Two Black Jets spotted training on the Sidewinder low level training route. While officially retired in 2008, the F-117 Nighthawk have continued to fly, unofficially, from Tonopah Test Range (TTR) ...

On March 30, 1968, Maj. Sandy Marquardt and Capt. Joe Hodges of the U.S. Air Force were forced to use the escape module of their swing-wing F-111 Aardvark strike jet. The F-111A, which had yet to ...

Key Points - The General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark," born from the 1960s TFX program, was a groundbreaking tactical strike aircraft and the first production plane to feature a variable-sweep wing.

-While its listed top speed was Mach 2.65, anecdotal evidence from a former F-111 Weapons Systems Officer reveals the fighter-bomber could fly much faster. -The true limit was not engine power but the ...