General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark

@ Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

January 2023

The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum located in Pearl Harbor houses a very nice collection, especially this lovely General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark. The aircraft was spending some time outside while hangar roof repairs were underway. Tucked underneath is the AN/AVQ-26 Pave Tack electro-optical targeting pod mounted in its internal bomb bay, retracted when not in use. The Royal Australian Air Force operated 24 of these aircraft, nicknamed the ‘Pig’, from 1973 until their retirement in 2010. The RAAF restored seven of their retired F-111C’s and gifted this one to the Museum in 2013. First flown in 1964, the F-111 was in USAF service until 1998.

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