THE SA Aviation Museum has become the first in Australia to take delivery of a former RAAF F111 jet bomber.
The retired jet – which can reach speeds up to two-and-a-half times the speed of sound – arrived at the Port Adelaide museum this morning.
It left Amberley RAAF Base in Queensland, near Ipswich, on board a truck on Friday (March 15) and travelled more than 1200km through NSW, Burra and Gawler.
It comes after the Federal Government announced the museum would be one of six groups nationwide to take delivery of the retired jets last October.
The F-111s, which were retired in December 2010 after 37 years of service, are best known for their spectacular displays at air shows and major sporting events where they would do ignited “fuel dumps”.
SA Aviation Museum public relations officer John Roberts said the jet would help boost tourism in Port Adelaide and the state.