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Mach 2 F-111 Aardvark Has a Special Message for Every Air Force on Earth

The F-111 Aardvark earned its legend as a fast, low-flying strike jet that outran air defenses and hit hard. Born from the ...
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F-111 Aardvark's Crew Escape Module Ejected The Whole Cockpit

On March 30, 1968, Maj. Sandy Marquardt and Capt. Joe Hodges of the U.S. Air Force were forced to use the escape module of their swing-wing F-111 Aardvark strike jet. The F-111A, which had yet to ...
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America’s Joint-Service F-111 Aardvark Stood Ready For Nuclear Strikes

Here’s What You Need To Remember: While shorter ranged aircraft are far cheaper to maintain and use, the F-111 struck a weird medium between the tactical strike aircraft and the strategic bomber. That ...
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F-111 Aardvark: The ‘Whispering Death’ Warplane

The United States Air Force’s supersonic, multirole jet, the F-111 Aardvark, had an inauspicious start in the 1960s, but it ultimately evolved into a lethal platform. In fact, it was such a useful ...