Last F-111 over Canberra

and here are mine http://www.flickr.com/photos/d-eye/sets/72157624625882679/

Gungahlin Al said :

Well that was a little lame. I preferred when the C17 buzzed around us for about 20 minutes. I mean really – if you were the pilot wouldn’t you want to do a dummy bombing run on APH or maybe see if you could kick up a rooster tail on the lake??

After all those softco*ks whinged about the two F-111s that performed a double dump and burn for the Centenary of the High Court a few years back, I’m surprised we get to see this thing at all here nowadays.

Devil_n_Disquiz said :

Here is my small contribution.

Nice shot D’n’D!

Here is my small contribution.

http://flic.kr/p/8thGRR

Meh! Seen one, seen em’ all.

Happend while I was draining the main vein at about 12:55 here in Civic, thought the toilet was about to back up, scared the life outta me. lol

Oooh just found the slideshow function:

http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/snarky_in_act/F111%20Flypast/?action=view&current=f0bc8bfb.pbw&t=1282103269

Well, went down the lake to watch. Very low-key – just a slow, sedate single jet. No afterburner, no rooster-tail on the lake. Out not with a bang but a whimper…

For those interested:

http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll156/snarky_in_act/F111%20Flypast/

It went past my window in Woden pretty close, was great to see.

Gungahlin Al said :

I mean really – if you were the pilot wouldn’t you want to do a dummy bombing run on APH or maybe see if you could kick up a rooster tail on the lake??

I have to agree. Makes me wonder what fun the pilots will have when they know they are on their last flight ever.

Well that was a little lame. I preferred when the C17 buzzed around us for about 20 minutes. I mean really – if you were the pilot wouldn’t you want to do a dummy bombing run on APH or maybe see if you could kick up a rooster tail on the lake??