GENERAL DYNAMICS F-111E 68-057
photo by courtesy of David Earl
DATE OF CRASH 29th APRIL 1980 PARENT UNIT 20th TACTICAL WING UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UPPER HEYFORD IN OXFORDSHIRE THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HILL HALF A MILE FROM MAPPERTON WEST OF STURMINSTER MARSHALL IN DORSET THE AIRCRAFT EXPLODED ON IMPACT AND MADE A CRATER 30 feet DEEP WRECKAGE WAS STREWN OVER A LARGE AREA SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE REMAIN AT THE SITE YOU WILL NEED PERMISSION TO VISIT THE SITE FROM MAPPERTON FARM
FATE OF THE CREW SADLY THEY WERE BOTH KILLED
CAPT Jack A.Hines and CAPT Richard J.Franks
small pieces of wreckage
The crash site today