Farewell to the "PIG"

[jmcquate]

Yesterday, December 3, was the final flight of the RAAF F-111's

 

[badger16]

I always wanted to fly this thing. I heard it was a bat out of hell down near the deck...

 

[MIDNJAC]

I always wanted to fly this thing. I heard it was a bat out of hell down near the deck...

You and me both......cool as hell.

 

[Yardstick]

my dad has great stories about his time in the -111. always sounded like a sweet ride

 

[shabuki]

you'd think they could come up with something batter than aardvark for a plane like that

 

[jmcquate]

you'd think they could come up with something batter than aardvark for a plane like that

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.

 

[SynixMan]

'Vark for short, or, for the EF-111s, Spark 'Vark. Love nicknames various planes get. Now if we could only get 'Shocker' to stick...

 

[Bolsa]

Dump and Burn... awesome... I've never seen that before... very nice..

 

[Yardstick]

a pretty cool dump and burn at the sidney olympics

 

[badger16]

Saw this video today and thought it would be a good fit in here. One of the "Pig's" (AND NAVY'S!) shinning moments if you ask me. Way to go "Ronnie Ray-gun".

 

[pourts]

I'd like to have been the wingman of the first guy to accidentally discover the dump and burn capability and not blow himself up.

 

[MIDNJAC]

I'd like to have been the wingman of the first guy to accidentally discover the dump and burn capability and not blow himself up.

The Hornet will do it too....you just haven't tried hard enough

 

[pourts]

The Hornet will do it too....you just haven't tried hard enough

you first

 

[MIDNJAC]

you first

In your example, that requires one of us being a section lead.....don't see that happening for a while

 

[Flying Toaster]

The much played low passes. I can't think of a better way to have your windows broken-

Some neat views of the annual flyby they do for the Indy race. Definitely no 1000/250 restrictions present, I wonder what the FAA would think of a dump and burn between buildings?

I can't think of anything much more surreal than a nighttime dump and burn. Reminds me of the shots the news had of Tomahawks going into Baghdad during the opening night of OIF.