Upper Heyford F-111s part 2

20th Fighter Wing F-111E's in action at RAF Upper Heyford. Having 16 years of my life associated with the 20thFW as a military dependent, I felt compelled to capture the F-111Es on video before they left the UK. All three squadrons were inactivated during 1993: 79thFS -- Apr 93, 77thFS -- Jul 93, 55thFS -- Oct 93. Last three F-111s left Heyford during Dec 93. Jan 94 -- 20thFW inactivated. Most of the F-111Es were sent AMARC better known as the Boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.

The following imagery was taken on December 21-23, 1992, while I was on leave from the AF. Quality isn't the best, but considering what I had to work with, it will have to do. Enjoy!

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Science & Technology

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• F-111
• Aardvark
• RAF Upper Heyford
• 20th Fighter Wing

[phantomjockey]

I was working at the iat greenham common in 1979 and one them do a puff the magic dragon

[CR4117]

Simply beautiful!!!!! Thank you so much for posting this! If only one of these beauties would be added to the USAF Heritage Flight!!! Oh well, I can dream!

[jonesy97]

@rampking1 Unfortunatly, Friday December 3, 2010 was the very last F-111 flight of any model, anywhere. Many tears that day, my friend, to those of us that flew her, worked on them, and loved them. I think that either I subscribe to you, or vise versa, or we are friends, as I see your handle on virtually every aviation vid that I go to! Lol. I'll send you a link in a moment of the final flight/ ceremony in Austraila.

I would kill to see one fly, just one more time. So bummed.

[rampking1]

@jonesy97 The dedicated Soviet Air Defense Command had HUGE problems tracking a Korean 747, you can forget about an F-111.

Had them on their heals with the F-111, knocked them flat with the B-2.

Any word of the retirement date of the Australian F-111's?

[jonesy97]

@rampking1 Scared the hell outta the Soviets. The deep, fast, nuclear threat. Zip in low, pop up over Moscow, drop a B-61 or two, and TFR on the egress! I bet that thought kept 'em up at night.

[rampking1]

Amazing how the F-111 turned it around.

During early deployment against North Vietnam, so many F-111A's failed to return from low level strike missions.

Now the Russians wish their SU-24 was half as good a the retired F-111.

The Feats of the F-111 are legendary.

[jonesy97]

More more, gimmie more!