FB-111

[Note also that two American lives were lost in the strike mission when a USAF FB-111 went down.]

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The FB-111 wing's low minimum sweep angle of 16 degrees and a high maximum sweep angle of 72.5 degrees allow a relatively low take-off, landing, and stall speeds as well as supersonic, low-altitude penetration flight.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

This new trophy resolved concerns over the inequitable competition in bombing accuracy between B-52 units and units with the more modern FB-111.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

The U.S. Air Force nickname for the F/FB-111 is the Aardvark, referring to the long nose.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

SAC flew numerous B-52 and FB-111 sorties, beginning with three 7th Bomb Wing B-52Ds on 12 April.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

The 509th Bomb Wing, a FB-111 and KC-135 unit, Pease AFB, New Hampshire, set a competition record by winning five trophies:

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

SAC participants included one aircraft and crew from each of 54 units: 22 B-52, 30 KC-135, and two FB-111.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

Upon transfer of these aircraft the 340th's 4007th Combat Crew Training Squadron, which had been responsible for training FB-111 crews, ceased operations at Carswell and moved to Plattsburgh.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

The ceremony featured a flyby of each type of Eighth Air Force's assigned aircraft — the B-1B, B-52, FB-111, KC-10, and KC-135.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

Meyer Trophy, top FB-111 unit compiling most points in low-level bombing and electronic countermeasures activity, 380th Bomb Wing

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990