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Created: 2025-07-23 15:40:55 UTC

#OTD in 1968, carrier suitability trials for the F-111B were conducted aboard USS Coral Sea. The plane was a variant of the Air Force's F-111 Aardvark. It had been considered to fill Navy's need for a new carrier-based interceptor but was deemed too heavy. The F-14 got the job.

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