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The book, Warbirds Fotofax: F-111 Aardvark, is a pictorial study of the design, development and evolution of the General Dynamics, F-111 Aardvark. From its inception during the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) program of the early 1960s up through the late 1980s, the F-111 has stuck to the primary role of heavy ground attack behind the "Forward Edge" of the battlefront. Progressive upgrades to the aircraft's avionics and weapons system have enabled the many variants of the F-111 to take new assignments such as anti-shipping interdiction, armed reconnaissance, battlefield area interdiction, standoff "smart" bombing, strategic missile launching and even close air support. The F-111 pioneered such technologies as afterburning turbofans, automatic terrain following flight systems, a crew escape module, tactical "blind" bombing and variable geometry wings. While the F-111 suffered some early "teething" problems with these new technologies and subsequently a spate of crashes in the late 1960s, the program survived and this aircraft went on, in the next two decades, to safely fly more than one million flight hours. In fact, the rugged F-111 continued to evolve into the 1990s performing many roles including that of the radar jamming Wild Weasels used so effectively on the modern battlefield. "Warbirds Fotofax: F-111 Aardvark" includes, in addition to an informative introduction and picture captions, the following features: 1) Approximately 87 black and white photographs and 2) 2 black and white side view aircraft illustrations showing two different paint schemes. In addition to this, this book includes information related to the following areas: 1) Evolution; 2) Operational Units; 3) Specifications; 4) Serial Numbers; 5) Conventional Weapons; 6) Color Schemes and 7) Model Kits Currently available. This book will certainly appeal to both the military aviation enthusiast and the modeler alike. This book is 48 pages and is in excellent condition. The author is Anthony M. Thornborough. Edition published in 1989.