Tenterfield RAAF F111 Crash Site Memorial Middle Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background This war memorial is dedicated to a pilot and a navigator of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) who lost their lives in a training exercise crash on 2 April 1987. It is a unique-looking monument, consisting of a central concrete pillar, with a jagged top. Flanking the pillar are two piles of rough stones, which have been secured together to prevent them falling. Attached to the front of the memorial are three granite tablets, The central tablet includes the date of the crash and the names of the men who died are on the left and right tablets. Flight Lieutenant Mark Fallon and Flying Officer Bill Pike died when their F111 crashed near the town of Tenterfield. Shortly after the accident, locals and family members gathered in Tenterfield's Rotary Park to build a cairn using stones. It was to be a temporary memorial, and organisers planned to relocate it to the crash site following the investigations (RAAF News, 1 May 1987). On the weekend of 22–23 August, the memorial was built along the roadside next to the crash site, using the original stones. The secretary of the group organising the work was Mr Brian Henry and it was carried out by volunteers from the Rotary and Lions Service Clubs and a contingent of airmen from Amberley Air Base. A detailed report of the memorial was published in the Tenterfield Star on 27 August. The report included photographs of the construction. At the end of work on the Sunday afternoon, a brief dedication service was conducted by the Tenterfield Ministers' Fraternal, led by Captain Gray of the Tenterfield Salvation. More than 50 local residents joined Air Force members, friends and family for the service. Inscription Central tablet Site of crash ofF111-C AB-1282nd April 1987They died inthe serviceof their country Left tablet In memory ofF.O.BillPike Right tablet In memory ofFlt. Lt.MarkFallon Related links Pilot, Navigator die in F111 crash (1 May 1987) Veterans listed on this memorial Veterans listed on this memorial Sort by Family nameGiven nameWar Order AscDesc Items per page 1050100- All - Apply Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more Flight Lieutenant Mark Fallon Peacekeeping, 1947–present Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) view Flying Officer Bill Pike Peacekeeping, 1947–present Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) view Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Mount Lindesay Road Tenterfield NSW 2372 Local Government Area Tenterfield Shire Setting Roadside Location status Moved/altered Memorial type Monument Recorded by Graham Wilson Year of construction 1987 Conflict/s Other Materials Concrete Granite Other stone