FB-111.net

The website dedicated to the FB-111A

What's new on the site?

February 2025 updates!

Thanks to Ralph Smith who provided me with a photo of 68-0285 taken at Plattsburgh AFB before its crash. Also two photos taken of the capsule from 68-0279 after its crash in 1980 north of Bagotville, Qc.

Previous updates!

The Plattsburgh AFB Museum.

The 380th BW's dedication of the museum.

The Clyde A. Lewis Park.

You can learn more about Plattsburgh and the 380th Bombardment Wing with this very detailed history. Here!

Credits and contributions

This site will expand and become more interesting as the information becomes available to the website! I've heard from a lot of people who were associated in some ways to the 'FB' and the degree of interest in the subject ranges from 0 to 100. Luckily for us, some people have come forward, shared infos and other items of interest to be published on the site. Unfortunately, some have declined our invitations to share their memories and I hope they will change their mind one day. Remember that this is a non-profit website and all infos and other items will be credited to the right person. All infos are carefully cross-checked for accuracy and if you find any discrepancy, let us know what it is and give us the right info if you can. Special thanks to the following for their contributions to FB-111.net. Mike Kaplan, Roger Hooker, Willy Metze, Paul Bigelow, Steve Bosang, Hans Otten, Gerald Gierach, George Key, John Cook, Cedric Mitchell, Wayne Wachsmuth, Robert Medvetz, Ed "Otto" Pernotto, Derek Brooks, Patrick Pope, Larry Blackwell, Greg Pyle, Ed Pearce, Charlie Searock, Orin Godsey, James R.Bonno, Maynard (Abe) Honesty, Ed McNeil, Jordan Murphy, Pat O'Connor, Bill Seals, Dick Iversen, Cal Crochet, Paul Johnston, George Kramlinger, Nancy Libby, Scott Frisina, Donald Nims, Chris McWilliams, Pete Doe, Patrick Champ, Harvey Gardner, John Plantikow, Paul Malandrino, William Reese Liggett, Buck Rigg, Winston Moore, John Parker, James Judkins, Lou Buckner, Geoffrey Horan, Pete Hoeksema, Rich Tennant, Tori Lamoureux, Dwight Meyer, Seven Clark, James Murray, Bill Craig, Nancy Schweger, Jim Rusch, Bob Barth, Charles Johnson, Harry Stone, Greg Grohman, Robert Stambaugh, Butch Kennedy, Edward Jackson, Steven Bruger, Mark Rea, Brian Arnold, Thomas Moncure, Bob Felts, Bruce Dorrell, Dino Atsalis, Jim Plemmons, Ronald Stanford, Donald Green, John Sheets, Tim Doherty, Tom Hildreth, Tony Kowalick Sr, Bruce Granger, Geof LeBaron, Jason Grant, Curt Lenz, Thomas 'TJ' Johnson, Keith Svendsen, David de Botton, John Van Dyke, Thomas Cohl, David Waterman, David Suther, Jack Johnson, Daniel B. Church, Luke Lu, Dave Lefforge, Richard Grzela, Michael Frye, Ralph Smith and Dave Riddel. Many thanks to the others as well ! We look forward to hear from you again. If you find that your squadron or another subject deserves our attention and can provide us with some infos, let me know!

Special thanks to Jarle Aasland for allowing us the use of its artwork on the index pages! And Melissa Culbertson from the San Diego Air & Space Museum.

Philippe Colin, creator and webmaster. © www.FB-111.net (2021-2025)

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About me

My name is Philippe Colin, born in France and living in Canada since 1968. Many are surprised to see a Canadian behind this website. My interest in military aviation goes back a long way. I started going to Plattsburgh AFB in the mid-eighties and really loved the FB-111A. This is when nose-arts started to appear on the planes. I had a website dedicated to promote interest in the Air National Guard in New England and New York State and had created a page about the nose-arts on FB-111s in Plattsburgh and Pease AFB. This was before Facebook and Instagram. A website was the source of information and this was a new form of media. In 1996, I created FB-111A.net, a website dedicated to the aircraft and the people who served with it in Startegic Air Command. Thanks to a few individuals willing to help, the website grew rapidly. This lasted until 2009 when the site was deactivated. After a much needed upgrade and a new look, the site was reactivated in 2021 with a new name, "FB-111.net".
FB-111.net does not have a Facebook page but many other related groups do. A lot of time has been spent in research through the internet and locally in Plattsburgh, like SUNY and the Plattsburgh AFB museum. In 2023, I became a volunteer tour guide at the PAFB museum.
I hope you will enjoy your visit to this website and any comments are welcome. Donations of all kind to the Plattsburgh AFB Museum are welcome as well.
My salutations!

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Disclaimer

Disclaimer: FB-111.net does not represent the views of Boeing, Convair, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, the United States Air Force, and/or any other company or organisation which may be named herein. Should any company, organisation or individual feel grieved that we are using their logo or photo without permission, please contact the webmaster. Significant use of images released to the public by the USAF and the DOD is done in order to augment the quality of the content and for accuracy as well. FB-111.net is a non-profit website and its content is copyrighted. Please, credit the website when using this site to get informations and/or pics for related stories to be published.