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    • The General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B was a long-range carrier-based interceptor aircraft planned as a follow-on to the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II for the United States Navy (USN). The F-111B was developed during the 1960s by General Dynamics in conjunction with Grumman for the U.S. Navy as part of the joint Tactical Fighter Experimental … See more

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    The F-111B was part of the 1960s TFX program. The USAF's Tactical Air Command (TAC) was largely concerned with the fighter-bomber and deep strike/interdiction roles; their version of the aircraft wou… See more

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    The F-111B was an all-weather interceptor aircraft intended to defend U.S. Navy carrier battle groups against bombers and anti-ship missiles. The F-111 features variable geometry wings, an internal weapons b… See more

    Was the Navy’s F-111 Really That Bad? | Smithsonian
    Marrett amassed hundreds of hours flying F-111Bs, at one point doggedly bringing back an airplane, crippled by flight control malfunctions, for a crash landing at Naval Air Station Point Mugu.
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    Should the Navy have asked the F-111B?
    They should have asked the Navy. 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. The controversy swirling around the F-35 joint strike fighter echoes previous battles fought over aircraft tasked with serving more than one master.

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    What armament would a F-111B carry?
    The F-111 offered a platform with the range, payload, and Mach-2 performance to intercept targets quickly, but with swing wings and turbofan engines, it could also loiter on station for long periods. The F-111B would carry six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles, its main armament.

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    When did the F-111B crash land?
    F-111B, BuNo 151974, on USS Coral Sea in July 1968. It crash-landed at NAS Point Mugu, California on 11 October 1968 and was subsequently scrapped. For pre-production aircraft #6 & #7:

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    Did the F-111F participate in the Gulf War?
    The F-111s also participated in the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) in 1991; the F-111Fs completed 3.2 successful strike missions for every unsuccessful one, better than any other U.S. strike aircraft used in the operation.

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    Why did the F-111 keep flying?
    The F-111s kept flying, but with certain restrictions. Now pilots were required to fly at higher altitudes, mostly in good weather and escorted by an electronic intelligence plane. Despite the plane’s early problems, the pilots who flew it in combat came to love the swing-wing bird.

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    When did the F-111 come into service?
    The F-111 entered service in 1967 with the United States Air Force (USAF). The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also ordered the F-111 and began operating the F-111C in 1973.

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    Oct 30, 2022 · The Navy conducted a feasibility study to deploy a variant of the Air Force General Dynamics F-111 aboard aircraft carriers as the next generation fighter/interceptor. A special version of the Aardvark was designed for the …

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    U.S. Navy Aircraft History: F-111B Carrier Trials

    Mar 3, 2009 · One of the half-truths in the Navy's campaign to smear the F-111B was its poor performance in carrier trials accomplished aboard Coral Sea in July 1968. In fact, few new airplanes get much better than a barely passing grade …

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    Jan 3, 2019 · The carrier-based F-111B was originally intended to counter the Soviet bomber threat against Navy flattops in the 1970s. Because of extreme difficulties in its development, however, the F-111B was canceled and …

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    The F-111B Production Main Landing Gear - Blogger

    Feb 3, 2017 · On close inspection of the dashed lines, you'll see that the landing-gear crossbeam has been redesigned to move the axle aft by eight inches. Like the raised cockpit, this was a production change that was not present on …

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