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The F-111 was also used to drop the first GBU-28 bunker-busting 5,000 pound bombs. A good example of this was the Rockwell B-1A, which was to have used an large four man escape capsule similar to the F-111s prior to its cancellation by the Carter Administration. None of our partner shops or mates has this currently for sale. pilots called it the Vark, short for its name, 'Aardvark.' The Aussies. It was named 'Whispering Death' by the North Vietnamese. An unarmed EF-111 earned the first aerial victory of Desert Storm when its defensive maneuvering caused a pursuing Iraqi fighter pilot to fly into the ground. It returned in 1972 and was very successful. The aircraft dropped the bombs that stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf after Saddam Hussein opened pipelines to wreak environmental damage during the war. F-111s were also credited with destroying more than 1,500 tanks and armored vehicles-operations that were known as “tank plinking.”į-111 crews operated almost exclusively at night in the Gulf War. With its Pave Tack system, the F-111F attacked factories and other high-value military targets. General Dynamics Country: United States Manufactured: 1967 to: 1976 ICAO: F111 Price: US10.
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A total of 110 F-111s participated in nearly 5,000 sorties in the Gulf War in strategic bombing, ground attack and electronic warfare missions. F-111F Aardvark cockpit set for Academy Number: 48050 Scale: 1:48 Type: Detail set Topic: General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark » Jets (Aircraft) Box contents Resin (cast) Instructions Download 0Kb (.pdf) Marketplace Private trade & swap USD 15.00 Contact seller Note: Prices and availability are indications only. In January 1991, the F-111 went to combat again, in the initial bombing raids of Operation Desert Storm. Browse a wide selection of new and used Turbine Military Aircraft for sale near you at, the leading aircraft marketplace.
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