Photo ID 152399 by Peter Terlouw. UK Navy Westland Sea King HAS 6, XV651
USA - Air Force General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark 70-2364 at Off-Airport - Portales, USA
Photo ID 152401 by Joop de Groot. UK Royal Aircraft Establishment Hawker Siddeley HS 748 107 Andover, XW750
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× USA - Air Force General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark 70-2364 at Off-Airport - Portales, USA

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  • Photo Notes:

    You will see this F-111F on display as you drive through the city of Portales, NM. She is marked as '27 FW / City of Portales' and serial '68140'.

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Comments

ftworthjohn   2020-06-15  
This is not an F-111F, it's F-111D 68-0140

Ghostbase   2020-06-15  
This is an F-111F serial 70-2364 on display in the centre of Portales, NM. My photo comment is "She is marked as '27 FW / City of Portales' and serial '68140'" and the key word is "marked as". The details of my photo are correct.

The real F-111D serial 68-0140 is on display at Clovis NM and is marked as '27 FW / City of Clovis' . She is in a purpose built memorial park and I have taken photos of this aircraft as well.

Why two F-111 'Varks in the same area marked with the same serial? I am not sure why, I would guess that 68-0140 wore the '27 FW' markings and both these New Mexico cities which had close contacts with Cannon AFB wanted memorials in these colours.

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