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F-111B pilots and RIOs

Flash

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Good article from Air and Space on the FB-111 and how it affected the F-14.

The F-111B was designed to defend the fleet, but only one landed aboard an aircraft carrier, the Coral Sea, in 1968, after the program was cancelled. (USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association)

The FB-111 (later F-111G) was actually the nuke bomber version, even lengthened it was a pretty small bird to be taking all the way to Mother Russia.
 

Griz882

Frightening children with the Griz-O-Copter!
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Would anyone here know any of the Navy pilots or RIOs who flew the ill-fated F-111B (or any other F-111 variant)?

I need to interview some ex-F-111/FB-111/EF-111 pilots/WSOs/EWOs for a publication I write for: The Fighting Aircraft DVD Collection: http://www.deagostini.co.uk/fightingaircraft/.

Does anyone know and ex-1-11 guys who would take part in a basic, 10 question, email interview?

My deadline is in 3 weeks time.

Any help you can give would be much appreciated!

Cheers

Steve

Not sure where they are, however, a gent named George Marrett at one point flew the F-111B that did landing trials on the Coral Sea, his radar operator was Bill Bush. I’m not sure either were Navy, Marrett was a civilian test pilot and former Air Force.
 
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