F-111s to be destroyed
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Good Bye F111
The Commonwealth requires a Proposal for physical destruction of the following equipment:
a. quantity 13 F-111G aircraft (approximately 20 tonne per aircraft) held at RAAF BaseAmberley; and
b. quantity 70 TF-30 engines (approximately 2 tonne per engine) held at RAAF Base Amberley.
a. quantity 13 F-111G aircraft (approximately 20 tonne per aircraft) held at RAAF BaseAmberley; and
b. quantity 70 TF-30 engines (approximately 2 tonne per engine) held at RAAF Base Amberley.
I dare say as US aircraft they probably fall under the Foreign Military Sales Act. Which probably means you give them back when finished or destroy them or sell them to an approved US country. Think Kiwi A4s.
We might get to keep one of two by special 'permission'. At a guess rather than pay to send them back, destruction is the most likely course of action for the vast majority, a
shame. So if you like go see them now!!
We might get to keep one of two by special 'permission'. At a guess rather than pay to send them back, destruction is the most likely course of action for the vast majority, a
shame. So if you like go see them now!!
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The ejection capsule charges are the issue with these aircraft. Too expensive to make safe just destroy them.
Damn shame but such is life for a conglomeration of metal parts...no matter how spectacular.
Damn shame but such is life for a conglomeration of metal parts...no matter how spectacular.
F-111s to be destroyed
Half to be scrapped.
Air Force wants old F-111 strike bombers destroyed | The Australian
Air Force wants old F-111 strike bombers destroyed | The Australian
This threads on the perch, ready for merge.
Covered a week ago.
If the jurno had done 2 seconds of research he would know too. Disappointing that a jurno this lazy gets to report on any defence maters
Covered a week ago.
If the jurno had done 2 seconds of research he would know too. Disappointing that a jurno this lazy gets to report on any defence maters
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Why buy anything - Software or Hardware - from the Yanks !!
It is always delivered late, comes with bugs, costs more than what the snake oil salesman said it would, and you only get a licence or lease so you don't really own it anyway !!
Go ahead - destroy them all - and deprive the generation in 40 years time the chance to see a preserved one for real !!
Like the Corsairs and Liberators of yesteryear..
It is always delivered late, comes with bugs, costs more than what the snake oil salesman said it would, and you only get a licence or lease so you don't really own it anyway !!
Go ahead - destroy them all - and deprive the generation in 40 years time the chance to see a preserved one for real !!
Like the Corsairs and Liberators of yesteryear..
