This page is in Honor and Memory of Capt. Kirk “Jammer” Jones
Capt Kirk Jones was an Eagle Driver, flying with the 493rd Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath.
On 26 March 2001, during a low flying training exercise over the Scottish Highlands, two F-15Cs (86-0169, 86-0180) crashed near the summit of Ben Macdui in the Cairngorms. Both crews, Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth John Hyvonen and Captain Kirk Jones died in the accident
Marine Corps Capt. Brett Jones, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 KC-130T Hercules pilot, visits the 493rd Fighter Squadron memorial of his brother Air Force Capt. Kirk Jones, 493rd FS F-15C Eagle pilot, June 4, 2013, prior to returning to the United States from a deployment in the Middle East. The late fighter pilot died in an aircraft accident in 2001 after taking off from RAF Lakenheath on a training mission. This was the first time Jones has seen his brother’s memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Mancha)
