Servicing the ‘SWINGERS’

F-111s AT FILTON The US Air Force’s F-111s were among the most capable strike aircraft in the European theatre — and, for 14 years, British Aerospace’s Filton plant played a major part in keeping them so. In turn, the contract to maintain the ‘swing-wing’ jets helped ensure the survival of the Bristol factory The last F-111 to be worked on at Filton, 20th Fighter Wing — the ‘Tactical’ had been removed from the unit designation by this time — F-111E