Welcome to the Updates! If you have visited the site in the past, you will find here what was added since your last visit. The site is regularly updated with infos and photos, as they become available. You can help too by sharing some infos, photos, bits and pieces. Items not used right away are put on files until more infos become available. Questions? E-mail the webmaster!

January 7, 2012: Captain Edward J. Pearce made the news in Auust 1984 when he passes the 2,000-hours mark in Plattsburgh AFB, NY. Read about it here! . A selection of photos taken during the Open Houses held at Plattsburgh and Pease AFB in the mid-eighties has been added on the site. Photos are courtesy of Tim Doherty from Mass.

In October 1983, members of the 380th Bomb Group of World War II held their second reunion in Plattsburgh and during which the Plattsburgh Military Museum was officially dedicated. Read about it here!

December 13, 2011: A photo of 68-0266 was found in the archives and has been added in the photo-files. 0266 was written off on 14/2/1977 during a training mission and both crewmembers were fatalities. In case you didn't know, FB-111A.net has been on FACEBOOK for quite a while now and has become a popular place since. Join us on Facebook, it's simple, easy and free!

A new link about past and future FB reunions is also posted on the reunion page.

November 23, 2011: Let's start with a sad note to let you know of Steve Harman's passing on November 21. The following was sent by J. Plantikow; All, I am very sorry to have to tell you all this way if you don't already know -- but Steve died yesterday morning at around 0430 am. His daughter and I were with him & the end was peaceful-- although he fought up to the last possible minute. He is being cremated & we'll be scattering his ashes in several places per his wishes-- some here at the house -- estuary & garden since he loved to sit & spend time with both. So to that end we are planning a celebration of life here at the house at 1500(ish) on Friday 25 November. He wanted nothing, so it has to be very informal -- just a gathering to say our goodbyes and share fond memories-- no fancy dress or anything formal. His daughter is making lasagna (which he loved) & we'll have that & some sandwiches & wine and toast his life. There will be 2 others at later dates 1 in Orting Wa around 17-18 Decand his remaining ashes will be interred at the Air Force Academy --date to be determined.

You are all invited-- pass the word to folks who you think might be interested in coming-- for even some wine if we run out of lasagna...

Sorry again, thanks to all of you for coming to his party & caring about him, whether or not you can come. .....

Mary.

From FB-111A.net, our sincere condolences to Steve's family.

October 31, 2011: The website has undergone an overhaul and is back with a new look. Very time consuming and not easy to do when you still have a full time job. Hopefully, I did not forget anything but then again, it could happen. If you notice something wrong and/or missing, please take the time to let me know by e-mail. I don't always have time to answer all messages I receive but I will appreciate your feedback.

The FB-111A.net shop has received new T-shirts in all sizes. Better quality and the color is white instead of grey. It's still time to order before X-mas if you live in CONUS. And for those who are familiar with Internet, become a friend of FB-111A.net on Facebook.

A class photo taken at Carswell AFB was sent by Bob Felts who was among the first group to train on the FB-111A. Bruce Dorrell shares some of its patches from the FB program at Edwards. Bruce worked on the FB from 1977 until 1990 at Pease and Edwards. A nice photo of the arrival ramp at AMARC taken in July 1991 has been added on the AMARC page. No less than 12 F-111s, 5 FB-111A and 1 F-111G are parked on the ramp! And finally, we have a nice photo of 68-0288 from the 380th, taken after arriving for storage at AMARC in 1991

July 21, 2011: The following is from Dave Hindt in regards to a memorial project in W.P. Your Dayton (OH) "Varks and Sparks " are in the INITIAL stages of planning the design, construction, and dedication to the F/FB/EF-111 aircraft, the people that made the community great, and those we lost. The memorial, if constructed, will be placed in the Memorial Park at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) at Wright Patterson AFB OH. But, before we go too far, we want to make sure that YOU are on-board. Would you like to see a memorial to the -111 at the NMUSAF? Would you like to be involved in the process? Would you be willing to contribute? We'd like to hear from you at F111memorial@yahoo.com . Assuming interest is high enough, we will take the proper steps to establish a not-for-profit foundation to manage the process and funds necessary to get this done (if anyone in the community is an attorney and might like to help, PLEASE let us know). Once the memorial is designed (we're open to great ideas) and fabricated, there will be a formal dedication ceremony at the NMUSAF -- all are invited! So, whether you flew 'em, fixed 'em, or just loved watching them, we'd like to hear from you at F111memorial@yahoo.com <f111memorial> .NOTE: Please add "F-one eleven Memorial" with the email address to your address book to avoid future mailings being filtered as spam.

May 5, 2011: First, a sad note to begin this update! The FB-111A community lost a few members in the first months of 2011. We've been informed that Denny Cole, Kevin Kirsch, Roger Crozat and Edward L'hommedieu passed away. Our condolences to their families.

From John Cathcart, a FB pilot in Plattsburgh from 83-85, some infos and photos from the 380th. First, a new name for 0270, "Interceptor", and a photo of class 84-01 with Capt. Jim Gentemann (N), Lloyd Rowe (N), Jack Moore (P) and John Cathcart (P). In the 4007th CCTS section, people in ID03 have been indentified as Ed Delulio (N) and Chuck Mc Guirk (P). In ID02, the pilot is Taylor Wilson. A recent photo of 68-0248 on display at Ellsworth has been added. Another photo of 68-0247 'SM' from SALC and 67-7195 are now on the site as well. Both were shot at AMARC.