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General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Air Vanguard - Assorted

Last Stocked on 4/17/2020

Product Info

Title
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
Publisher
Category
Author
Peter Davies
Publish Year
2013
Pages
64
Dimensions
8.5x11x.25"
NKG Part #
2147534963
MFG. Part #
OSPAVG010
Type
Softcover
Series
AVG10

Description

Despite its uncertain start the F-111 proved to be one of the most successful and influential designs of the 1960s. Its radical ‘swing wing’ was adopted by the F-14 Tomcat, Panavia Tornado and Rockwell B-1B Lancer while its turbofan-type engines became standard in many combat aircraft. F-111 crews pioneered tactics using terrain-following and laser targeting devices that made the F-15E Eagle’s missions possible. Its 4,000 low-altitude penetration missions during Operation Linebacker in Vietnam showed how individual aircraft can deliver crippling blows to enemy capability without loss to themselves. The recent retirement of the F-111 from Australian service appears to have created a surge of interest in the type, which hasn’t been featured in previous Osprey works.