Summary and Most Important Points: The F-111 Aardvark, a pioneering supersonic, multirole jet, served the U.S. Air Force for nearly three decades and the Royal Australian Air Force for four decades.

The F-111 replaced several aircraft in both the arsenals of the Air Force and the RAAF. For the Australian Air Force, the F-111 replaced the English Electric Canberra in the tactical role.

The interesting video in this post features a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 performing an emergency landing at RAAF Base Amberley after wheel failure on take-off. The aircraft involved ...

The F-111 Aardvaark, also known as the "The Pig," served for thirty years in USAF service, and with the Royal Australian Air Force for over a decade more, with the type finally being retired in 2010.

In total, the F-111 sported nine undercarriage pylons onto ... the Aardvark served with the Royal Australian Air Force until 2010, 14 years after the U.S. Air Force retired and mothballed the ...

With its F-35A and Boeing F/A-18E/F/G force, Australia no longer has anything like the F-111’s range and payload. In other words, NGAD development may be risky and extremely costly, but if the F ...

Defence was unable to respond in time yesterday to The Australian's questions about why the planes were being destroyed rather than donated to ex-service bodies or museums. The F-111 fleet was ...