F-111C End of an Era
 

It has been a pleasure to have flow the Pig. Looking forward to the last beer with my Aussie, US and Brit mates when we have the last hoorah in Brisbane:sad:

Roar :}

Or on the Coast, LJ

Bye-bye to the Pig
 

Penetrated faster.....deeper......stayed longer......and dropped a bigger load!

Looked better than the fugly harrier too.

WW, to show how good looking, check out here (not my pics)

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Boris

Some from the Pig's last Public Airshow.

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Wardie

Isn't it amazing they could make a jet like that in the 60s, and now all the stuffing around with the fugly, delayed, over-budget, probably under-performing JSF turkey :ugh:

Out of interest why was the F111 nicknamed the pig? Surely nothing to do with handling qualities & darned if I can see a resemblance to the pink pork producers.

Probably from it's Aardvark (Earth Pig) nickname?

Can never understand why we didn't call it the "Kookaburra" with a pointy front end like that

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Pig Goodbye
 

Very dissapointed that I cannot make it. LJR - I know that you will drink my share. All the very best to all at Amberley. A fantastic aeroplane operated by a great bunch of people.

BBadanov

Listen, I know my old Banana back seater and his wife are flying out to join in your celebrations, and in so doing he has had to relinquish his responsibility for organising this year's Blitz in London, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't acknowledge that, in his latter MoD days, he supported my assertion that Typhoon would have made the best replacement - not this interim Super thingy or the Jey Ess Effy waste of Space. Have a good day, and give my regards to them that knew me!! Hic

Hey Jindy,

Yes it is a shame the date conflicted with the Blitz. But at my dinner alone we have six joint ex-Banana/ex-Pig mates. And a few more up at the function in Brissie. So I guess that sets the scene for celebrations!! Only thing missing will be piping in the haggis, but we will have the strippers.

Cheers ;)

Rocket2
Something about the long nose and spending all day rooting around close to the ground.
An affectionate nickname.
John

When's the last dump and burn?

I only ask to ascertain whether the last dump and burn at the WM airshow was the last, or the one before that (Clipsal Adelaide perhaps?) was the last.

There may be a 'last', 'fair dinkum last', 'no really this is the last', and a 'no **** last' as well, so stay tuned!

No disrespect, pig operators, but there seems to be a bit of Nellie Melba-ism going on here I believe!:)

No disrespect, pig operators, but there seems to be a bit of Nellie Melba-ism going on here I believe!http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...lies/smile.gif

It's not the Pig operators - it's the media and promoters that spread the "last" publicity pitches.

Brisbane "Riverfire" last year was advertising the "last" D&B, conveniently planning to say the same this year!! The WLM Show in Sep was the last airshow D&B. Tonight in Ipswich will be the last public D&B for their "carols by candlelight" at, I think, the racecourse.

The "absolute last" will be at Amberley next Friday, 3 Dec.

Just saw the Dump'n'Burn from my balcony in Western Brisbane ... it performed 3 circuits over the racecourse with the flame out the rear.

Going to be sad to see them go, the Rhinos just don't do it for me :sad:

...that is until, BB, that you and I do them regularly after we buy a pig or two privately for the airshow circuit....:p

Do you still have your checklist..? I still know how to start it up..

Quote: ...that is until, BB, that you and I do them regularly after we buy a pig or two privately for the airshow circuit....http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/sr...ies/tongue.gif
Do you still have your checklist..? I still know how to start it up..

Hey LJ, thx for the thought, I still have an out-of-date cx list, but now need glasses. Cockpit management may be a prob, but just as long as I can find the dump switch!!
...and remember to switch it off...:hmm:

Last F-111 Flypast!
 

As I write these words, I can hear the F-111s fly overhead for the last time here in Brisbane.

I'm in the CBD and 7 Pigs flew past in formation (with the accompanying F-18 photo escort), with two breaking off to fly North (I think) and the other 5 (with the F-18) to go South!

Quite disappointing really, just a single pass, probably due to the low cloud in the vicinity of the city.

An historic day for the RAAF and the Boeing maintainers.

EW73 :D