coffelt2 wrote:
"Alan Erskine" wrote in message
ond.com...
The final flight of the F-111 took place today.

Holy Cow! Went to the first F-111 maintainer's school over 50 years
ago. (it hadn't flown yet)

No, it hadn't, and it wouldn't fly for more than four more years. Hard to
believe "the first F-111 maintainer's school" was conducted over 50 years
ago.


Some of the original design features
didn't make the cut, I guess. (the wing ordinance hard points that
rotated in conjunction with wing sweep.. I don't think made it into
production)

They did.