F-111 being scrapped....

[slinky]

This is a little off subject, but I was down at Sheppard AFB looking at an EC-135H being scrapped, to see what parts we might want from it for our PDM line. There was an F-111 that will be scrapped. It seems that most museums want F-15s and F-16s and not the F-111. I sure hate to see any birds scrapped. Tailwinds, Steve.

[Lynn Allen]

I can remember back in 1966 @ the Kelly AFB 50th Bday, a F-111 did a high fly by. Bob Hoover was in Ole Yeller. The F-111 then is what the F-22 is today.

Time Flies,

Lynn

[Eric Friedebach]

Anyone care to guess at what point in the future people say “If only we had known…”

[tom d. friedman]

sad, but almost always a day late & a dollar short in regard to something worth saving!!!

[JBoyle]

Don't worry, the Aussies will be nice enough to send a few back our way!
(After all, re-importation worked with the P-51, F-86 etc.)

[setter]

Just so you know 2010 is the agreed phase out date for our aircraft but I wouldn't be surprised to see it go longer as there is no replacement in the Air yet!!! JSF is still a long way off for Aus .............

There are a few Christmas trees already at Amberley and the Polis keep blabbing on about how the Gs aren't as useful as the As - Bull !!!

So it is possible that you could get one here really soon

One prominant collector apparently has an agreement to take a F111 on for $1 the day after it finishes a D inspection /maintaince (Worth $4Mil on it's own) when all the aircraft are retired so one may keep flying at least for a while after retirement.

Regards
John P

[Mick Grinter]

I don't think the F-22 goes near replaceing it,that's we just hang on to them til they fall apart.
The only equivalent seems to be the Sukhoi and the guys next door have those.
Bugger

[wendovertom]

Good grief!! The Wendover Airfield Museum has been asking the USAF Static Program for an F-111 for a couple of years now!! We want one because the 509th Bomb Wing flew them for awhile. The 509th Composite trained here so we figure its a "heritage" plane!

Maybe I'll make a call to Wright Patt. . . . . .

Tom P.

[cco23i]

Boy that stinks! I always get a funny look from the "kids" when they ask me if I really worked on F-111's.