This is the blue/yellow version of the 27th Fighter Wing Crest Patch that does not have velcro attached.

This is the blue/yellow version of the 27th Fighter Wing Crest Patch that does have velcro attached.

This is the old blue version of the wing patch for the squadrons stationed at Cannon AFB, NM. It shows the F-16 and F-111 aircraft on the patch flying in front of the NM sun.

This is the 27th Fighter Wing F-111 Aircraft patch for when they were flying Aardvarks at Cannon AFB, NM. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is the old blue version of the ops group patch for the squadrons stationed at Cannon AFB, NM. It shows the F-16 and F-111 aircraft on the patch flying in front of the NM sun.

The 474 TFW was located at Cannon AFB NM & (Det One) Tan Son Nhut AB RVN. If anyone has any further info. please let me know.

The 523 TFS was located at Cannon AFB NM & Viet Nam. If anyone has any further info. please let me know.

(AV8RSTUFF Creation): This is the orange-bordered version of the 'WSO' UNION patch for multiple platform back/side-seaters....It has the F/A-18F, B-1B, F-4, and F-111 aircraft. It also shows the F-4 Phantom 'Spook' figure on the right and does NOT come with velcro attached.

(AV8RSTUFF Creation): This is the orange-bordered version of the 'WSO' UNION patch for multiple platform back/side-seaters....It has the F/A-18F, B-1B, F-4, and F-111 aircraft. It also shows the F-4 Phantom 'Spook' figure on the right and DOES come with velcro attached.

This is the F-111E Aardvark "Warsaw Pact Central Heating" Aircraft patch depicting what the mighty 'Vark was designed for.....the low, fast, "other" mission. This patch does not have velcro attached.

The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production models of the F-111 had roles that included attack (e.g. interdiction), strategic bombing (including nuclear weapons capabilities), reconnaissance and electronic warfare. Aardvark comes from a South African animal that has a long nose and hugs the terrain. It is an Afrikaans word that translates literally as "earth pig"—hence the aircraft's "Pig" nickname during its Australian service. Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics under Robert McNamara's TFX Program, the F-111 pioneered variable-sweep wings, afterburning turbofan engines, and automated terrain-following radar for low-level, high-speed flight. Its design influenced later variable-sweep wing aircraft, and some of its advanced features have become commonplace. The F-111 suffered problems during initial development, largely related to the engines. A fighter variant intended for the US Navy, the F-111B, was canceled before production; it was intended for aircraft carrier-based roles, including long-range interception. Several specialized models, such as the FB-111A strategic bomber and the EF-111A electronic warfare aircraft, were also developed. The F-111 entered service in 1967 with the US Air Force (USAF). The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also ordered the F-111 and began operating the F-111C in 1973. As early as March 1968, the USAF were deploying F-111s into active combat situations; the type saw heavy use during the latter half of the Vietnam War to conduct low-level ground-attack missions, flying in excess of 4,000 combat missions while incurring only six combat losses in the theatre. The F-111s also participated in the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) in 1991; the F-111Fs completed 3.2 successful strike missions for every unsuccessful one, better than any other U.S. strike aircraft used in the operation. RAAF F-111s never saw offensive action, but were deployed periodically as a deterrent, such as for the Australian-led International Force East Timor. Being relatively expensive to maintain amid post- Cold War budget cuts, the USAF elected to retire its F-111 fleet during the 1990s; the last F-111Fs were withdrawn in 1996 while the remaining EF-111s also departed in 1998. This patch was the decommission patch created for their "FAREWELL TO CANNON AFB" (NM) and does not come with velcro attached.