Entire Aussie F-111 fleet grounded...

[Stratofreighter]

Yes, the incident at the Singapore Air Show last week is the cause of this grounding...
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Air Force grounds F-111 fleet

The Royal Australian Air Force's fleet of F-111s has been grounded after the engine in one of the fighter bombers caught fire in mid-air.

The aircraft was performing in the Singapore Air Show on February 4 when on-board instrumentation indicated an engine fire although no fire was visible to air traffic controllers.

Inspection of the aircraft revealed some fire damage in the left engine.

[aviodromefriend]

The "good" news is that the grounding is only temporarily (at least that is what the article says).

[Stratofreighter]

According to
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/na ... 5834931333" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

After a safety review, the F-111 fleet was cleared to fly again on February 19, but the 1960s-vintage strike bomber is due to be retired at the end of the year and is considered unlikely to be given heavy operational requirements from now on.