Vietnam back to Thailand

Dario Leone

USAF pilot recalls the night’s mission where the terrain-following radar of several F-111 attack aircraft failed to work

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

USAF pilot recalls the night’s mission where the terrain-following radar of several F-111 attack aircraft failed to work

Dario Leone

Here's why Australia buried 23 F-111s after the aircraft’s retirement

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Australia buried 23 F-111 strike aircraft after the Pig’s retirement. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

Operation Deep Throat: when USAF F-111Fs Dropped GBU-28 5000-lb Bunker Busting Bombs on Saddam’s Bunker at Al Taji Air Base

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Combat Lancer: The Debut of the F-111

Dario Leone

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Here's why Australia buried 23 F-111s after the aircraft’s retirement

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Here’s why Australia buried 23 F-111s after the aircraft’s retirement

Dario Leone

Here’s how USAF F-111 Strike Aircraft were able to Defend themselves against Iraqi Fighter Threat during Operation Desert Storm

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Here’s how USAF F-111 Strike Aircraft were able to Defend themselves against Iraqi Fighter Threat during Operation Desert Storm

Dario Leone

Ravenous Radiation: a quick look at the Role Played by USAF EF-111A Electronic Jamming Aircraft during Operation Desert Storm

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Ravenous Radiation: a quick look at the Role Played by USAF EF-111A Electronic Jamming Aircraft during Operation Desert Storm

Dario Leone

Duck Mission: The F-111 Sortie Flown To Preserve Cormorant Colonies against Oil Spill Caused by Iraqis during Operation Desert Storm

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Duck Mission: The F-111 Sortie Flown To Preserve Cormorant Colonies against Oil Spill Caused by Iraqis during Operation Desert Storm

Dario Leone

Did you know the F-111 Killed More Tanks than the A-10 during Operation Desert Storm?

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Did you know the F-111 Killed More Tanks than the A-10 during Operation Desert Storm?

Dario Leone

The Day Italy’s Prime Minister warned Gaddafi of Operation El Dorado Canyon

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Italy’s Prime Minister saved Gaddafi’s Life by Warning of Operation El Dorado Canyon

Dario Leone

Remembering Operation Ghost Rider, the long-range strike conducted by USAFE F-111Es to simulate Operation El Dorado Canyon

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The sad story of ‘Karma 52’, the only F-111 lost during Operation El Dorado Canyon

Dario Leone

Pig! Remembering RAAF F-111C Aardvark

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Pig! Remembering RAAF F-111 Aardvark

Dario Leone

Aardvark Down: former F-111 WSO tells the story of his ejection over North Vietnam during Operation Linebacker II

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

Aardvark Down: former F-111 WSO tells the story of his ejection over North Vietnam during Operation Linebacker II

Dario Leone

Where SAC heavies were built: the story of Fort Worth "Bomber Plant"

Aviation History / Military Aviation

WHERE SAC HEAVIES WERE BUILT: THE STORY OF FORT WORTH “BOMBER PLANT”

Dario Leone

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