February sees the release of a book dedicated to the F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat from Osprey.

F-111 & EF-111 Units in Combat
Combat Aircraft 102

Author - Peter Davies
Illustrator - Rolando Ugolini
About this book
The General Dynamics F-111 was one of the most technically innovative designs among military aircraft, introducing the variable-sweep wing, terrain-following radar, military-rated afterburning turbofan engines and a self-contained escape module among other features. Designed as a cost-saving, multi-role interceptor, naval fighter and strike bomber, its evolution prioritised the latter role and it became the USAF’s most effective long-range strike aircraft during three decades of service. Rushed into combat in Vietnam before some of its structural issues were fully understood, the type suffered several early losses and gained an unfairly negative reputation that dogged it for the rest of its career, and restricted funding for more advanced versions of the design. However, in Operation Linebacker in 1972 the F-111 flew 4000 nocturnal under-the-radar missions, delivering, with unprecedented accuracy, many decisive blows that would have resulted in heavy losses for any other attack aircraft.
Contents
Genesis of a heavy hitter
Vietnam
El Dorado Canyon
Desert Storm
RAAF and the F-111 legacy
Appendices

Paperback
February 2014
96 pages
ISBN - 9781782003472

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