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From controversy to cutting edge : a history of the F-111 in Australian service / Mark Lax.

From controversy to cutting edge : a history of the F-111 in Australian service / Mark Lax.
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ISBN 9781922615176 (hardback)
Author Lax, Mark, 1956- (author)
Title From controversy to cutting edge : a history of the F-111 in Australian service / Mark Lax.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Newport, NSW : Big Sky Publishing, 2021.
Description xv, 276 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm.
Note Originally published: Canberra: Air Power Development Centre, [2010].
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary The F-111 is unique among the aircraft that the Royal Australian Air Force has operated throughout its history. Never before has one type had such a profound impact not only on the RAAF, but upon Australia's strategic policy outlook. From the moment it was ordered, however, the F-111 would be shrouded in controversy. Cost blow-outs, delivery delays, technical problems and an undeserved poor reputation meant that the aircraft's place in the frontline of Australia's defence would be continually challenged. Despite the barbs, the aircraft survived to fly in Australia for nearly 40 years-a clear testimony to the skill and dedication of the men and women who flew, maintained and supplied it. As this amazing aircraft has now departed from service, its story can finally be told with full access to the range of official records regarding its acquisition and operation. The politics spanning fifty years of air force history, the controversies, and that media drama, have all been faithfully and unflinchingly described. Loved by the public, decried by armchair strategists, the F-111 has at last found its place in Australia's rich military history.
Subjects Australia. -- Royal Australian Air Force -- Equipment
Australia. -- Royal Australian Air Force
F-111 (Jet fighter plane) -- Australia -- History
Airplanes, Military -- History -- Australia
Jet fighter planes -- Australia -- History
Air power -- Australia -- History
F-111 (Jet fighter plane) -- History
Airplanes, Military -- History -- Australia
Australia -- History, Military -- 20th century
Call number 2021.347
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