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Piction ID: 83794556 Tomahawk cruise missile in vertical launch from SSN-688 class submarine--Please tag these photos so information can be recorded.---Note: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
88486887 :Piction ID--Tomahawk missile being transported near Boeing B-52---Please tag these photos so information can be recorded.---- Digitization of this image made possible by a grant from NEH: NEH and the San Diego Air and Space Museum
F-111E. C.N. E-231. 79th TFS based at RAF Upper Heyford. Last flew with the 55th TFS. Withdrawn from service to AMARC 2 September, 1993 as AA FV0176. Departed AMARC 19 December, 2011 to HVF West LLC Gov't Demil (scrapped). Photo Credit's: Unknown to me (Kodachrome Slide dated 18 July 1978).
USAF 93-0540 - General Dynamics F-16C Block 50Q Fighting Falcon - US Air Force
at London International Airport (YXU)
during the 2018 London Air Show
USAF 55 FS 'SW' - VIPER demo-team
PictionID:54636927 - Catalog:14_035148 - Title:GD/Astronautics Details: Azusa Harness Mock Up Date: 01/09/1964 - Filename:14_035148.tif - - ---- Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
General Dynamics/Fokker F-14A Block 20MLU
c/n:B-140
Royal Danish Air Force
LFMO-XOG
BA-115 Orange Caritat
Apologies for the poor image quality - scanned from a slide taken with a basic SLR at the start of my photography hobby.
Hellenic Air Force Block 52 F-16C 523 flown by Team Zeus Demo Team/115 Squadron leaving RAF Fairford in July 2015.
F-111F. C.N. 48. 494th TFS at RAF Lakenheath. Withdrawn from service to AMARC 4 April 1996 as AA FV0267. Scrapped in June 2012. Photo Credit's: Unknown to me (Kodachrome Slide)
F-111F. C.N. 51. 494th TFS at RAF Lakenheath. Crashed 22 September 1993 on Melrose Range, near Cannon AFB, due to failure of the starboard engine and subsequent fire (522nd TFS). Crew ejected safely. Photo Credit's: Unknown to me (kodachrome Slide dated 3 September 1990)
When the USAF was developing its specifications for the F-111, Australia also needed a new strike aircraft. Indonesia, which represented a major potential threat in the early 1960s, had Soviet Bombers that could strike Australia, but Australia’s existing Canberra bombers did not have the range to strike back. The F-111 would allow Australia them to take out aggressor air forces on the ground and then turn to other targets. The Royal Australian Air Force ordered 24 F-111Cs off the drawing board. These were based on the F-111A but were redesigned for the needs of the Royal Australian Air Force. One change was to give the Australian Aardvarks an anti-shipping role by allowing them to strike with AGM-84 Harpoon missiles. In addition, the C's had the heavier landing gear and wider wings created for the F-111B and FB-111A.
After prolonged development, General Dynamics finished the F-111Cs for Australia in 1968. However, the Royal Australian Air Force would not accept them until concerns about aircraft longevity had been worked out. The most important concern was the strength of the wing carry through box, which failed in a test. Finally, the wing carry through boxes were replaced at great cost. In 1973, Australia accepted its two dozen F-111C, which its crewmembers nicknamed the Pig. These aircraft were upgraded several times. In 1979, the RAAF modified four to carry reconnaissance pods.
Although two dozen aircraft would serve the needs of two full squadrons, this did not provide any spares. Inevitable attrition led to the purchase of four refurbished F-111As from the U.S. Air Force. These were upgraded these to the general F-111C specification. When the United States retired its FB-111As, it converted some to F-111Gs, as noted earlier. The RAAF was able to purchase fifteen F-111 Gs in 1983. This gave adequate replacement aircraft for several years. In the 1990s, the RAAF purchased ten Pave Tack target detection, tracking and designation pods.
Fortunately, Australian pigs never saw combat. However, in the East Timor crisis of 1999, Australia stationed its F-111 fleet in striking distance of East Timor. The Indonesians knew that the F-111s could devastate their ground forces if they took unacceptable action. This and the other threats posed by the Australian naval fleet kept the Indonesians in check.
In time, however, the high maintenance burden of Australia’s F-111 fleet led to the retiring of the fleet. The F-111Gs were retired in 2007, the F-111Cs in 2010. After 37 years of service, the RAAF held a moving farewell ceremony for its beloved Pigs.
In place of the long-range fighter/bomber, the RAAF has purchased 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets. It plans to upgrade to F-35s as these become available. Neither has the phenomenal range and loitering time of the Triple One, but both are modern superlative airplanes.
After decommissioning its F-111s, the RAAF needed to dispose of its aircraft in ways permitted by the SALT treaty. Eight had crashed while in service, and 23 were buried in in landfills. Six were retained at RAAF bases, and the others were made available to civilian museums where all but one was delivered by truck. The final Triple One, F-111C A8-130 (seen in the photograph above), was delivered to Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum in September 2013.
This last aircraft, A8-130, is one of the original two dozen F-111Cs purchased by Australia. This bird, with construction number D1-6, began its service on June 1, 1973. It left service on December 3, 2010. During its long career, many pilots flew this aircraft, including the Chief of the RAAF, Air Marshall Geoff Brown OA & Deputy Chief of the RAAF, Air Marshall Gavin “Leo” Davies. Getting the aircraft to Hawaii presented a real challenge. So, the aircraft was divided into components and shipped to Hawaii by the RAAF in a C-130. Early in its career, the aircraft flew in camouflage. Prior to the being divided into components, the RAAF restored the aircraft to its camouflage paint job as seen above to commemorate its early history.
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Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 1250
Aperture – f/6.3
Exposure – 1/640 second
Focal Length – 30mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
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J-508 General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon Royal Netherlands Air Force @ RIAT 2022, RAF Fairford 17/07/2022
At Lelystad Airport for a party tomorrow for disabled children. (Hoogvliegers) Arrived by road) So 2 Falcon's at Lelystad Airport today. The plane is not active anymore but is used by the Air Force for different events.
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General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon msn82-1011 de 1984
Royal Danish Air Force (25/03/1997 - ..)
JPO Orange-Caritat
25/05/2019
USAF, RDAF.
F-111E. 55th TFS at RAF Upper Heyford. Photo Credit's: R. Shaw (Kodachrome Slide dated February 1989)
Piction ID: 83794855 Tomahawk cruise missile--Please tag these photos so information can be recorded.---Note: This material may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.)--Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
F-111E. C.N. E-189. 020 with it's stabs in the neutral position. Photo is credited to a Mr. R. Shaw (Kodachrome Slide dated May, 1990)
RAAF F-111 performing a dump-and-burn fuel dump during LIMA07, a procedure where the fuel is intentionally ignited using the aircraft's afterburner.
c/n 61-253. Operated by the 148th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron a unit of 162nd Tactical Fighter Training Group of the Arizona Air National Guard. It went to Israel as 771 in 1994.
F-111E. C.N. E-225. 79th TFS at RAF Upper Heyford. Withdrawn from service to AMARC 21 October, 1993 as AA FV0185. Departed AMARC 10 January, 2012 to HVF West LLC Gov't. Demil (scrapped). Photo Credit's: Unknown to me (Kodachrome Slide)