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!

March 8, 2010: A story about flying in Red Flag from Brian Arnold from the 393rd BS. The story was first published in Combat Crew in 1983. Terry 'Butch ' Kennedy sent us a photo of Class 86-04 a new group photo from the 393rd BS and some pics from his fini flight in June 1990 at Pease AFB, NH. Butch also sent photos from Red Flag 87 in which he participated with the 393rd BS.

February 17, 2010: More photos from the 509th BW have been added. The alert area at Pease AFB and some from the 509th MMS, weapons loading. A new photo of 68-6509 preserved at Whiteman AFB has been added here as well. More photos from the 2009 Reunion can be found here!

New photos from the refurbishing of the F-111 capsule by Tsgt Mike Kaplan. The FB-111 capsule is on display in the 8th Air Force Museum in Barksdale AFB, LA.

February 11, 2010: It is with regrets that FB-111A.net has to inform you that 2 members of the FB-111 family recently passed away. Colonel James Keating (Ret.) died Jan. 8, 2010, after an extended and painful fight against prostate and bone cancer. James was 74. On Feb. 2, 2010, Colonel Wayne Clark (Ret.) passed away at 69 in his home in Charlotte, VT, after a 3 year battle with prostate cancer. Wayne was a SAC bombardier navigator in the B-47, B-58 and FB-111A.

Our condolences to both families for their loss!

February 1, 2010: Heart Gift on Valentines Day. On February 14, 1986, an FB-111A from the 509th BW at Pease AFB, NH. flew a life-saving human heart from Oklahoma to Connecticut for a heart transplant. Capt. David Lefforge, pilot and Capt. Steven Bruger, navigator, both assigned to the 393rd BS, delivered the life-saving Valentine present to a heart patient at Hartford Hospital.

January 26, 2010: The 380th OMS is holding a reunion in Plattsburgh, NY. during the weekend of July 16-18, 2010. Open to everyone from the 380th! More infos here!

January 21, 2010: New photos of 68-0287 have been added. The aircraft is preserved at the Wings Over The Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver, Colorado.

January 14, 2010: FB-111A.net is now on Facebook! The page is simply a complement to to the site. Updates to the website will be posted there as well and we invite you to join it. Go to Facebook and look for FB-111A.net! You will be able to receive updates to the site directly on your wall! Very easy!

December 18, 2009: Larry Blackwell kindly sent us photos from the 2009 reunion in Fort Worth, Tx. If anybody else have any photos they would like to share on the site, simply e-mail the webmaster! Photos from Colonel Goddard's fini flight at Plattsburgh AFB in 1989 have beed added here as well! New photos have been added on the 528th BS and Simulator page. Happy Holidays to all!

December 08, 2009: In September 1990, the 509th BW said Goodbye to its last FB-111A. Click here to see the list of departures from Pease AFB! Photos and story on converting a 1/72 F-111E into an FB-111A from Hasegawa. Click here!

We also received a large package from Robert Stambaugh who served with the 380th BW in 1974 and 1975. More than 300 color slides! A lot of stuff to spice up the site in the coming months! Does anybody else have a hidden treasure in the attic or basement? Anything and everything on the FBs with the 380th, 509th and else is more than welcome. After all, this website is for you and you can make a difference in making it more interesting for others.

November 30, 2009: Well! the reunion is behind us and we still don't have any photos to post on the site! If you attended the reunion, we would be happy to get some feedback and pics for the site. E-mail the webmaster!

Photos and stories are always welcome for inclusion on the site!

June 11 , 2009: In just four months from 1-4 October, the place to be is the Fort Worth Hilton for the 2009 FB-111 Reunion. Dave Holmes, Bob Pavelko and their committee have been working very hard to make this another memorable reunion. Let your friends know as some have ended up on our "lost" list as they've moved and haven't updated their contact information. We don't want to miss anyone! Attached is the reunion registration form. Remember if you get it to us by 1 August, you get a 10% discount on everything but the Saturday night banquet and golf. Contact information for making your hotel reservation is on the form. See you in Fort Worth!


April 26, 2009: A landmark at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base fell Thursday, but its razing took an unexpected 10 hours. The 130-foot water tower, with a capacity of 750,000 gallons, was built in 1954. The tower hadn’t been used in more than a decade, and PARC officials felt the rust and peeling paint was hampering development on Arizona Avenue. See a photo of the tower now! (Courtesy of Press Republican)

April 5, 2009: Registration form for the upcoming reunion in Fort Worth, TX, can be downloaded from this site. Please remember that the 10% discount for mailing prior to August 1 does not apply to the Saturday night banquet and golf tournament!

February 5 , 2009: Another great American has died! Clyde Lewis, the man largely responsible for bringing the Air Force to Plattsburgh, died at the age of 95 in Plattsburgh, NY.

http://www.pressrepublican.com/homepage/local_story_035223715.html

You may send condolences to his wife Pat at 12 New Hampshire Rd., Plattsburgh, NY 12903-3985. Funeral arrangements may be found at www.PressRepublican.com  when they are available. As of now, there is nothing on line.