The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark was a low-altitude strike plane born out of a shotgun wedding between competing Air Force and Navy requirements—with Defense Secretary McNamara as the ...

Summary and Most Important Points: The F-111 Aardvark, a pioneering supersonic, multirole jet, served the U.S. Air Force for nearly three decades and the Royal Australian Air Force for four decades.

Though the F-111 Aardvark would go on to see combat in a multitude of military campaigns after 1972, a couple of flight tragedies tarnished the F-111's name early on.

It's easy to get the wrong idea about the General Dynamics F-111. Even the U.S. Military seemed to act like the cold and dismissive to it at times.

Memorial Day is always a stark blend of emotions, as we the people pause to honor the men and woman who died serving our country, while we also take time to celebrate the freedoms we’ve been ...

In real life, the General Dynamics F-111 was a plane that even the U.S. Air Force seemed to forget it operated at times. Heck, even its "Aardvark" nickname was only christened right as the plane ...

Inch by inch and bolt by bolt, a decommissioned F-111 Aardvark plane is being reassembled at Waukegan National Airport as the centerpiece for a war memorial expected to open this fall. Lake County ...