Tag: General Dynamics

 

Crater at the crash site of General Dynamics F-111E 68-0081 near Shap, Cumbria

5th March 1975
F-111E 68-0081
20th TFW, USAF
Saddle Crags, Shap

The two crew were on a low level exercise from RAF Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire when the aircraft struck a bird, this shattered a section of the windshield and caused … Continue reading “1975-03-05|F-111E|68-0081|20th TFW, USAF|Saddle Crags, Shap”

Memorial overlooking the crash site of General Dynamics F-111E 68-0003 on Craignaw, Glen Trool near Newton Stewart

19th December 1979
F-111E 68-0003
20th TFW, USAF
Craignaw, Dumfries & Galloway

The crew were on a training flight from Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire when the aircraft flew into a rocky outcrop on the south western side of Craignaw above Loch Neldricken … Continue reading “1979-12-19|F-111E|68-0003|20th TFW, USAF|Craignaw, Dumfries & Galloway”