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Watch: Ever See a Fighter Jet Light Up a City? The Amazing F-111 Aardvark!

Ok, so the name Aardvark may not be your first choice of names for a kick butt military jet that can fly at Mach 2.5 and carry nuclear weapons but the F-111 was an incredible aircraft worth knowing more about.

Oh, and the F-111 was also famous for performing a ‘dump and burn’ which would literally light up a city at night.

Watch for yourself!

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Ok, so the name Aardvark may not be your first choice of names for a kick butt military jet that can fly at Mach 2.5 and carry nuclear weapons but the F-111 was an incredible aircraft worth knowing more about.

Oh, and the F-111 was also famous for performing a ‘dump and burn’ which would literally light up a city at night.

Watch for yourself!

The F-111 was manufactured by General Dynamics.

Featured image by Jjron own work via wikicommons

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