F111's become landfill

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That's a poor outcome.

They can't even recycle them rather than landfill - I'd even take them to have the rights to scrap them.
 
It was never going to be any other way, being nuclear capable, they cannot be sold for scrap.
 
It was never going to be any other way, being nuclear capable, they cannot be sold for scrap.

Weird, I would have thought melting them down would better protect any nuclear "technology" that dumping them in swanbank, with appropriate controls over the scrapping of course. Anyway, a sad end either way.
 
It was never going to be any other way, being nuclear capable, they cannot be sold for scrap.

I can't work this out...

I have the "F-111s should be on display in various museum's" type of mentality, but understand U.S sensitivities around these planes. I also believe that dumping them into old coal mines/landfill was a very poor way of disposing them.

However - Why can't they be melted down/recycled? Secure destruction methods exist.
 
They may be issues with toxicity of components - was there not some issue with ground crew becoming ill in relation to the beasts.

That's was because they were climbing into the fuel tanks reseal them wearing shorts and t-shirts and no respiration gear ... Avgas (and the fuel tank sealant) is pretty toxic stuff in a closed environment.
 
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They may be issues with toxicity of components - was there not some issue with ground crew becoming ill in relation to the beasts.

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There is significant asbestos in the airframes, the cost of its removal outweighs the value of the scrap. Note these are the G models only!

Some have already been sent to their final homes including this ARDU bird to SA

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And this one at Point Cook, photographed passing a Neptune in Dubbo :) (which was also the last flying F111 in the world)
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Note these are the G models only!
Which part of the story is incorrect?

They are burying 23 a/c or they are only burying the G models?

There were not 23 G model a/c.

All very sad but understandable. I worked and flew around them in the late 1970s and my wife worked in the maintenance squadron for a while.
 
Which part of the story is incorrect?

They are burying 23 a/c or they are only burying the G models?

There were not 23 G model a/c.

All very sad but understandable. I worked and flew around them in the late 1970s and my wife worked in the maintenance squadron for a while.

The tender only called for the destruction of 13 G models, with the RAAF saying there are 7 aircraft available for loan/display purposes perhaps someone figured it was 30-7 =23 being buried in terms of the fleet in total, it could well be that its only the 13 G as per the tender are being buried unless it got expanded to include the rest of the fleet. There is no requirement for the Cs to be destroyed.
 
If I organise the transport can I get one for free and put it in my back garden? Would make a hell of a story for parties. Hey kids, careful you don't bump your head on the plane while getting out of the pool.
 
If I organise the transport can I get one for free and put it in my back garden? Would make a hell of a story for parties. Hey kids, careful you don't bump your head on the plane while getting out of the pool.
I hope you have a big back yard as they are really quite large :!: :cool:
 
Dimension are very similar to an f27 Fokker IIRC ( obviously performance is somewhat different :))

There is a very nice one at the new museum section at Amberley, along with a caribou, which is on display with everything including coughpit open for viewing. Well worth a visit if you are passing by
 
What a waste, they could've dotted the country side as monuments rather than ending up in the ground.
 
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