Lt. Col. Eric “Dorf” Ostendorf began his flying career with the F-111 in 1991. In 1996, he transitioned to the Strike…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Here’s why Australia buried 23 F-111s after the aircraft’s retirement
by Dario Leone23 F-111 aircraft were buried at the Swanbank landfill site outside of Ipswich, Queensland, between Nov. 21 and 23, 2011. The…
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Military Aviation
The Myth of Soviet Arms and Tactics in the Middle East, Part Five: why Soviet arms perform so poorly in Arab service
by Tom CooperThe available technology and know-how just couldn’t keep up: by the time the MiG-23 ‘had to enter series production’, it was…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Currently available on Ebay: the only restored F-111D Cockpit Crew Module (Auction is for U.S. Buyers only)
by Dario LeoneThe cockpit crew module belonged to F-111D serial 68-0125 and has all real flight instruments, 100% complete Grab your chance to…
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F-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
FORMER F-14 TOMCAT PRODUCTION FACILITY IS MANUFACTURING AIRCRAFT PARTS AGAIN
by Dario LeoneHangar 6 was once used by Grumman to build F-14 Tomcat fighters and other jets for the U.S. Navy As reported by…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
THAT TIME A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE F-111 PERFORMED A BELLY LANDING
by Dario LeoneThe reason behind the incident was the loss of the plane’s port main wheel shortly after take-off The interesting video in…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
THAT TIME A KC-135 TANKER TOWED A BADLY DAMAGED F-111 FIGHTER BOMBER IN THE SKIES OVER VIETNAM
by Dario LeoneWe have a thing that we do called locking the toggles: when you lock the toggles on a receiver you can…
