394K views · 1.2K reactions | #OTD in 1968, carrier suitability trials for the F-111B were conducted aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). The plane was a variant of the Air Force's F-111 Aardvark. It had been considered to fill the Navy's need for a new carrier-based interceptor but was deemed too heavy. The F-14 got the job. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook