Jul 18, 2006 #1 Wildcat Major 9,306 1,456 Joined Apr 11, 2005 Location South East Queensland The F111 of the RAAF have been grounded after this incident today. Check out the video!Yahoo!7 News
Jul 18, 2006 #2 syscom3 Pacific Historian 15,698 15,189 Joined Jun 4, 2005 Location Orange County, CA Great video. Glad to see the crew get out with no harm.
Jul 18, 2006 #3 evangilder "Shooter" 19,035 214 Joined Sep 17, 2004 Location Moorpark, CA Website www.vg-photo.com Amazing! For what it was, that was a damn fine landing. My hat goes off to the crew.
Jul 18, 2006 Thread starter #4 Wildcat Major 9,306 1,456 Joined Apr 11, 2005 Location South East Queensland Yeah not bad for a 22 year old rookie.
Jul 19, 2006 #5 Tiger Senior Airman 473 1 Joined Apr 16, 2006 Good old tailhook landing, I've seen a couple of Tornados do that before. Well done to the pilots.
Jul 19, 2006 #6 johnbr 2nd Lieutenant 5,591 5,222 Joined Jun 23, 2006 Location London Ontario Canada Yes great job of flying.
Jul 19, 2006 #7 pbfoot 1st Lieutenant 6,970 35 Joined Apr 14, 2005 Location niagara falls bet you that arrestor cable was worked over thats a big airplane yanking on that cable
Jul 20, 2006 #8 R988 Senior Airman 602 0 Joined Oct 25, 2005 Location Londonium Is it the first time anyone has belly landed an F-111? Apparently the first time the RAAF has anyway.
Is it the first time anyone has belly landed an F-111? Apparently the first time the RAAF has anyway.
Jul 21, 2006 Thread starter #9 Wildcat Major 9,306 1,456 Joined Apr 11, 2005 Location South East Queensland Hear are some great pics of the event source unknown. Attachments 000181742_05_070.jpg 89.8 KB · Views: 4,184 000181742_03_081.jpg 86.5 KB · Views: 3,647 000181742_03_085.jpg 104.2 KB · Views: 2,154 000181742_03_090.jpg 106.7 KB · Views: 2,095 000181742_05_084.jpg 93.5 KB · Views: 3,110
Jul 21, 2006 #10 Gnomey Globetrotting Surgeon General Staff Mod 75,875 11,598 Joined Nov 28, 2004 Location Bristol / Southsea / Royal Deeside, UK Website www.flickr.com Those are good pics Wildcat! A good belly landing there...
Jul 21, 2006 #11 pbfoot 1st Lieutenant 6,970 35 Joined Apr 14, 2005 Location niagara falls an approach end engagement I didn't realize the RAAF was still flying the Caribou a great aircraft