The Last Days of the F-111

The Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) retired its fleet of F-111's on Friday, December 3rd 2010. After 37 years of service they are being replaced by the FA-18F Super Hornets.

The first scene taken on Rememberance Day, 11.11.2010 saw a single F-111 make a low pass and missed approach over Toowoomba Airport.

The final scene was taken at Amberley Airbase near Ipswich. Despite the gloomy conditions, large crowds had turned up to witness 6 F-111's take to the sky's of South East Queensland one last time, flying in together over Brisbane, The Gold and Sunshine Coast's and Northern New South Wales before returning to the waiting crowds at Amberley.

For over an hour, the crowds were treated to impressive aerobatical maneuvers before touching down for the last time, signalling the end of an era.

Friday, December 3rd 2010