General Dynamics F-111E, 68-0011 / 180, US Air Force
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Registration: 68-0011
Construction Number: 180
Code Number: 70-0389 / LN
Model General Dynamics F-111E
Operator: US Air Force
Airport: RAF Lakenheath (EGUL), UK - England
Photographer: Malcolm Clarke
Date Taken: 22/06/2006
Date Submitted: 16/03/2007
Actually F-111E 68-0011 cn180 but marked in memory of the two crew members whose 48TFW aircraft was lost during operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya on April 15th 1986. Said to be the longest fighter mission in combat history, 8 to 12 refuels per aircraft were required, but the result was a significant reduction in terrorist activity in the area. Seen in the Commemorative Area at RAF Lakenheath. Marked as 70-0389 a fictitious serial.
Picture ID:1046415