The F-111 flopped as a Navy fighter but excelled as a low level strike fighter for the Air Force.
The failure of the naval F-111 also gave us the excellent F-14 Tomcat.
You guys are right. The naval version of the F-111 was a failure. You are also right when you say it gave us the F-14. I know one Hughes guy who flew in the Navy version. If I remember, Hughes lost a couple of aircrews in that aircraft.