Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series, HA3010, F-111E "Aardvark", 68-0020, 20th TFW Flagship, 1989, "The Chief". Note: This release does have the shorter wings.
General Dynamics F-111E “Aardvark”
68-0020 was c/n A1-189/E-30. It was brought on charge on December 17, 1969 and
allocated to the 27th TFW at Cannon AFB, New Mexico.
In October 1970 the aircraft was
transferred to the 474th TFW located at Nellis AFB, Nevada. In March of 1971 68-0020 moved back to the
27th TFW and later that year transferred to the 20th TFW at RAF Upper-Heyford, England.
In 1976 68-0020 was given the honor
of wearing the paint scheme celebrating
the American Bicentennial. In 1989 the same aircraft was the flagship of the
20th TFW and wore the nose
art “The Chief”.
The RAF Upper-Heyford flight line was
due to close on December
15, 1993 so on December 7th the final 3F-111s left the base with 68-0020
flying to Hill AFB, Utah. The aircraft was retired and entered the Hill Aerospace Museum where it was painted and displays as “My Lucky
Blonde”.
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