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Created by General Dynamics, this film was created to promote the F111 Aardvark, a tactical strike aircraft, that could be used in all types of weather.

The General Dynamics F111 Aardvark was a supersonic, mediumrange tactical strike aircraft that also filled the roles of strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare in its various versions. Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics, it first entered service in 1967 with the United States Air Force. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also ordered the type and began operating F111Cs in 1973.

The F111 pioneered several technologies for production aircraft, including variablesweep wings, afterburning turbofan engines, and automated terrainfollowing radar for lowlevel, highspeed flight. Its design influenced later variablesweep wing aircraft, and some of its advanced features have since become commonplace. The F111 suffered a variety of problems during initial development and several of its intended roles, such as an aircraft carrierbased naval interceptor with the F111B, failed to materialize.

USAF F111 variants were retired in the 1990s, with the F111Fs in 1996 and EF111s in 1998. The F111 has been replaced in USAF service by the F15E Strike Eagle for mediumrange precision strike missions, while the supersonic bomber role has been assumed by the B1B Lancer. The RAAF was the last operator of the F111, with its aircraft serving until December 2010.

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