F-111 Belly Lands - Background Story
Amberley Air Force Base, Queensland Australia. The background story to the belly landing of an F-111. The aircraft were decommissioned recently (and buried in the dirt owing to their toxicity) in favour of the Super Hornets.
Credit also to LL users Staple70, Someone2 and Obese One Canoli .
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Added: Nov-25-2012
By: Aussie
In: WTF, Weapons, Other
Tags: F-111, belly, landing, emergency, amberley,
Location: Amberley, Queensland, Australia (load item map)
Marked as: approved, featured
Views: 37841 | Comments: 145 | Votes: 20 | Favorites: 16 | Shared: 134 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
By: Aussie
In: WTF, Weapons, Other
Tags: F-111, belly, landing, emergency, amberley,
Location: Amberley, Queensland, Australia (load item map)
Marked as: approved, featured
Views: 37841 | Comments: 145 | Votes: 20 | Favorites: 16 | Shared: 134 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 2
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I thought there was always some recyclable value in old planes. But maybe this is cheaper.
Posted Nov-25-2012 BySmokeFerret (303.10) 
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@SmokeFerret I was going to ask the same..
Posted Nov-25-2012 Bycfdfire (1140.80) 
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@obese one cannoli Sounds like a good enough reason. I'll go with that. As long as I don't get a recall notice from the manufacturer saying "your car is Poisonous." LOL.
Posted Nov-25-2012 BySmokeFerret (303.10) 
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@obese one cannoli
They had alot of asbestos in the planes
Posted Nov-25-2012 Bysnizelwhizel (48.34) snizelwhizel View Channel Send Message
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@snizelwhizel
Depleted Uranium is used for balance weight in the flight controls.
Posted Nov-25-2012 ByCaketaker42 (37.80) 
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I wouldnt mind except when I post them they never get featured *sniff*
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7d7_1338972150
Posted Nov-25-2012 Bygnark1ll (541.06) 
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Whats the big deal? High wing, flat bottomed aircraft with a spoon nose and with internal engines. You pretty much couldn't ask for a better plane for a belly landing.
Posted Nov-25-2012 Byjnight99 (18.56) 
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@obese one cannoli
Yeah, a few years ago there was widespread sickness developing amongst F-111 mechanics.
Posted Nov-25-2012 ByJigzy (335.88) 
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@obese one cannoli
That is one of the best fucking handles here! Well done sir!
Posted Nov-25-2012 ByBunkerGearGal (923.34) 
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@obese one cannoli
Mostly the fuel tank entry crews.
Posted Nov-25-2012 ByMr-cafe500 (15.00) 
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Awesome plane, too bad about the gear failure :/
Sucks to see them simply buried in the dirt...
Posted Nov-25-2012 ByBud911 (626.68) 
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sell 'em to china...they refurbished a russian carrier! it rook bery rice :)
Posted Nov-25-2012 Bystrictly_bzniz2005 (164.34) 
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@strictly_bzniz2005 Thanks for the laugh this morning
Posted Nov-25-2012 ByWolfeyes (76.00) Wolfeyes View Channel Send Message
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@strictly_bzniz2005 ...i ryke-a-rot! :p
Posted Nov-25-2012 Bystrictly_bzniz2005 (164.34) 
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Between 1977 and 2000, hundreds of people worked on the deseal-reseal programs which required them to remove and replace sealant in the fuel tanks of F-111 fighter aircraft.
The toxic chemicals they were exposed to left many with serious health effects including a higher risk of cancer, memory loss, respiratory problems, skin conditions and a loss of cognitive skills.
Unlike most aircraft with fuel tanks, every available cavity in the jet aircraft was utilised to carry fuel using toxic two-pa More..
Posted Nov-25-2012 Bysomeone2 (145.82) someone2 View Channel Send Message
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What a waste...
Posted Nov-25-2012 Byjwalkerej257 (189.70) 
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It was a awesome looking jet
Posted Nov-25-2012 Byeddvii (240.60) 
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Beautiful aircraft. Seems a shame they can't restore and put some of them in a museum.
Posted Nov-25-2012 ByTheRealVisionary (420.90) 
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@TheRealVisionary Great point. Airbases around the world put some up as static displays. But even then they are an expense to keep up or take your personnels time to keep up. I was surprised when I first came to Ft. Campbell how poorly some of their displays were. At some point it's better to just not have them.
Posted Nov-25-2012 By999YDStare (177.80) 
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@TheRealVisionary One of the reason why we can rarely enjoy the sight of these in displays is the presence of asbestos into the plane themselves. It is apparently difficult and therefore expensive to convert (removing the asbestos) them AC for museeum purpose.
Posted Nov-25-2012 Bypartial (304.68) 
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@obese one cannoli Thanks for the info.
Posted Nov-25-2012 By999YDStare (177.80) 
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glad the boys were okay...
Posted Nov-25-2012 ByAeipox (36.78) Aeipox View Channel Send Message
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Assuming most of the remaining airframe was metal, why didn't they recycle instead of bury?
Posted Nov-25-2012 Byjlgruener (387.82) 
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@obese one cannoli Thanks for the info about the birds.
Posted Nov-25-2012 Bysetoguru (102.30) 
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The Aussies Rock!
Posted Nov-25-2012 BySwamprunner (29.34) 
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boss.
Posted Nov-25-2012 Byfiaboi (72.48) 
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It's main feature was it's terrain reading radar. It allowed you to hug the ground while going around Mach 1. It took a crazy or brave pilot to turn the plane over to the radar system and let it fly the plane at night while two hundred feet or so off the ground.
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