Whilst at the Avalon Airshow a RAAF mechanic told me that all of the F-111’s that were not going to the main museums were going to be shredded due to some agreement with the US. Has anyone else heard this? I would have thought it would be relatively easy to make them unusable (cut the wing hinges for example) and it is not like the F-14 where an unfriendly country could obtain spares from the airframes. I would certainly like an escape module if any were to be broken up.

Cheers Paul

Hi Gary

I just did a trawl of the net and there are a few mentions of it, my memory is bad as it happened nearly three years ago!

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/f111-makes-emergency-belly-landing/2006/07/18/1153166360133.html

I also found this interesting

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23562771-952,00.html

Cheers Paul

Signed as an “expat”. I notice that Vicki Pilkington has signed it but no Mark Pilkington???

Cheers Paul

Yep link is Ok but I should have said it was for a collection of RAF trophy/presentation silverware, more memorabilia than actual aircraft related.

Paul

Well not exactly on ebay but someone may be interested in one of these, especially the RAF Tengar ones from the fifties, I wonder how many of these type items are held in storage somewhere.

Paul

http://www.liquibiz.com/list/e13979/cta/1.html

Hi Stormbird

I went on the Friday from about 10 am to 6 pm and thoroughly enjoyed myself especially seeing the B-1 as I am quite into jets at the moment. I think that Friday was the best for weather so was lucky to have chosen that day, I agree with Mark that the entry costs were high but luckily avoided these. Was disappointed in the lack of warbirds as I remember a few years ago when there were loads of them.

My big question for the day is this though. The Roulette(s?) only did a solo display, what happened to the rest of them? Is this budget cutting or some other reason,

Cheers Paul

Bruggen 130

Have a look at this website

http://www.woomera.com.au/range/defence.htm

Plus there is more that is not publicly released.

Paul

Even though this is an old thread I thought someone may be interested in these photos of the Blue Streak / ELDO launcher as it is now, in one of them I am standing inside the exhaust well for a size comparison.
Paul