This seems like a huge waste
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This seems like a huge waste
Here is what happened to our magnificent F-111s:
https://player.vimeo.com/video/86663113?title=0
So sad.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/86663113?title=0
So sad.
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And whilst the buried F111 airframes are a known fact, the buried Spitfires are a myth.
So far anyway....
Regrettably, I suspect that it is indeed just that. A myth.
So far anyway....
Regrettably, I suspect that it is indeed just that. A myth.
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I think I posted this video before.....seems a real shame they are almost 'crowing' about it....well it is a promo for Theiss I suppose.....but still....
Understand that all those years ago when we bought them....we were supposed to destroy them......but really...if the gummint can't afford to keep them flying....what chance of them falling 'into the wrong' hands..?
Somewhere there is photos of what they did to the powerplants....reduced to bits the size of 50c coins...
How many people would have loved to have had a control column....altimeter...landing light.....nose wheel.....as a souvenir? (Not fuel tanks...they can be buried!) ...... flap track...rudder hinge.....whatever..
Understand that all those years ago when we bought them....we were supposed to destroy them......but really...if the gummint can't afford to keep them flying....what chance of them falling 'into the wrong' hands..?
Somewhere there is photos of what they did to the powerplants....reduced to bits the size of 50c coins...
How many people would have loved to have had a control column....altimeter...landing light.....nose wheel.....as a souvenir? (Not fuel tanks...they can be buried!) ...... flap track...rudder hinge.....whatever..
The RAAF kept our F-111s flying, well past the time that the USA fleet were retired. (That was quite an achievement in itself.) Most of the F-111Gs were cannibalised to keep the remaining original F-111Cs flying towards the end. 
I suspect this has been covered here before, from looking at that vid.
Well, you're not supposed to bury them. Put them in the desert and wait to see if you need 'em again later. You have some deserts Down There, right ?
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Destruction of, and proper disposal of some of the 111's we imported from the USA was part of the conditions of sale. Whilst it seems like a waste it's something the Australian government was contractually obliged to do.
It must be remembered that 13 F-111s were preserved. This is 29% of all the F-111s that came to Australia. This is a remarkable achievement by any standard. That so many were saved is due mainly to serious lobbying by some of the non-government recipient museums and the political will that resulted. Another factor that helped to save them was the realisation that there would be little revenue from scrap value and that it would actually cost the taxpayer to destroy them. That being the case, it followed that for a little more expenditure a significant number could be preserved and the nation would have something to show for it. The restoration and placement of 13 F-111s was superbly handled by the same dedicated people who had maintained them during their service career.
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A group of North Koreans were spotted digging them up and putting them on a container ship...
And waaaaay back in the 70s, the RAAF decided that it would be a good idea to change over all those cedar desks and dining tables in the dining rooms and public areas, and put in lovely laminex and aluminium items.
The old wooden tables and desks, which could have easily been sold, or at least donated to the Salvos, went into a hole, crushed by dozers, and buried.
About the same time, they decided to save money on toilet paper by removing the roll holders and installing metal boxes in each cubicle, containing tiny sheets of shiny paper. We all know that nothing sticks to shiny stuff, it just smears it around, so people would carry their own roll to the loo. The accountants saw that they were saving HUGE amounts by doing this, the shiny stuff rarely needed to be refilled, so they patted each other on the back and took yesterday off.
And waaaaay back in the 70s, the RAAF decided that it would be a good idea to change over all those cedar desks and dining tables in the dining rooms and public areas, and put in lovely laminex and aluminium items.
The old wooden tables and desks, which could have easily been sold, or at least donated to the Salvos, went into a hole, crushed by dozers, and buried.
About the same time, they decided to save money on toilet paper by removing the roll holders and installing metal boxes in each cubicle, containing tiny sheets of shiny paper. We all know that nothing sticks to shiny stuff, it just smears it around, so people would carry their own roll to the loo. The accountants saw that they were saving HUGE amounts by doing this, the shiny stuff rarely needed to be refilled, so they patted each other on the back and took yesterday off.
And waaaaay back in the 70s, the RAAF decided that it would be a good idea to change over all those cedar desks and dining tables in the dining rooms and public areas, and put in lovely laminex and aluminium items.
The old wooden tables and desks, which could have easily been sold, or at least donated to the Salvos, went into a hole, crushed by dozers, and buried.
The old wooden tables and desks, which could have easily been sold, or at least donated to the Salvos, went into a hole, crushed by dozers, and buried.
