• Aircraft:

  General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

• Reg: A8-125 photos
• Serial #:

  D1-01

• Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
• Photo Date: Mar 28, 1976
• Uploaded: Dec 10, 2010
• Amberley Air Force Base - YAMB, Australia

The RAAF's Second F-111C, A8-126, did the Finale 'Dump and Burn' demonstrations at the 2008 Amberley Defence Airshow, the Townsville Airshow in September 2009, and the 'Real Finale' Williamtown Airshow in September 2010. Sister-ship A8-125 Cn D1-01 (the RAAF's First F-111) did the first Dump and Burn I saw and photographed at Amberley during an Airshow on 28Mar1976. The 'swing-wings' of A8-125 are swept forward at 26 degrees in this view of the 'Flaming F-111' diving past clouds. The F-111 fleet was retired from RAAF Service on 03Dec2010. The Final RAAF F-111 Flight was commanded by WG CDR Michael Gray (CO 6 Sqn) in A8-125 at Amberley on Friday 03Dec2010 (and the final and Dump and Burn was performed by A8-126). Low res photo. Note: 1976 Amberley Airshow Date: 28Mar1976 / Photo Date advised by Ron Cuskelly, Vice-President - Queensland Air Museum (QAM).

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Aerial front view of newly delivered F-111Cs A8-125, A8-127 and A8-126 (viewed Left to Right) on the apron at Amberley on 01Jul1973, before the 'Carports' were built

Wal Nelowkin A8-125

1,619 1 0 General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

Mike Forsberg A8-125

1,934 2 0 General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

Rear view of RAAF F-111C A8-125 Cn D1-01, carrying an AGM-84A Harpoon missile at Fairbairn on 23May1985

Wal Nelowkin A8-125

3,618 0 0 General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

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Hadley H A39-006

47 2 0 Airbus KC-30A

Adam Mitchell A46-306

269 1 0 Boeing EA-18G Growler

Close-cropped Stbd view of RAAF CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk30 A94-922 Cn CA27-22 being used as a Training Aid at RAAF Base Amberley on 14Nov1984

Wal Nelowkin A94-922

236 0 0 CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk.30

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Low res close-cropped front Portside view of USA Air Force General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon 87-0242 MSN 5C-503 (Code 86thWG) on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 12Sep1992

Wal Nelowkin 87-0242

90 0 0 General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon

Close-cropped rear Portside view of US Navy VFA-81 F/A-18C Hornet Bu 163508 Code AA-401 on static display at Farnborough EGLF on 12Sep1992

Wal Nelowkin 163508

87 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet

Front Stbd view of seven UK Air Force (Royal Air Force) British Aerospace Hawk T1A aircraft (including XX264 Cn 100-312100, in RAF ‘Red Arrows’ livery) each trailing tainted White smoke (in an Inverted V - ‘Gable’ formation) against a Bronze coloured sky – at Farnborough EGLF on 09Sep1992

Wal Nelowkin XX264

240 4 0 British Aerospace Hawk T.1A