Members of Team Shaw begin to move the F-111 Aardvark static display out of Hanger 1200 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 12, 2012. This particular F-111 Aardvark was assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing when the unit was originally located in England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Brady/Released)
The F-111 Aardvark static display travels down Aiken Street accompanied by Team Shaw members at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 12, 2012. This particular F-111 Aardvark was assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing when the unit was originally located in England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Brady/Released)
Team Shaw members guide the F-111 Aardvark static display across Perimeter Road at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 12, 2012. This particular F-111 Aardvark was assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing when the unit was originally located in England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hunter Brady/Released)
A F-111 Aardvark was mounted at the main gate at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 13, 2012. The F-111 spent the entire time it was operational with the 20th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Staff Sgt. Nathan Kilgore, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crash recovery, and Senior Airmen Jeremy Hargis assigned to 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base use ropes to guide a F-111 Aardvark into place as it is mounted for display at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 13, 2012. The plane joined four other aircraft on display at the front gate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
Airmen from 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron and 20th Civil Engineering work together with Airmen from McEntire Joint National Guard Base to mount the front wheel an F-111 Aardvark at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Aug. 13, 2012. The aircraft is slated to be dedicated at the Air Park on Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers/Released)
by Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Jeffers
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
8/14/2012 - SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. -- An F-111 Aardvark joins four planes on display at the main gate here. It took four months to prepare the Aardvark for display which included reassembly and repainting the aircraft. This aircraft was flown from 1970 to 1993 and during that time it was assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing. A dedication ceremony for the F-111 is scheduled for Sept. 12, 2012 and will take place at Air Park at 1 p.m.
