• Aircraft:

  General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

• Reg: A8-125 photos
• Serial #:

  D1-01

• Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
• Photo Date: May 23, 1985
• Uploaded: Jan 17, 2011
• Canberra - YSCB, Australia

Rear view of RAAF F-111C A8-125 Cn D1-01, carrying an AGM-84A Harpoon missile at Fairbairn on 23May1985. The First three of the RAAF's newly acquired F/A-18Bs were also displayed for Air Force personnel that day, including a demo flight for the Minister for Defence (Hon. Kim Beazley) in F/A-18B A21-103. (A21-101 and A21-102 were on static display.) A8-125 was the first F-111C acquired by the RAAF, and she was also the last F-111 flown by the RAAF (by CO 6 Sqn WG Cdr Michael Gray, at Amberley on 03Dec2010). The aircraft retired wearing a 'maritime grey' paint scheme. (The Canberra Air Traffic Control Tower is visible at left.) Low res photo.

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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

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Wal Nelowkin A8-125

3,440 0 0 General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

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