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    From the first flight of the TFX prototype...


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    ...and trial by fire of Combat Lancer...

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    ...to success and vindication in Linebacker II.

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    From nuclear deterrence at the height of the Cold War...

  • ...to the strategic drawdown and the dawn of a new world order. 

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    From crossing the Line of Death into Libya...

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    ...to drawing a line in the sand in Iraq.

  • 74-0187 Farewell.png

    From "Farewell" at the end of a chapter...

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    ...continuing the story Down Under...

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    ...and closing the book on four decades of service. 

  • The F-111 story did not end with its final flight. It lives on through the people who built it, flew it, 

    maintained it and supported it throughout its service, and to those who love it still. 

     

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  • This body of work is intended to honor the crews, maintainers, and units connected to one of the most remarkable combat aircraft of the Cold War era — in remembrance of those who were lost, and in honor of those who endured captivity.

     

    Welcome to Boss Bird.

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From the first flight of the TFX prototype...


​

​

...and trial by fire of Combat Lancer...

​

...to success and vindication in Linebacker II.

From nuclear deterrence at the height of the long Cold War...

...to a new world order and the strategic drawdown.

From crossing the Line of Death into Libya...

...to drawing a line in the sand in Iraq.

From "Farewell" at the end of a chapter...

...continuing the story Down Under...

...and closing the book on four decades of service.

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