The F-111 Aardvark’s fuselage could lug bomb loads up to 31,000 pounds and fuel for missions up to 2,500 miles long. When the ...

Consider the F-111 Aardvark. The name doesn’t exactly suggest nobility or aptitude, but it fits—thanks to the F-111’s elongated nose, which bears resemblance to the humble aardvark.

Eventually, the plane's many issues were resolved. The first redesigned F-111 would finally be fully tested and approved between 1972 and 1973. Despite its rough start, the F-111 would become one ...