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Title: Sad day for Boeing Australia maintenance workers
Post by: F-111 C/C on November 04, 2009, 09:31:53 PM

http://www.qt.com.au/story/2009/11/05/f111-mechanics-end-mission/
 :( :( :( :(
Just one more step towards ending the legacy of the great F-111. I was offered a job early on after I retired to work for this outfit and I have always regretted it somewhat since it would have meant more time working on that magnificent jet.

Title: Re: Sad day for Boeing Australia maintenance workers
Post by: AVIATOR on November 04, 2009, 10:38:11 PM

I wonder what Australia is going to do with all our F-111s?
They still seem too airworthy to put in museums.
Wouldn't mind on at the Bull Creek Aviation Museum in Perth actually.

Title: Re: Sad day for Boeing Australia maintenance workers
Post by: F-111 C/C on November 04, 2009, 11:23:16 PM

They'll keep a few to put on 'a stick' but the rest they'll what we did with ours, send them to AMARC at Davis-Monthan AFB where they'll languish in the desert forever. What a shame, perfectly good aircraft!

Title: Re: Sad day for Boeing Australia maintenance workers
Post by: AVIATOR on November 05, 2009, 10:37:15 PM

Check out these sites in Oz for your interest Aard.

http://ericpalmer.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/australian-f-111-replaced-via-misinformation/

http://www.f-111.net/

Title: Re: Sad day for Boeing Australia maintenance workers
Post by: Eldorado82 on January 16, 2010, 08:33:41 PM

I know how these maintainers feels inside. i felt a pain in heart myself when i've performed last PDM on a skyhawk

Title: Re: Sad day for Boeing Australia maintenance workers
Post by: Gripen on January 17, 2010, 04:15:22 AM

I hope they put one at Temora.

I'd go and see it :)