jets grounded after wheel falls off

[Drone_pilot]

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Australia grounded its 26 U.S.-made F-111 fighter jets yesterday, hours
after one of the air force planes was forced to make an emergency landing
because a wheel fell off after takeoff.

Live television images showed the F-111 on a long, low approach before it
finally touched down at the Royal Australian Air Force's Amberly base near Brisbane.

Video of crash (http://www.kamera.com/content/anm/Australia_Plane.asx)
Daily Mail Read More (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=396490&in_page_id=1770)

[Bombardier]

Why grounded?, why not just get rid of the whole fecking lot?, I cant believe an Air force still use these bucket of bolts in this day and age.

Quality flying though (Y)

[Matzos]

The RAF looked at getting the F111 at one time........
Great bit of flying sal;

[John A Silkstone]

I believe there have been more problems with the F111 than any other aeroplane.

Being an army man and not air force, what I would like to know is, is that what they call flying at ground zero?

Silky

[Hollis]

Why grounded?, why not just get rid of the whole fecking lot?, I cant believe an Air force still use these bucket of bolts in this day and age.

Quality flying though (Y)

I was going to comment on your remark, "bucket of bolts" it gave me a good chuckle, looks like someone took off with the bucket of bolts that held the wheel on.

Got to enjoy the play on words.