Farewell to the "PIG"

[SteveG75]

EF-111 is also credited with the first USAF kill of Desert Storm. On the first night of Desert Storm while being chased by a French-built Iraqi F-1 Mirage, the Raven pilot scrammed at top speed in afterburner while heading down hill and engaged the TFR system with the autopilot to only 100 feet above the pitch-black desert floor. The Raven pulled up the Mirage didn’t !! EF-111A 66-0016 , is now a “gate-guard” at Cannon AFB.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forum...l-victory-over-another-aircraft-(1st-and-only)

 

[Flying Toaster]

Some neat footage along with gear up arrested landing. Show was from back in 07', looks like it may be worth watching.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Some neat footage along with gear up arrested landing. Show was from back in 07', looks like it may be worth watching.

Cool video. Pretty ballsy method for taking a fly in arrestment, but I guess you do what you have to do given the circumstances (doubt they had a paddles )

 

[yak52driver]

That was some interesting footage of the gear up landing. It appears as though the arresting gear shortened the "rollout" compared to similar videos where it wasn't used. Awesome find.

 

[blackbart22]

A Vig used to "dump and burn" as part of dependents day cruise airshows. The announcer would say that an enemy was headed for the ship and that the F-4 were attacking him. He'd then say that the F-4 had fired aa missle and when the Vig started trailing fire, he'd yell that they got him.

 

[BusyBee604]

A Vig used to "dump and burn" as part of dependents day cruise airshows. The announcer would say that an enemy was headed for the ship and that the F-4 were attacking him. He'd then say that the F-4 had fired aa missle and when the Vig started trailing fire, he'd yell that they got him.

BlackBart, was t*at on our CONNIE *adventure" in '67? If so, I t*ink t*at it would *ave been t*e RVA*-9 Owls.
BzB

 

[blackbart22]

I think it was between the '67 cruise and the 68' cruise, probably RVAH-5. I launched the particpants off the waist with the bow area packed with wives and kiddies. Not a comfortable evolution, but a hell of a show.

 

[Stitch 462]

Aardvark was a nickname for it's long nose. To the best of my knowledge, the F-111 was the only USAF aircraft without an offical name.

Not entirely true. While called the 'Ardvark' unoffically its whole career at the -111's retirement ceremony they officially named it. OK a day late and a dollar short but finally official.

 

[jmcquate]

Not entirely true. While called the 'Ardvark' unoffically its whole career at the -111's retirement ceremony they officially named it. OK a day late and a dollar short but finally official.

I did not know that. How adout the EF?

 

[SynixMan]

I did not know that. How adout the EF?

"Raven" technically, but affectionately referred to as the "Spark Vark"