When the F-111 first entered service during the Cold War, it became the first platform capable of performing in multiple roles to fly the skies. The “Aardvark” also represented the first production ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maj. Sandy Marquardt, Capt. Joe Hodges sit in the escape module of their F-111A On March 30, 1968, Maj. Sandy Marquardt and Capt.

The F-111 Aardvark pioneered a variety of new technological innovations for the US Air Force—and proved that they could be combined to make an excellent strike aircraft. The F-111 Aardvark—so named ...

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.

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, ...

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced in June that the service’s Next-Generation Air Dominance program has entered engineering and manufacturing development. This transition from the ...

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 ...