F-111C Aircrew association

How many aircrew flew aussie F-111s? 

        The ‘F-111C Honour Roll’ is the list of 392 aircrew associated with the RAAF’s F-111C, from program inception in 1966 until the last 6SQN operational conversion course (OPCON) in May 2008.  Not all aircrew are aussies, the list includes the 42 yanks and poms who came to ‘Oz’ on exchange: 11 USAFEX Pilots, 15 USAFEX WSOs, 8 RAFEX Pilots and 8 RAFEX Navigators.           USAF and RAF exchange aircrew

        The F-111C Honour Roll list is arranged in the order in which each aircrew first flew the F-111, and includes.  Where more than one aircrew is on the same course, those aircrew are listed alphabetically by surname.
F-111C Aircrew Honour Roll            F-111C Aircrew Honour Roll – Alphabetical

       The 392 F-111C aircrew: 

• 200   Pilots (PLT)

• 153    Navigators (NAV)

•   21    Air Combat Officers (ACO)

•   15    Weapons System Officers (WSO)

•     2    Air Electronics Officers (AEO)

•     1    Flight Test Engineer (FTE)

6SQN F-111C/G Operational Conversion Courses (OPCON)          6SQN OPCON Course Photos

… and for the purists, after the F-111Cs finally arrived in Australia on 1 Jun 73, 6SQN had responsibility for all F-111C/G Operational Conversion (OPCON) training.  Between 13 August 73 until 30 May 08, 6SQN conducted 64 OPCONs (#1-46, 46A, 47-49, 49A, 50-62) graduating 357 aircrew from 411 starters: