F-111F, 48th TFW, Lakenheath, Operation El Dorado Canyon, 1986

[Airframes]

That's very strange! Dwight notified me that there was no sign of my post which showed on the 'menu' screen, and sure enough there wasn't when I checked. SoIi re-posted, and now, the original post is there as well!
It's those Gremlins again - the ones who keep hiding things in my house!!

 

[rochie]

have a look in here mate i found some good stuff for my A-10
General Dynamics F-111

 

[kgambit]

have a look in here mate i found some good stuff for my A-10
General Dynamics F-111

Thanks Karl. There are some great shots of the Lakenheath birds in there.

Oh and I found this shot on another site. It's a bit sad since this is a shot of Karma 52, the only F-111F loss during El Dorado Canyon:

 

[A4K]

Great research, guys! This should be a great build!

 

[Lucky13]

All this have made me look at Hobbyboss' 1/48 Aardwarks! D*mn you!

 

[kgambit]

All this have made me look at Hobbyboss' 1/48 Aardwarks! D*mn you!

ROTFLMAO

There are some FANTASTIC aftermarket upgrade sets for the 1:48 scale kits too. hehehehe

 

[Lucky13]

Vietnam F-111 wouldn't be too bad...

 

[kgambit]

Vietnam F-111 wouldn't be too bad...

Here's a great link for a summary of F-111A SEA ops with BuNos as well.

F-111A in South East Asia (SEA)

 

[Lucky13]

Just need to find a suitable tail number....ie '13'!

 

[kgambit]

Just need to find a suitable tail number....ie '13'!

All you have to do is check this pdf out:

http://www.f-111.net/downloads/acftdata.pdf

It has tail numbers for all 562 F-111 aircraft built.

 

[Airframes]

And Jan, there are three new F111's listed as future releases, in 1/48th scale, including a RAAF bird........

 

[A4K]

Sad news for you though Jan, no spinning props to play with on an F-111!

 

[Airframes]

But he could push it along the ground making 'whooooosh!' noises...........

 

[Lucky13]

Wooooooossssshhhhh........cough...cough..!

Edit:

F-111A S/N 66-0013
F-111E S/N 68-0013

 

[Wayne Little]

So.....that didn't take long to find another new project Jan....

 

[evangilder]

I like this one. Some of my old film days shots.

 

[Wurger]

 

[evangilder]

That was Colonel Sam Westbrook's plane when he was the Wing commander of the 48th TFW. One of the best commanders I served under. He went on to get his star from there.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Very cool Eric!! Karl I could not find any shots of the main landing gear wheel wells in the books I have but I will do some on line searching this weekend.

 

[kgambit]

That was Colonel Sam Westbrook's plane when he was the Wing commander of the 48th TFW. One of the best commanders I served under. He went on to get his star from there.

Awesome shots!


Making progress slowly on the build but nothing quite ready for pics. GBU-10'E's, PAVE TACK pod, and ALQ-131 pod are assembled and ready for painting. Working on the gear bays, engine exhausts and cockpit with some of the wheel gear components prepainted on the sprue. Should get the exposed flap areas painted flat red tomorrow. If I get a chance later tomorrow I'll take a shot or two.

My wife gave me one of her old sewing storage boxes which is totally perfect for storing all the parts as they come off the sprues and keeping them organized in separate compartments. With 150+ parts, this is coming in really handy.