| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
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9th August 1949 also seen as [8th September 1949] |
 USN |
McDonnell F2H-1 Banshee | VF-171 |
on a routine training flight after picking up a new F2H Banshee at Cherry Point.
Flying at 38,000 feet, near Walterboro, South Carolina |
Lt. Jack L. "Pappy" Fruin ejected at 597 m.p.h |
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McDonnell | |
| 19th May 1950 |
USN |
F2H Banshee | VF-171 |
ejected near Jacksonville had trouble with G forces before escaping |
Lt. Hugh J. Tate ejected got a good chute and descended safely. He suffered only a bruise under his right eye when wind force tore the oxygen mask from his face | McDonnell | ||
| 20th September 1950 |
USN |
F2H Banshee | Structural failure, explosion. Spinning |
Civilian Test Pilot MacMilliam
ejected pulled face curtain 3 times |
McDonnell | |||
| 11th September 1951 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 124983 |
VF-172 USS Essex (CV-9) |
Returning from Reconaissance Mission. After landing, lost all braking power, rolled over the side | Lt(jg) Treadwell was rescued by helicopter | no ejection | |
| 16th September 1951 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 124972 |
VF-172 USS Essex (CV-9) |
Mid-air collision with F2H-2 buno.
124968 flown by Lt(jg) Keller, landed OK [see also |
Lt. Cdr. Irad B. Oxley, landed OK | no ejection | |
| 16th September 1951 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 124968 |
VF-172 USS Essex (CV-9) |
mid-air collision with F2H-2 buno. 124972, flown by Lt. Cdr. Oxley, crash landed into parked aircraft |
Lt(jg)
John K. Keller Remains recovered |
no ejection | |
| 16th September 1951 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 124966 |
VF-172 USS Essex (CV-9) |
Unmanned aircraft destroyed by fire after F2H-2 buno. 124968 crashed into it | no ejection | ||
| 16th September 1951 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 234978 |
VF-172 USS Essex (CV-9) |
Unmanned aircraft destroyed by fire after F2H-2 buno. 124968 crashed into it | no ejection | ||
| 16th October 1951 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 124951 |
VF-172 USS Essex (CV-9) |
hit by AAA on armed recon mission. Exploded on impact w/ground near Majon-ni, |
Lt. Cdr. Irad B Oxley
VF-172 Operations Officer KIA [see also when he was involved in another F2H loss] |
no egress noted | |
| 25th October 1951 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 124959 |
VF-172 USS Essex (CV-9) |
Catapult malfunctioned, unable to stop, went over port bow, aircraft struck by ship | Lt(jg) Robert F. Doss Injured, rescued by USS Essex helo | no ejection | |
| 19th January 1952 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee |
124945 Side Nr. R217 |
VF-172 USS Essex (CV-9) |
Photo escort mission. Hit by AAA, caught fire, crashed & burned |
Major Francis N. McCollom (USAF
exchange officer) KIA |
no egress noted | |
| 24th May 1952 |
USN |
McDonnell Douglas F2H2 Banshee | ???? | Engine explosion 200 miles east of Jacksonville, USA | Ensign Walter "Walt" E. Ohlrich ejected at 6,000 ft.Rescued by helicopter |
 |
McDonnell | |
| 4th August 1952 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | Collision with tow banner | LT(jg) W. M. Stutts ejected | McDonnell | |||
| 29th August 1952 |
USN |
F2H-2P Banshee | 125684 | VMJ-1 | Hit by AAA, crashed and burned on landing at K-14 | Captain Robert E. Benton injured, rescued | Ground egress ??? | |
| 15th November 1952 |
USN |
F2H-2P Banshee | 126692 |
VC-61 Det G USS Oriskany (CVA-34) |
Mechanical failure | Lt. D. I. Kinney ejected near K-18 | McDonnell | |
| 30th December 1952 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 125060 |
VF-11 USS Kearsarge (CVA-33) |
hit by AAA crashed 15 mi W of Wonsan near Yangdok |
Lt. James F. Lee KIA |
no ejection | |
| 23rd January 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 125668 |
VF-11 USS Kearsarge (CVA-33) |
hit by AAA in a dive, crashed 5 mi W of Wonsan |
Cdr. Denny P. Phillips CO of
VF-11 MIA |
no ejection | |
| 15th April 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | Vertigo, became disorientated | Ensign J. D. McGee ejected | DID HE SURVIVE ?? | McDonnell | ||
| 22nd April 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | Explosion | Lt(Jg) N. H. Navarre ejected Evidently landed in St. John's River [Florida] | DID HE SURVIVE ?? | McDonnell | ||
| 18th May 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | Fire | Ensign W. C. Burke ejected | DID HE SURVIVE ?? | McDonnell | ||
| 16th June 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | Loss of control | Lt(jg) J. H. Stephenson ejected | DID HE SURVIVE ?? | McDonnell | ||
| 29th June 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | Fire | Lt(jg) L. S. Houchins ejected | DID HE SURVIVE ?? | McDonnell | ||
| 22nd July 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 123282 |
VF-62 USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) |
Hit by AAA, caught fire, | Lt. Harold C. Joines ejected off the East Coast of Korea. Rescued by a helo from the USS Bremerton (CA-130) | McDonnell | |
| 23rd July 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 123336 |
VF-22 USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) |
Crashed into water inverted from catapult launch, caused by loss of port tip-tank |
Ensign Henry K. Wallace KIA |
no ejection | |
| 23rd July 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2P Banshee | 128879 |
VC-61 USS Boxer (CVA-21) |
Began landing approach. Crashed into the sea |
Lt. Daniel R. Paul KIA |
no ejection | |
| 26th July 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | 123226 |
VF-22 USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) |
Last seen in deep dive near Honggun-ni, explosion observed in area. SAR effort negative |
Ensign Edwin N. Broyles Jr. MIA |
no ejection | |
| 19th August 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | ??? |
VF-12 USS F. D. Roosevelt |
Crashed into Mediterranean Sea | Pilot Killed | no ejection | |
| 24th September 1953 |
USN |
F2H-2 Banshee | USS Bennington | |||||
| October 1954 |
USN |
F2H Banshee | Aircraft caught fire at high altitude. Rescued on ground by CAP | Joe Meder ejected at 40,000 feet falling almost 30,000 feet as he wrestled with his ejection seat, he was able to separate from it and get his parachute open, only to have it rip and begin to lose air. He landed heavily breaking both ankles and numerous other bones, also puncturing a lung. He crawled 150 feet before collapsing in a rain drenched bean field. | McDonnell | |||
| 22nd April 1955 |
 RCN |
F2H-3 Banshee | 126330 |
VX-10 RCN Experimental Squadron RCNAS Shearwater |
Lost on ferry flight from US NAS Quonset Point | Lt. D. A. "Duke" Wardrop killed | no ejection | |
| 7th December 1955 |
USN |
McDonnell Douglas F2H2 Banshee |
Collision, flown into while
flying an instrument training flight in VFR conditions over Richmond, VA at 20,000 feet. |
Captain
Robert Ammann ejected 200 knots [personal testimony] |
to update | McDonnell | ||
| 14th May 1957 |
RCN |
F2H-3 Banshee | 126310 |
VF-871 RCNAS Shearwater |
Aircraft tail struck ground during low level attack training exercise and exploded | Sub. Lt. Conrad R. Bissett killed | no ejection | |
| 31st May 1957 |
RCN |
F2H-3 Banshee |
126313 "104" |
VF-870 | During impromptu flypast CJATC Rivers Manitoba - lost starboard wing tip tank, then the wing near McNab Island |
Lt. Derk A. Prout killed ejection sequence appears to have been started as canopy ejected just as aircraft hit the water. |
McDonnell | |
| 27th August 1957 |
RCN |
F2H-3 Banshee |
126306 "103" |
VF-870 RCNAS Shearwater |
Practiciing mirror landings - collide with RCN Avenger 53358 flown by Sub. Lt. Julian C. Freeman RCNR. Burst into flames | Lt. Edward "Ed" K. Trzcinski (USN) killed | ||
| 2nd October 1957 |
RCN |
F2H-3 Banshee | 126403 |
VF-870 HMCS Bonaventure |
Nosed down into the ocean on catapult launch | Lt. Howard G. "Howie" Cooper Killed | no ejection | |
| 25th February 1958 |
RCN |
F2H-3 Banshee | 126428 |
VF-871 HMCS Bonaventure |
Entered dense fog bank at 200 ft above ocean. No further communication. Crash area about two miles off the Jacksonville Florida Beach |
Lt. W. T. "Barry" Troy killed |
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| 4th March 1958 |
RCN |
F2H-3 Banshee |
126333 "142" |
VF-871 HMCS Bonaventure |
Port wheel skidded off deck. Fell from flight deck. | Lt. Cdr. Brian Bell-Irving ejected. Seriously injured | McDonnell | |
| 16th June 1961 |
RCN |
F2H-3 Banshee | 126434 |
VF-870 HMCS Bonaventure |
During aerobatic manoeuvre looped and hit rocks, exploded two miles from Peggy's Cove, half a mile from East Dover, Manitoba | Sub. Lt. "Skip" Rassow killed | no ejection | |
| More Banshee losses to add to this list. I'd be grateful if anyone has any photos of the pilots who ejected or were lost. I believe early Naval Aviation News magazines or US Navy Times may have carried photos of some of these pilots | ||||||||