The F-111 Aardvark pioneered a variety of new technological innovations for the US Air Force—and proved that they could be ...

KEY POINT: Design flaws initially stymied the F-111’s success in combat operations and the airframe was retired by 1996. However, the Aardvarks’ legacy lives on among aviation buffs today. One often ...

The American-built F-111 Aardvark became an unlikely Australian icon. -Adopted by the RAAF in the 1970s and nicknamed the ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The designers of the F-111 faced a challenge: they needed a plane that could fly at very high speeds, but still take off or land on a short runway. Using smaller ...

Packing cutting-edge technologies and pioneering design elements, the General Dynamics F-111 “Aardvark” was among the most ambitious aviation programs of its era. Even the plane’s humble ejection ...

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 ...

An F-111C Aardvark strike aircraft, courtesy of the Royal Australian Air Force, is headed to the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor as the museum’s 45th airplane. The jet isn’t exactly winging its ...

The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force decided to keep the classic F-111 Aardvark all the way until 2010, yet the US Air Force retired the aircraft in the 1990s, a nearly 20-year disparity which raises ...

Memorial Day is always a stark blend of emotions, as we the people pause to honor the men and woman who died serving our country, while we also take time to celebrate the freedoms we’ve been granted.

In real life, the General Dynamics F-111 was a plane that even the U.S. Air Force seemed to forget it operated at times. Heck, even its "Aardvark" nickname was only christened right as the plane was ...

Delayed more than once in its overland journey from downstate Rantoul, a retired Air Force F-111 Aardvark finally made its way to Waukegan National Airport late last month and now sits in pieces, ...

The Royal Australian Air Force will soon declare the Rafael AGM-142 Raptor air-ground missile operational. Two launch tests in July using a General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark were successful, and two ...