Details: F-111F Aardvark - 48th TFW, USAFE, Lakenheath, UK (1,300)

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HA3007	Corgi	F-111F Aardvark - 48th TFW, USAFE, Lakenheath, UK (1,300)	£
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	F-111F Aardvark "70-2390" of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, Nov 1991. Production run of 1,300 models, of which only a few were imported to the UK. On July 8, 1958 the 48th BG(light) became the 48th TFW. They were known as the “Liberty Wing” and in 1986 F-111F 70-2390 “Miss Liberty II” was the lead F-111 in Operation El Dorado Canyon. This was retaliation for a Libyan sponsored bombing of a Berlin night club that killed 1 U.S. Serviceman and a civilian also injuring 200 others of which 63 were U.S. Military personnel. 70-2390 flew with the call-sign Remit 31. The 48th TFW F-111’s were operational from March 1, 1977 until November 1991. The General Dynamics F-111 “Aardvark” entered service in 1967 as a medium-range aircraft designed for interdiction and tactical strikes. The F-111 was used as an all-weather attack aircraft capable of low-level penetration of enemy territory. It also could be used for reconnaissance and electronic warfare. Some unique features are variable geometry wings, the 2 crew members sat side by side in an escape capsule, internal weapons bay; terrain following radar and afterburning turbofans. The USAF retired their last F-111 in 1998 and the RAAF have now retired theirs too. Very low production run, of which only a few were imported to the UK.

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