F-111 Aardvark: General Dynamics' Variable-Swept-Wing Attack Aircraft

by John Gourley

The General Dynamics F-111 was one of aviation history's most promising planes when it came out in the early 1960s. Despite a rocky service career, political changes in how the military acquired its weaponry, and the addition of too much new technology, the plane provided a credible frontline deterrent in the Cold War era and was used to great effect in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm. Many of the challenges faced by putting the F-111--with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764361287
• ISBN13: 9780764361289
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.1" x 9.1"