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One F-111 was lost over Libya and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, probably shot down. [97] F-111s participated in the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) in 1991. During Desert Storm, F-111Fs completed 3.2 successful strike missions for every unsuccessful one, better than any other U.S. strike aircraft used in the operation. [98]
US Army, duly impressed by the crash survivability shown, will award the UTTAS contract to Sikorsky and the design will be named the Blackhawk. [56] This airframe will be destroyed in a crash on 19 May 1978. 28 August C-141A 67-0008 stalled and crashed after an aborted landing at Sondestrom AB, Greenland killing 23 of the 27 crew and passengers ...
Four Australian F-111Cs in 2006. This is a list of the General Dynamics F-111 aircraft operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) between 1973 and 2010. The RAAF's fleet of F-111s included 28 F-111Cs (of which four were converted to RF-111C reconnaissance aircraft) and 15 F-111Gs. Several more F-111s were purchased from the United States ...
Of the nine F-111s targeting Bab al-Azizia, only three placed their GBU-10 Paveway II bombs on target. [21] One F-111 was shot down by a Libyan SAM over the Gulf of Sidra [24] and one F-111's bombs missed the barracks, [21] striking diplomatic and civilian sites in Tripoli, and narrowly missing the French embassy. [26]
An F/A-18C crashes 16 March 16 March An F/A-18C crashes aboard the USS John F. Kennedy off the coast of North Carolina, injuring eight crewmen. [202] 20 March A Swiss Air Force Dassault Mirage IIIRS crashed near Sainte-Croix, Switzerland by bad weather conditions. It was the first loss of a Reconnaissance Mirage since the introduction in the 60'.
The devastating crash of the Swissair Flight 111 in 1998 will be retold in a feature project that just started shooting, and is produced by Zurich-based C-Films AG and Nova Scotia’s Auguste Content.
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.
Valentina Guzman Murillo, 11, her mother, Lizeth Murillo Ozuna, 31, died in the Mexico-bound Learjet 55 aircraft crash. Family handout