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Photographic Essay APA-PE-2010-0602  by Dr Carlo Kopp 4th June, 2010 Text © 2010 Carlo Kopp Photographic and lineart images © 1983 - 2010 Carlo Kopp |
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 F-111G
A8-281
on
display
at
Avalon
in 1995 (© 1995 - 2010 Carlo Kopp).
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This photoessay is a collection of imagery produced by this author between 1983 and 2009, using a range of photographic equipment types. It provides a good illustration of the evolving capabilities and weapons mixes on this potent and high survivable aircraft, which at full fleet strength accounted for 50 percent or more of the RAAF's strike capability. |
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General Dynamics F-111A / 6 SQN Amberley 1983 |
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These
images
were
produced
during
the
author's November, 1983, visit to RAAF
Amberley, using an Exakta VX500 with the Meyer-Optik Görlitz 50mm f2.8
Auto Domiplan lens, and Kodachrome 25 and Ektachrome 64 media. Film
scanned using a Nikon 5000ED, retouched/corrected/cropped and reduced.
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General Dynamics F-111C / 1 SQN Amberley 1983 |
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General Dynamics F/RF-111C / 6 SQN Amberley 1983 |
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General Dynamics F-111C / 6 SQN Point Cook 1988 |
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These images were
produced during the 1988 RAAF Air Show, using a Mamiya 645/1000S with
the Sekor C 210 mm f4.0 telephoto lens, and Kodak Gold 100 media.
Film scanned using a Noritsu HS-1800,
retouched/corrected/cropped and reduced.
 A8-146 following a low altitude aerobatic display at the 1988 RAAF Air Show.  |
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General Dynamics F-111C/G / 6 SQN Avalon 1995
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These images were
produced during the 1995 Avalon Air Show, using
a Mamiya 645/1000S with the Sekor C 80 mm f2.8 lens, and Fuji
Super 100 media. Film scanned using a Noritsu HS-1800,
retouched/corrected/cropped and reduced.
 A8-129
armed
with
GBU-10,
GBU-12
and
AGM-84 Harpoon ASCM.
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General Dynamics F-111C / 1 SQN Amberley 2001 |
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These images were
produced during a 2001 visit to Amberley, using a
Mamiya 645/1000S with the Sekor C 80 mm f2.8 lens, and Fuji
Provia 100 slide media. Film scanned using a Noritsu HS-1800,
retouched/corrected/cropped and reduced.
 Above, below: A8-125 taxiing out for a training sortie.   Above, below: detail of aft ALR-62 RHAW and ALQ-94 ECM antennas.  |
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General Dynamics F-111C / 6 SQN Avalon 1997 |
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These
images were produced during the 1997
Avalon Air Show, using
a Mamiya 645/1000S with the Sekor C 80 mm f2.8 lens, and Fuji
Provia 100 media. Film scanned using a Noritsu HS-1800,
retouched/corrected/cropped and reduced.
 Above: AIM-9L/M and 2,000 lb
GBU-10, below: 500 lb GBU-12.
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General Dynamics F-111C / 1 SQN Avalon 2003 |
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These images were produced during the 2003
Avalon Air Show, using
a Mamiya 645/1000S with the Sekor C 80 mm f2.8 lens, and Fuji
Provia 100 media. Film scanned using a Noritsu HS-1800,
retouched/corrected/cropped and reduced.
 A8-140
with
weapon
bay
open
and
AVQ-26 Pave Tack pod deployed.
 AGM-84
Harpoon
training
round.
 Above,
below:
Rafael
AGM-142
Popeye
ASM.
  Detail
of
Rafael
AGM-142
Popeye
ASM
exhaust and datalink antenna.
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General Dynamics F-111C / 6 SQN Avalon 2007 |
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These images were produced during the 2007
Avalon Air Show, using
a Fuji S5600 5.1 MP superzoom. A8-125
on
display
with
a
range
of weapons, including the Mk.82, Mk.84, GBU-10,
AGM-142 and AIM-9M AAM.
 Above,
below:
Rafael
AGM-142
Popeye
ASM.
  Rafael
AN/ASW-55
datalink
pod
for
the
AGM-142 Popeye ASM.
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General Dynamics F-111C / 6 SQN Avalon 2009 |
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These
images
were
produced
during
the
2009 Avalon Air Show, using
a Fuji S5800 8.0 MP superzoom.
 A8-125 on display.  AGM-142, AGM-84 and AIM-9M.  GBU-12 and GBU-24 LGBs.    A8-134 and A8-126 were used for flying displays.  |
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AGM-158 JASSM FOSOW mockup on display under the wing of an F/A-18A.
This weapon was originally planned for the F-111C/G but integration
effort ceased once the bureaucracy diverted funding away from the F-111
in 2004.
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