F/EF-111 crews were not prepared for air-to-air engagements, however, their aircraft lacking the manoeuvrability to engage in that sort of combat.…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Duck Mission: The F-111 Sortie Flown To Preserve Cormorant Colonies against Oil Spill Caused by Iraqis during Operation Desert Storm
by Dario LeoneOne of the most challenging missions of Operation Desert Storm in 1991 was flown on Jan. 27 after Iraqi troops opened…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Operation Deep Throat: when USAF F-111Fs Dropped GBU-28 5000-lb Bunker Busting Bombs on Saddam’s Bunker at Al Taji Air Base
by Dario LeoneAnalysis of the PAVE Tack VCR film showed the GBU-28 impacting at its aim-point, and moments later smoke was seen surging…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
The sad story of ‘Karma 52’, the only F-111 lost during Operation El Dorado Canyon
by Dario LeoneThe F-111F 70-2389 (callsign ‘Karma 52’), the sixth aircraft on Bab al-Aziza target, vanished in unexplained circumstances. On Apr. 14, 1986,…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Remembering Operation Ghost Rider, the mock air strike conducted by USAFE F-111s to simulate Operation El Dorado Canyon
by Dario LeoneMany of the elements of Operation El Dorado canyon were tested and proven in Ghost Rider, including the vital coordination procedures…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
THIS DAY IN AVIATION HISTORY: OPERATION EL DORADO CANYON, THE LONG RANGE F-111 STRIKE MISSION THAT DESTROYED LIBYAN TERRORIST TRAINING CAMPS
by Dario LeoneOperation El Dorado Canyon was hailed as a success, marking the longest combat mission flown by a tactical aircraft for the…
