Inspiration thread

[Scooterman]

Aardvark is apparently Afrikaans for Earth Pig  (speaking of which - how about someone doing a South African F-111 ).


Comrade Gregorski (Commissar of all F-111 GB things)

Patients............

[PR19_Kit]

I was thinking of cat names but those were all fighters and Grumman's only attack bird was the Intruder.  I can't seem to think of any yet, any ideas gents?

Grumman made the WWII era Avenger torpedo bomber, about as 'strike' as they got in those days.

Wasn't the triangular A-11 meant to be called the Avenger II as well? You could change history (there's a radical idea.....) and call your strike -111B Avenger II? Or maybe Invader, and I know that Douglas used that for the A-26.........?

[ChernayaAkula]

<....>  Aardvark is apparently Afrikaans for Earth Pig  (speaking of which - how about someone doing a South African F-111 ). <...>

Oh, yeah. How about Duncan?

Does Vark mean pig or piglet? Don't speak a word of Afrikaans, but it sounds a bit like German for piglet, Ferkel. Plus, Aardvark is Erdferkel in German.

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   * Laotian troops called it Whispering Death
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Wasn't every weapon system - ever - called Whispering Death at some point?

Have never seen a 1/1 scale F-111, but somehow I can't quite imagine it as anything at all in the direction of "whispering".   On the other hand, when dropping iron from several thousand feet up the engines may not be that audible.

[Maverick]

Morning Gang,

I did profiles of F-111Es in SAAF Buccaneer & 'The Scheme' markings.

Regards,

Mav

[anthonyp]

Not sure if this was posted before, but here's an old website I forgot I'd bookmarked:

F-111.net

[McColm]

ever heard of the switchblade?
The EW were known as the raverns or crows.

[anthonyp]

BTW, here's two models of mine (the second of which has F-111A wings, so that counts... sorta... maybe... ok, not, but I love posting it)

Phil's Air Force EF-111A


US Navy F-15N

[kitnut617]

When I saw this I couldn't help but notice it has about the same wing sweep as the F-111, neat camo eh!

[GTX]

Some photos taken this week as the F-111's (and Super Hornets) were practising for an Airshow performance:




I have higher resolution versions available if anyone wants them - just PM me.

Regards,

Comrade Gregorski (Commissar of all F-111 GB things)