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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Wing test that grounded F-111 ‘an error’


F-111 Pig

Not wing fatigue but a procedural error was the reason behind an F-111 failing a test that led to the decision to withdraw the fighter-bomber from service.

Former RAAF air commander, retired Air Vice Marshal Peter Criss, said Defence Minister Brendan Nelson had cited the danger of an F-111 breaking up at high speed as a crucial reason for their early retirement and subsequent replacement by the 24 Boeing Super Hornets.

Mr Criss said concern was based on an F-111 wing failure in a test.

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