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Why the F-111 was supposed to fail but refused to die

The F-111 began as one of the most controversial aircraft programs of the Cold War. The Air Force and Navy were forced into ...
The US Air Force’s shift from the F-111 Aardvark—a dedicated electronic warfare—to the more versatile F-15E Strike Eagle illustrated the changing priorities of the post-Cold War era.