The
flexibility of the F-111 makes it just as an important part of
the Air Force’s capability today as when it first came into
service
The F-111 in RAAF service –
yesterday, today and tomorrow
THE F-111 purchase in the 1960s was intended to send a strong
message to the region at a time when Australia was committed to
stopping the spread of communism in South East Asia and there
was the spectre of conflict on our northern doorstep.
Proudly flying the flag
AS an Aircraft Technician with No. 6 Squadron, Leading Aircraftman
Andrew Robinson usually helps to maintain F-111s.
F-111 Fact File
The name, the speed, the fleet and the specifications.
Aircraft’s role in family’s
history
It’s not uncommon for sons and daughters to follow their
parents into the services or even to follow their father as an
aviator but the odds of a father and son both flying the same
type of military aircraft are fairly remote.
