By F-111.net Webmaster-Australia, David
de Botton - Special thanks to Assistant
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F-111 Books & publications - (see
below) |
Most of the
following books are available at amazon.com |
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Books & Magazines |
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- Books
& Magazines - continued |
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-
listing of all other known publications |
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- Military issue only
- Published by General Dynamics |
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- Dash 1 Flight Manuals
on CD in PDF format F-111A,B,D,E,F,FB
-- For sale
- Structural Breakdown
Manuals - in PDF format outlining all models -
For sale - (great
for modelling)
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Code One Magazine
- Produced by Lockheed Martin - "out of print" |
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Verlinden
Publications (Belgium) F-111E/F AARDVARK book of close
up photos (which is very difficult to locate these days) is
available via Danny at DACO Products. Email Danny daco@glo.be
for details. Payment is possible to DACO in Belgium through
Visa, Mastercard, Bank Of America account & PayPal. |
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Customers
in Australia may purchase from
|
Vogler
& Sons in Ipswitch; 138 - 140 Brisbane
St, Ipswitch, Qld. 4305; Phone - 07 3281 1440; Fax 07 3281
0166 |
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Over the past thirty or so years many books have been published about the
F-111. Below you will find most of them.
There are two books which
I personally consider to be "MUST HAVES" for F-111 enthusiasts.
Both books, not surprisingly, are titled "F-111 Aardvark" and both
were published since 1997 although written from opposite sides of
the Atlantic. The books compliment each other due to the different
styles of the authors and the different contents. The British book
is co-authored by Peter Davies and Anthony Thornborough,
and the American book is by Don Logan. Below are reviews of
the two books.
| Title |
F-111
Aardvark |
|
| Author |
Don Logan |
| Publisher |
Schiffer
Publishing Ltd.'
4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA 19310 USA
email: Schifferbk@aol.com
phone (USA) 610 593 1777 |
| ISBN |
0-7643-0587-5
(1998)
Library of Congress Catalog Number: 98-84262 |
| Size |
22.5cm
x 28.5cm x 3cm (8.8" x 11.2" x 1.2")
Weight: 2Kg (4.4lbs) |
| |
Excellent!!
- a "Must Have" book |
Don Logan, an ex-F-111A
WSO and author of six previous military aviation books has released
a superb 320 page pictorial history of the F-111 Aardvark containing
more than 740 colour photos. An extraordinary amount of research
went into the book. From his own vast collection of photos, as
well as assistance from LMTAS, the F-111 Historian Doc, and from
many other contributors around the world during the past few years,
Don has been able to present short histories and colour photographs
of all but a handful of the 562 F-111 aircraft of all models constructed.
All USAF, RAAF, USN, NASA and RAF aircraft are detailed, as well
as the oddities such as the FB-111B/C, FB-111H.
This book
is well worth the retail asking price of $59.95 USD.
Don will be
selling autographed copies of the book for $45.00 USD plus postage.
Click
here to find out more.
| Title |
F-111 Aardvark |
|
| Author |
Peter Davies and Anthony Thornborough |
| Publisher |
The
Crowood Press Ltd; Rambsbury, Marlborough; Wiltshire SN8
2HR |
| ISBN |
ISBN
1-86126-079-2 (1997) |
| SIZE |
22.5cm x 28.5cm x 1.8cm, hardcover, 192 pages. |
| |
Excellent!! - a "Must Have" book. |
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This replaces
Peter and Anthony's previous work, 'F-111 Success in Action'
as one of two 'must have' books for the F-111 enthusiast.
The book contains a detailed history of the F-111, numerous
B/W photos, and much technical detail. It even covers
the RAAF's F-111Gs. This book is not simply an update
to 'F-111 Success in Action', but a whole new rewrite
with a lot of personal passages from the Roadrunners of
COMBAT LANCER and CONSTANT GUARD in particular.
The book has been released and is available in USA / UK
for $USD 44.95, and now also in Australia for $AUD 79.95.
Buy it!
Peter (truly an English scholar and gentleman) is planning
on yet another F-111 book '...focusing on just aircrew
and groundcrew reminiscences ... '.Peter Davies email:
mailto:Peter.Davies@F-111.net
(Thanks Jim Rotramel, Tony Cassanova, Don Logan, Anthony
Thornborough and Peter Davies). |
| Title |
F-111 Success in Action |
|
| Author |
Anthony
Thornborough and Peter Davies |
| Publisher |
Arms
& Armour Press Ltd, Artillery House, Artillery
Row,
London SW1P 1RT Distributed in USA: Sterling
Publishing Co. Inc,
387 Park Avenue S., New York NY 10016-8810 |
| ISBN |
0-85368-988-1 (1989) |
| Size |
19.5cm
x 25cm x 1.8cm, hardcover, 191 pages. |
Excellent !!
Published in 1989, it was the most comprehensive book
of its type that I've seen (until the 'F-111 Aardvark'
books mentioned above became available). A detailed history
of the F-111, numerous B/W photos, and much technical
detail.
It even covers the RAAF's RF/F-111C's. |
| Title |
F-111
AARDVARK - USAF's ultimate strike aircraft. |
|
| Author |
Tony Thornborough |
| Publisher |
OSPREY Aerospace
Ltd 1993
59 Grosvenor St London W1X9DA - ; Publication Year: 1993
|
| ISBN |
UK ISBN 1-85532-259-5 |
| Size |
23cm x 21cm x
1.4cm, hardcover, 128 pages. |
| |
A colour pictorial
of the F-111 in production and in service with the USAF's
SAC and TAC, the USAFE and the RAAF. Photo descriptions
tell the story of the 'Pig' and are of a very high standard
(although a photo labeled as 63-9772 releasing 16 x BLU-27/B
is actually releasing 24 Mk-82LDGP (Inert) from four MER's.
MER's were replaced by BRU-3A/A's in operational use.)
This is well worth a look, particularlyfor the tail art
enthusiasts! |
| Title |
F-111
AARDVARK |
|
| Author |
Anthony Thornborough |
| Publisher |
Arms & Armour
Press Ltd.,
Artillery House, Artillery Row, London SW1P 1RT
Distributed in USA bySterling Publishing Co. Inc.,
2 Park Avenue S., New York NY 10016-8810 |
| ISBN |
UK ISBN 0-85368-935-0 |
| Size |
19cm x 24.5cm
x 0.4cm, softcover, 48 pages. |
| |
Published in
1989, this black and white 'photo album' serves as
a prelude to Anthony Thornborough's 'F-111 Success
in Action' full length book.
|
| Title |
The Flight of The Pig |
|
| Author |
Mal
Lancaster |
| Editor |
Lieutenant Colonel
John Weiland (retired) |
| Publisher |
Department
of Defence, Canberra |
| ISBN |
0 642295
00 X (1998) |
| SIZE |
30cm
x 22cm x 1.1cm |
| Mal
Lancaster, Chief Photographer with Defence Public Information
Brisbane, and photographer of the RAAF F-111 since 1973,
has published a 56 page hardcover book about the aircraft
commemorating 25 years of F-111 operations in Australia.
The book contains some examples of his shots from the
last 25 years, and has articles such as; History of
Strike Aircraft, No 1 and, 6 Squadron,: Airpower Doctrine,
Role of the F-111, Weapons, AUP Upgrade, 1st Person
Account of an F-111 Ejection (Air Vice Marshall - then
Wing Commander Dave Rogers from A8-141), and the History
of Amberley. |
| May be purchased from the
Defence Public Information Office in Brisbane (phone +61
(0)7 3233 4353). $29.95 AUD. |
| Title |
F-111 Aeroguide # 22 |
|
| Author |
Roger
Chesneau |
| Publisher |
Great
Britain : Linewrights Ltd.,
PO BOX 832, Ongar, Essex CM5 ONH, England. |
| ISBN |
0-946958-57-0 |
| Size |
21cm
x 29.5 cm, softback, 36 pages (4 in colour) |
| This
book covers only the British based variants E & F.
We can find history (not very comprehensive), squadron
service (good). As far as I'm aware the mission profile
seems very good. Hundreds of detail pics. A gem for the
modeller. It's like the Verlinden book but in b+w and
therefore cheaper. There's a really good 5 view plan with
camouflage squeme (FS numbered) of plane 68082 at RAF
Upper Heyford, August 87. |
| Title |
F-111 Aardvark - Wings 4 |
|
| Author |
Hans
Halberstadt |
| Publisher |
UK
Great Britain:
Windrow & Greene Ltd.
5 Gerrard Street
London W1V 7LJ |
USA:
Speciality Press Publishers & Wholesalers Inc.
PO Box 338
Stillwater, MN 55082
(612) 430-2210/800-888-9653 |
| ISBN |
1-872004-42-3 |
| Size |
19cm
x 26cm x 0.7cm, softback, 96 pages |
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| This is one of the more recent books (published 1992)
about the F-111 and is based almost solely on what
appears to be a few days at Cannon AFB NM. The book
is full of large colour photos "mostly of D",plus Fand
EF models in ground operations. Good photos of various
exterior structures for the scale modeller.
Only a few errors in photo descriptions. - "Great
value" |
| Title |
GRUMMAN
NAVY F-111B (NAVAL FIGHTERS NUMBER
41) |
 |
| Author |
Tommy
Thomason |
| Publisher |
NAVAL
FIGHTERS, Steve Ginter, 1754 Warfield Cir,. Simi Valley,
California, 93063 |
| ISBN |
ISBN
0-942612-41-8 |
| Size |
21.5
x 28cm x 4mm, softcover, 80 pages. |
| |
An excellent publication about the much
maligned naval version of the F-111. An enormous amount
of detail including many black and white photos and a
brief description of a number of plastic kits. A very
comprehensive book for the modeller. Published 1998.
Available in Australia from AeroWorks aeroworks@primus.com.au
for $AUD18.30 plus postage)
January 04 - currently awaiting new stock
Thanks Stephen Thrum |
| Title |
F-111
Aardvark - The Aircraft That Bombed Libya! |
|
|
| Author |
Bert Kinzey |
| Publisher |
Detail and Scale
publication (25043) |
| ISBN |
UK ISBN 1-85310-610-0
- EF-111A cover 1st .Edition
- - -ISBN 0-8306-8043-8 - Revised ----------
2nd Edition |
| Size |
21.5 x 28cm x
4mm, softcover, 72 pages. |
| This
is well worth a look at for many colour and black and
white photos and a brief description of a number of plastic
kits. There are only a few minor errors (such as the second
edition cover FB-111A being called a F-111E), but it is
the most comprehensive book for the modeller that I have
found to date. |
| Title |
Lincoln
Canberra and F-111 in Australian Service |
|
| Author |
Stewart
Wilson |
| Publisher |
Aerospace
Publications Pty Ltd
PO Box 3105; Weston Creek ACT 2611; AUSTRALIA |
| ISBN |
0 9587978
3 8 |
| Size |
21cm
x 28 cm x 0.8 cm, softback, 182 pages |
This
book is one of a vast series of books written by Stewart
Wilson, who would have to be the most prolific Australian
aviation author. This book is roughly divided into three
sections covering the post WW2 'bomber' aircraft operated
by the RAAF. The book covers both the technical
features and the Australian histories of the three aircraft.
This title is current to about 1993, and consequently
does not cover the F-111G not the F-111C AUP.
It is still quite a worthwhile addition to an enthusiasts
F-111 library, as it has a rather entertaining mission
narration dating to the days of iron bomb tosses.The
publication until recently could only be purchased from
second hand sources, but is now available again from
the publisher's web site of http://www.ausavaition.com.au/ |
| Title |
General Dynamics F-111 (Aero Series Vol, 29) |
|
| Author |
Jay
Miller |
| Publisher |
Aero
Publishers, Inc.
329 West Aviation Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028 |
| ISBN |
0-8168-0606-3 |
| Size |
18.5cm
x 27cm x 0.8cm, softcover, 104 pages |
| A
useful publication showing the earlier history of the
TFX and F-111. Many interesting historical & detailed
notes, B/W and a few colour photos. Published in 1981,
show it's age but I recommend it.
Has a small but detailed 3 view drawing "with
cross section profiles" that are impossible
to get !!
Occasionally
appears for sale on Ebay |
| Title |
F-111E/F
AARDVARK |
|
| Author |
Willy Peeters |
| Publisher |
Verlinden
Publications (Belgium)
USA; VLS Corporation
West Port Industrial Park
804 Fee Fee Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 |
| ISBN |
90-70932-14-8 |
| Size |
24cm x 22cm x
0.3cm, softcover, 36 pages. |
| Full
of good quality,close-up colour photos for the modeller.
Great value and still in production. |
| Title |
F-111 |
 |
| Author |
Bill Gunston |
| Publisher |
Charles Scribner's
Sons; New York |
| ISBN |
0-684-15753-5 |
| Size |
18.5cm x 24cm
x 1.5cm, hardcover, 112 pages. |
| Published
in 1978, this book is showing its age. Pave Tack modifications
had not yet been made to the F-111C, and the RF-111C
modification had also yet to be made. The 20th TFW in
Britain only is equipped with the F-111E. The book deals
with the early years of the programme, and consequently
dwells on the production problems up to about 1973.
Being a British book, many comparisons are made to the
TSR.2, which the RAF and RAAF may have purchased if
the plans came to fruition. Some details mentioned are
incorrect, but still a worthwhile read. |
'F-111 General Dynamics' -
Bill Gunston - The Book:hardback book measuring 9 x 7 inches
- 112 illustrated pages.
Published:This a 1978 first edition published by Ian Allan
Publications.
Notes: - Taken from the inside cover: 'In this book, Bill
Gunston [an ex F-111 pilot] tells in his inimitable way
the fascinating story of the remarkable aircraft's transformation
from near disaster to outstanding success. His account is
vividly illustrated by both rare photographs and personal
stories of flying the F111.'
A fascinating insight
into one of the leading fighter planes of the Cold War era. |
| Title |
F-111
in Action (aircraft no. 35) |
|
| Author |
Lou Drendel |
| Publisher |
Squadron/Signal
Publications
1115 Crowley Drive,
Carrollton, TEXAS 75006 |
| ISBN |
0-89747-083-4 |
| Size |
20.5cm x 28cm
x 0.3cm, softcover, 50 pages. |
| Published
in 1978, this booklet is designed for the scale modeller.
Many B/W photos of the early F-111 versions. - Out
of production but still easy to get second hand on Ebay |
| Title |
Super
Base 11 Upper Heyford - Aardvarks and Ravens |
|
| Author |
Jon
Davison - http://www.raf-upper-heyford.org |
| Publisher |
Osprey
Publishing Limited,
59 Grosvenor Street,
London W1X 9DA |
| ISBN |
ISBN
0-85045-913-3 |
| Size |
softcover
-21cm wide x 23cm high, 128 pages in colour. |
| |
Published
in 1990. - Beleived to be out of production.
original source: Larry Konecnik - Jon Davison newly
released CD ROM at the top of this page.
|
| Title |
Aviation Fact File Modern Fighting Aircraft F-111 |
|
| Publisher |
Salamander
Books Ltd., Salamander House,
27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AF,
United Kingdom |
| ISBN |
0-7018-1772-0 |
| Size |
26cm
x 37cm x 1cm, hardcover, 64 pages. |
| This
is a large format 'gee-whiz' book light in quantity of
good information. A number of large colour photos and
a few schematics, but the 1983 publication date causes
it to show its age. Many errors in photo descriptions. |
| |
|
Title
Author
Publisher |
WARFIGHTERS
- A History of the USAF Weapons School &
the 57th Wing.
RICK LINARES & CHUCK LLOYD.
Schiffer Publishing Ltd.'
4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA 19310 USA
email: Schifferbk@aol.com
phone (USA) 610 593 1777
Well researded information using official
governemet archives private collections. Many
detailed photogfraphs throughout, all in full colour. Extensive
technical terms & data included.
Hard cover, 261 pages
8 3/4 X 11 1/4 inches |
|
| Title |
MSDAC ll AMARC 1982 to 1997 |
|
| Authors |
Martyn
Swann and Barry Fryer |
| Publisher |
British
Aviation Research Group & Aviation Press.
6 Stainton Walk
Woking, Surrey GU21 3JB, UK
Still available. |
| ISBN |
0 907898
03 9 |
| Size |
A4
, Soft Cover , 208 pages. |
From Martyn Swann:
"The book is called "MASDC II AMARC" and is the follow-up
to a book done by myself and two other authors in 1982
called "MASDC". The current one is compiled by myself
and Barry Fryer and is correct to December 1997.
There is an update expected for 2003. The book contains
a brief history of the Davis-Monthan site, how AMARC works
and then lists the aircraft movements both inbound
and outbound from 1982 thru 1997 in type order. Martyn
is working on a updated edition to be released in 2003 |
| Title |
Chains
of Command |
| Author |
Dale
Brown (author of Flight of The Old Dog) email
OldDog01@aol.com |
| Publisher |
1st
Edition Harper Collins, 2nd Edition G.P. Putnam's
Sons |
| ISBN |
1st
- ISBN 0-00 647883 2 , 2nd - ISBN 0-399-13822-6,
3rd - ISBN ? ? ? ? ? ? |
| Size |
Paperback
- 1st Edition on the left, 2nd Edition centre,
3rd Edition Left (1993) |
Actually,
this is not a reference book, but a fictional novel
centred on an old crusty Navigator, his younger female
Pilot, and the USAF F-111G. The F-111G has been redesignated
the RF-111G - a super aardvark with SRAM, PAVETACK,
HARM, sidewinders, and recce fit!! This is an entertaining
story where the american Aardvark takes its rightful
place in saving the free world from renegades in the
crumbling Soviet empire (amidst a slightly soppy romance).
Not a bad read for escapism. ;-)
Dale Brown was a SAC FB-111A navigator. www.megafortress.com
Chains of Command (1993) - A fledgling Air
Force Reserve unit, led by the Air Force's first female
combat pilot, spearheads the U.S. response to a Russian
invasion of the Ukraine. |
| Title |
Raid
On Qaddafi |
|
|
| Author |
Col. Robert
E. Venkus (Ret) |
| Publisher |
St. Martins
Press,
17 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY, 10010 |
| ISBN |
0-312-07073-X |
| ISBN reprint |
0312929986 ( reprint 1993
) |
| Size |
14.5cm x 21.5cm
x 2.4cm, hardcover, 198 pages |
| The
book is available from the Red River Valley Fighter
Pilots Association at http://www2.eos.net/rrva/ for $22
USD |
source:
Tony Cassanova,Col. Robert E. Venkus (Ret) |
First
published during 1993, the book is the untold story
of history's longest fighter mission, Operation EL DORADO
CANYON 14-15 April 1986, written by the pilot who directed
it. The author is Col. Robert E. Venkus (Ret), the then
48th TFW deputy commander, who for much of the planning
period was in Command of the 48th TFW as the Wing's
CC was TDY.
With shear honesty, this book dispels any thoughts the
reader may have on the USAF being all that the glossy
recruiting brochures would like us to believe. From
the initial days of September 1985, Col. Venkus describes
in detail the planning, events and critically describes
USAF political culture which he believed inevitably
saw numerous higher airforce tasking errors being made
to the detriment of the operation. Only ten days
after the successful operation, Col. Venkus was informed
that he was not going to become the new 48th TFW Commander,
and subsequently resigned. |
| Title |
The
Lion's Game |
|
 |
| Author |
Author
- Nelson Demille |
| Publisher |
|
| ISBN |
0-446-60826-2 |
| Size |
|
| |
This
is not a reference book, but a fictional novel about
a Libyan whose family got bombed by the F-111s and begins
to hunt down the pilots involved in the raid.
Comes available with two different covers ? |
| Title |
Big Bombers |
|
| Author |
Robert
F. Dorr & Jim Benson |
| Publisher |
Great
Britain : Airlife Publishing Ltd.,
101 Longden Road, Shrewsbury, England. 1989 |
| ISBN |
1-85310-125-7 |
| Size |
23cm
x 26.5 cm x 1 cm, softback, 128 pages (all in colour) |
| The
book covers several planes : B-52, FB-111A & B-1B.
It also covers the SAC history. In reference to our
beloved plane, as the title says it's only about the
bomber model. Al pictures are in colour, not very detailed
or descriptive but impressive anyway. We can see pics
of the old and new camouflage. The text it's not particularly
impressive |
| Title |
Aviation Fact File Modern Fighting Aircraft F-111 |
|
| Publisher |
Salamander
Books Ltd., Salamander House,
27 Old Gloucester Street London WC1N 3AF,
United Kingdom |
| ISBN |
0-7018-1772-0 |
| Size |
26cm
x 37cm x 1cm, hardcover, 64 pages. |
| This
is a large format 'gee-whiz' book light in quantity of
good information. A number of large colour photos and
a few schematics, but the 1983 publication date causes
it to show its age. Many errors in photo descriptions. |
Latest F-111 related book
- biographical
| Title |
The
Thirteeth Night |
|
| Author |
Jan McNess |
| Publisher |
Fremantle
Art Centre Press - ( 2003 ) - http://wwwfacp.iinet.net.au |
| ISBN |
1 86368
397 6 |
| |
A
mothers story about the life and death of her son &
his passion for flying a RAAF F-111 |
| |
|
Due out April 9, 2004
| Title |
Aardvarks
and Rangers
puts the reader in the cockpit
of the D-Model.
The last half of the book shows Operation Urgent Fury in
Grenada. I served as
Ground Forward Air Controller for the First Ranger Battalion.
Jim was the Commanding Officer of the 493rd TFW &flew
the F-111F at RAF Lakenheath |
"image
please" |
| Author |
Jim Roper |
| Publisher |
PublishAmerica.com -
Due out April 9, 2004 |
| ISBN |
1-4137-0679-7 |
| |
Jim Roper
Covey 591, Raven 12, Chmaba 02, Delta 75
www.ROPERSBOOKS.COM |
Books
reviews are welcome.
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