13 September 1993 (F-111C A8-127) – 7th F-111 accident
Ground impact near Guyra, NSW
During the recovery from a night autotoss weapon delivery profile against a simulated landstrike target near Guyra, NSW, the aircraft impacted the ground and disintegrated. Both crew members were killed instantly. The accident occurred after 23 minutes of flight and at the first simulated target attack. The mission was designed to reinstate squadron proficiency in night operations as squadron aircrew had not conducted night operations for some time due to other squadron commitments.
Pilot: FLTLT Jeremy “Jezz” McNess
Cat C – 1427 hrs total time / 225 hrs F-111
Navigator: FLTLT Mark “CC"Cairns-Cowan
Cat C – 3809 hrs total time / 291 hrs F-111
Small corollary to the 1993 F-111 crash at Guyra, NSW from Michael Andre Phillips
http://www.map.id.au/seismic/epso_forensic_seismology.html
(source for this story, Prof. Kevin McCue)