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Gift Presentation and Dedication Ceremony Set For Royal Australian Air Force General Dynamics F-111C

November 8, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor will formally accept the General Dynamics F-111C jet from the Royal Australian Air Force with a Gift Presentation and Dedication ceremony on Saturday, November 23, 2013. The 4:00 p.m. […]

RAAF-Restored F-111C Arrives at Pacific Aviation Museum in Hawaii

September 7, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 3

The Royal Australian Air Force-restored General Dynamics F-111C that has been gifted to the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, arrived at Hickam Air Field at Joint Base Pearl Harbor a couple of nights […]

RAAF-Restored F-111C’s Tail Arrives Aboard RAAF C-17

August 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

As we wrote this morning, the Royal Australian Air Force, which recently had restored six of their venerable General Dynamics F-111Cs and distributed them on loan to museums around their country, is sending a seventh […]

RAAF-Restored F-111C Going to Hawaiian Museum in an Amazing Gesture of Goodwill

August 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 5

In surprising news, the Royal Australian Air Force, which recently had restored six of their venerable General Dynamics F-111Cs and distributed them on loan to museums around their country, is sending a seventh restored plane, […]

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Final RAAF-Restored General Dynamics F-111 Arrives at Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome

August 26, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

The General Dynamics F-111C has a special place in the hearts of Australian aviation enthusiasts. Long the backbone of the Royal Australian Air Force, these fighter bombers served Australia for four decades and their unusual […]

RAAF F-111 Joins USAF B-52 at Australian Aviation Heritage Centre in Darwin

June 25, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

The fifth of six Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks has landed at its new home, this time quite a bit further away from RAAF Amberly than its mates. Arriving last week […]

Bowling Green Aviation Heritage Park is on the Grow

June 23, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

Last week, The Aviation Heritage Park of Bowling Green, Kentucky unveiled the latest warbird that they have painstakingly restored for static display at their open air venue, a General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark. Opened to the […]

RAAF F-111 Lands at Queensland Air Museum

June 12, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 0

As part of a program where the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has restored and is putting on long-term loan six RAAF General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks to deserving museums around the country, the Queensland Air […]

World’s Last Operational F-111 Goes on Display at Historical Aircraft Restoration Society

May 30, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 4

As we recently reported, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been divesting itself of its remaining General Dynamics F-111 Aardvarks and the last one to remain operational, that flew at the series’ decommissioning ceremony […]

F-111 arrives at Fighter World

May 6, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 1

A retired Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark made the overland trip from Base Amberley In Queensland to Fighter World in Williamtown, New South Wales over this past weekend. In preparation for […]

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