General Dynamics F-111

South Australian Aviation Museum

General Dynamic F-111C A8-132

The eighth F-111 from the production line allocated to the RAAF, General Dynamic F-111C A8-132 made its first flight on 21 October 1968. It was delivered to RAAF Amberley on 25 July 1973 following a period in storage in the United States due to concerns about the type’s serviceability. After service with 1 SQN it transferred to the Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) at Edinburgh in 1979 and remained there until 1988. Its primary role at ARDU was testing and clearance of new systems and weapons for service use, completing over 30 trials programs including a range of guided and unguided weapons including the Harpoon missile. During this period it received a special paint scheme of camouflaged upper surfaces and white lower surfaces to provide contrast in images of weapons release during trials. It wears this scheme for display at the South Australian Aviation Museum.

General Dynamics F-111C A8-132

Fighter World Williamtown

General Dynamics F-111C A8-148

General Dynamics F-111C A8-148 Cockpit

General Dynamics F-111C A8-148 Top of Fuselage

General Dynamics F-111C A8-148

General Dynamics F-111C A8-148 Undercarriage

General Dynamics F-111C Jet Exhaust

General Dynamics F-111C A8-148 Jet Intake

General Dynamics F-111C Armament

HARS Aviation Museum

General Dynamics F-111C

General Dynamics F-111C Undercarriage

General Dynamics F-111C Wheel Well 1

General Dynamics F-111C Wheel Well 2

General Dynamics F-111 A8-109. Left Hand Side Cockpit Console

General Dynamics F-111 A8-109. Left Side Main Cockpit Console

General Dynamics F-111 A8-109. Right Side Cockpit Console

General Dynamics F-111 A8-109. Centre Cockpit Console

RAAF Museum Point Cook

General Dynamics F-111

South Australian Aviation Museum

General Dynamics RF-111C A8-134 is no longer at the South Australian Aviation Museum but has been relocated to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra