FBs in museum and as 'Gate guards'
Built in 76 examples, the FB-111A left operational service and the Strategic Air Command in July 1991. While some FBs were converted to G's and eventually sold to the Royal Australian Air Force, a few are preserved and are a tribute to the men and women who served in SAC, helped maintained, and flew the aircraft as pilots and navigators during the "Cold War" years. 11 aircraft are preserved in the Continental US in Museums and some of them as gate guards on former SAC bases.
(Click on the serial to see the a/c on display.) |
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| The 8th AF Museum at Barksdale AFB, LA. displays a capsule of a FB-111A reconfigured from a F-111E. |
| The USAF Museum at Wright Paterson AFB has the capsule of 68-0263 in storage. See a photo. |
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FB-111A 68-0286 used to be displayed on a pole at the main entrance of PAFB but is now on the old base across the street. (P.Colin) |