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| Date: | Wednesday 19 December 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111E |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0003 |
| MSN: | A1-172 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Newton Stewart, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
The aircraft from 20th Fighter Wing crashed into the west side of the hill, near grid reference NX458831, a few hundred meters from the summit. The site is marked by a small memorial to the two US Air Force pilots who were killed in the accident (Captain Raymond C. Spaulding and Captain Richard A. Hetzner). Although the crash happened on December 19, 1979 there are still small amounts of aircraft debris in the area.
Sources:
1. http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/scotland/general-dynamics-f-111e-68-0003-craignaw/
2. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gerrit_kok_collection/6322855093/
3. http://www.f-111.net/t_no_E.htm
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
5. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=644592
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craignaw
7. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1968.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2013 00:42 | ryan | Added |
| 18-Jun-2013 19:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, ] |
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