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Dassault Mirage F.1
Losses & Ejections

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Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
15th February 1979	SAAF	F.1AZ	246	1 Sqn	engine flame out near Cullinan in South Africa	Capt. Wassie Wasserman ejected safely	via Dick Lord	Martin-Baker
15th February 1979	SAAF	F.1CZ	200	3 Sqn	Aircraft crashed after a slow flypast of the crash scene of F I AZ 246. Pilot Pilot killed.	Maj Chris Brits ejected but seat failed to deploy in time. Killed		Martin-Baker
4th November 1980	SAAF	Mirage F.1CZ	208	3 Sqn	Crashed near Groblersdal (South Africa) after experiencing full upwards runaway trim, during a night interception mission	Capt. Les M. Bennett		Martin-Baker
7th April 1981	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1BE	CE.14-26 141-23	EdA Ala14		Capt. Galan		Martin-Baker
7th April 1981	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1BE	CE.14-26 141-23	EdA Ala14		CAPT Compagny		Martin-Baker
October 3, 1981	RJAF	Mirage F1 (France)				Daher Rawashdeh		Martin-Baker
22-Oct-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 82 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by Capt. Shahram RoostamiAIM-54A
22-Oct-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 82 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by Capt. Shahram Roostami AIM-54A
22-Oct-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 82 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by Capt. Shahram Roostami AIM-54A
22-Oct-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ claimed		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 82 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by Hadavand AIM-54A
22-Oct-81	Iraq Air Force	MiG-21MF			Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 82 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by Capt. Shahram Roostami AIM-54A
3-Dec-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ claimed		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 73 TFS/ TFB.1 flown by ? AAM
3-Dec-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ claimed		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 73 TFS/ TFB.1 flown by ? AAM
3-Dec-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ claimed		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 73 TFS/ TFB.1 flown by ? AAM
6-Dec-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ claimed		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 81 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by ? AAM
11-Dec-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 82 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by All-e-Agha
11-Dec-81	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ claimed		92FS	Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 82 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by All-e-Agha AIM-54A
15th December 1981	Iraq Air Force	Mirage			enemy action	pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
15th December 1981	Iraq Air Force	Mirage			enemy action	pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
28th September 1982	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1CE	C.14-46 142-42	EdA Ala14		Capt. Dias		Martin-Baker
13th March 1984	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	228	1 sqn	Lost in bad weather with malfunctioning instruments. Crashed near Lydenburg	Capt. Digby Holdsworth		Martin-Baker
25th January 1985	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Capt. Selwan ejected		Martin-Baker
4th April 1985	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ

			222	1 Sqn	Mirage F.1AZ 222 "Cripple Two" was lost to an in flight engine fire. Jan Henning used the seatpan handle to initiate ejection. Landed through a thorn bush sustaining minor injuries plus a more lasting back injury. Rescued by Puma Helo pilotted by Major Polla Kruger.Crashed at Hoespruit AB	Major Jan Henning ejected safely	All photos via Jan Henning	Martin-Baker
25th June 1985	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F-1	C.14‑55 462‑04 or C.14‑53 462‑02			Capt. Okeilly		Martin-Baker
21st July 1985	Iraq	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
1st January 1986	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
18th September 1986	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
7-Oct-86	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ-5			Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 82 TFS/ TFB.6 flown by Capt. Jamshid Afshar AIM-54A
7-Oct-86	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ-5			Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 82 TFS/ TFB.6 flown by wingman maneuver
4th February 1987	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
18th February 1987	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ			Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 81 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by Capt. Hassan Afghantoloee using AIM-7E-4	pilot Tait, PoW	[see also 3rd October 1980] is this the same pilot	Martin-Baker
18-Feb-87	Iraq Air Force	Mirage F.1EQ			Shot down by Iranian F-14A of 81 TFS/ TFB.8 flown by Capt. Hassan Afghantoloee AIM-9P
27th February 1987	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
28th February 1987	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
29th August 1987	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
15th September 1987	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
10th November 1987	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
15th September 1987	SAAF	Mirage			enemy action	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
27th September 1987	South African Air Force	Mirage F.1		AFB Rundu	hit in the tail area by a SAM -7 while supporting Unita forces in Angola.	Arthur Piercy		Martin-Baker Mk.10
27th September 1987	Flight understands that half of the tail was blown off but the pilot succeeded in returning to AFB Rundu, in the Caprivi Strip. The aircraft was landed on Rundu's short strip, but the parachute failed due to battle damage. The Mirage ran off the end of the runway into rough ground and the nosewheel collapsed. As the forward fuselage hit the ground, cockpit distortion fired the Martin-Baker Mk.10 ejection seat. The pilot survived, but was seriously injured.
28th December 1987	SAAF	Mirage F.1CZ	215	3 Sqn	struck mountain ridge while on low-level navigation training sortie over eastern Transvaal (South Africa) A/c fell on "Boschhoek" farm near Ohrigstad	Capt. John K. Sinclair		Martin-Baker
14th January 1988	French AF	Mirage F.1C	EC.12		crashed near Solenzara, Corsica	Lt. F. Demonsais ejected		Martin-Baker
22nd January 1988	French AF	Mirage F.1CR			Two French AF Mirage F.1CRs of ER-33 crashed near Haguenau following mid-air collision in bad weather. One pilot ejected, the other landed safely.	C.Sturn		Martin-Baker
23rd January 1988	Ecuadorian AF	Mirage F-1JE		FAE / Escaudron de Caza 211	Crashed during bad weather near Taura Air Base, Ecuador.	Major G. Chico		Martin-Baker
20th February 1988	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	245	1 Sqn	brought down by a SAM over Angola near Cuito Cuanavale..	Pilot Major E. R. Every ejected (K)		Martin-Baker
20th June 1988	French Air Force	Mirage F.1CR		ER 1/33	crashed on take-off from Strasburg-Entzeim.	Pilot ejected.	Martin-Baker
29th September 1988	Greek AF	Mirage F.1			crashed in central Greece following an engine fire.	J. Parliaris ejected	Martin-Baker
October 16, 1988	RJAF	Mirage F1				Afeef Khaled		Martin-Baker
1st March 1989	French Air Force	Dassault Mirage F-1C		EC12 at Cambrai	crashed near Lille, France	Pilot ejected.
13th June 1989	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F-1CE	C.14-32/'14-32'	Ala 14 at Albacete-Los Llanos	Faulty ammunition. Crashed near the Las Bardenas Reales weapons range in Navarra	pilot ejected, recovered with minor injuries.	CPT R. T. Fernandez or Lt.COL A. Delgado CAN ANYONE CONFIRM WHO WAS IN WHICH AIRCRAFT
13th June 1989 [10 minutes later]	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F-1CE	14-48/'14-48'	Ala 14 at Albacete-Los Llanos	Faulty ammunition. Crashed near the Las Bardenas Reales weapons range in Navarra	pilot ejected, recovered with minor injuries	CPT R. T. Fernandez or Lt.COL A. Delgado CAN ANYONE CONFIRM WHO WAS IN WHICH AIRCRAFT
28th June 1989	French AF	F.1CR Mirage	626/'33-NA'	ER33 at Strasbiourg	crashed near Dijon, France	pilot ejected safely
5th July 1989	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1BE	CE.14-29 14-72	EdA Ala14		Lt. Gomez		Martin-Baker
5th July 1989	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1BE	CE.14-29 14-72	EdA Ala14		CMDT A.Celleni		Martin-Baker
4th August 1989	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
16th August 1989	French AF	F.1CR Mirage	618/'33-T'	ER33 at Strasbourg	rashed at Solenzara in Corsica	pilot ejected safely
2nd August 1990	Kuwait A.F.	Mirage F1CK	712			DETAILS ???
15th October 1990	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F.1C	C.14-49 14-49 OR C.14-39 14-39	EdA Ala14	Mid-air collision with another F.1C Los Llanos, Spain	Pilot ejected	CAN ANYONE CONFIRM WHICH AIRCRAFT THE PILOT EJECTED FROM	Martin-Baker
15th October 1990	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F.1C	C.14-49 14-49 OR C.14-39 14-39	EdA Ala14	Mid-air collision with another F.1C Los Llanos, Spain	Pilot ejected	CAN ANYONE CONFIRM WHICH AIRCRAFT THE PILOT EJECTED FROM	Martin-Baker
27th August 1991	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1CE	C.14-23 14-	EdA/Ala14		CPT I. G. Cirugeda		Martin-Baker
29th January 1992	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1EE	C.14B-59 46-08	EdA/Ala46	Ditched six miles off Gando AB following birdstrike three minutes after take off	Capt. J. I. P. Diez ejected into Atlantic Ocean		Martin-Baker
5th February 1992	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	221	1 sqn	bird ingestion into engine at low altitude. Aircraft crashed lnm short of runway at AFB Hoedspruit.	Major Leon A. Bath ?????		Martin-Baker
1st June 1992	French AF	Mirage F-1CR	644/33-NS	ER.33	engine trouble. crashed near Arbil, Northern Iraq	pilot ejected safely
20th July 1992	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1CE	C.14-24 14-24 OR C.14-19 14-19	EdA Ala		Capt. C. I. I. Krauel	CAN ANYONE CONFIRM WHICH AIRCRAFT THE PILOT EJECTED FROM	Martin-Baker
8th August 1992	French AF	Mirage F-1C	102	EC.4/30	crashed at Djibouti	pilot ejected safely
20th October 1992	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1CE	C.14-23 14-23 OR C.14-07 14-07	EdA Ala 14		CNE J. V. Vidal	CAN ANYONE CONFIRM WHICH AIRCRAFT THE PILOT EJECTED FROM	Martin-Baker
27th November 1992	Spanish AF	Mirage F.1BE	CE.14B-28/14-71	Ala 14	crashed on Albacete airfield	instructor killed
27th November 1992	Spanish AF	Mirage F.1BE	CE.14B-28/14-71	Ala 14	crashed on Albacete airfield	Student ejected safely
17th December 1992	Spanish AF	Mirage F.1BE	CE.14-28	Ala 14	crashed near Minaya, 124 miles south east of Madrid during training mission	Pilot killed		Martin-Baker
17th December 1992	Spanish AF	Mirage F.1BE	CE.14-28	Ala 14		co-pilot Lt. J. A. B. Castano ejected safely		Martin-Baker
17th December 1992	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F1BE	CE.14-28 14-71	EdA Ala 14	Villarrobledo	Lt. J. A. B. Castano		Martin-Baker
5th February 1993	French AF	Mirage F.1B	515/30-FA	EC.3/30 Lorraine	Ran off end of runway and crashed when take-off was aborted	pilot ejected safely at Reims	#
23rd February 1993	Kuwait AF	Mirage F.1CK			Undercarriage failed to lock down.Crashed on landing at Kuwait International Airport	Major Shahab ejected safely	#
31st March 1993	French AF	Mirage F.1C	217/30-MO	EC.2/30 Normandie-Niemen	crashed near Charlesville Mezieres	CNE Despres ejected safely
3rd May 1993	HAF	Mirage F1C		342 MPK		2.Lt. S. Arvanitakis		Martin-Baker
13th September 1993	HAF	Mirage F1		342 MPK				Martin-Baker
23rd November 1993	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	234	1 Sqn at Hoedspruit	Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 50 miles south south west of Cape Point	Cpt. Louis Joubert managed to eject in level attituted 330ft., 500kt. Lost presumed drowned		Martin-Baker
18th January 1994	French AF	Mirage F.1CT	249/13-QHof CEAM		collided in mid-air during training manoeuvres with Mirage F.1CT 247/13-QP near Cherraute, Southern France	Lt. Hart ejected and was injured		Martin-Baker
9th June 1994	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	235	1 Sqn	Bomb detonated directly under aircraft at low altitude, crashed near Potchefstroom	Major A. D. Brand ejected safely	via Dick Lord	Martin-Baker
1st December 1994	HAF	Mirage F1CG		342 MPK				Martin-Baker
12th June 1995	French AF	Mirage F.1CR	619/33-CC	ER.1/33 Rheims AFB	Engine failure at 1,600ft over the Suippes firing range, 15 miles southeast of Reims air base. Crashed into a wood near the military camp of Pontfaverger-Moronvilliers	Capitaine Vieil ejected safely		Martin-Baker
12th June 1997 0945hl	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F-1EE			Crashed in Ligneuville (Belgium) on a flight from Norvenick (Germany)	Capt. Ricardo Guerra		Martin-Baker
8th November 1999	RJAF	Mirage F1				Rakan Nayef Al Ajrami		Martin-Baker
25th August 2001 11. 40	FrAF	Mirage F1 CT		BA 132 Colmar-Meyenheim	Crashed near Condal a small village of Saone-et-Loire located at the borders of the departments of the Jura and Ain	Lieutenant Colonel Fabrice Beaugrand ejected		Martin-Baker
Sunday 24th March 2002 10:20h	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F.1	C.14-62/14-35	14th Wing Los Llanos airbase	technical problems, crashed near Bailén (Jaen-Spain), 150 km Southwest of aircbase	Pilot ejected over a lake, and were rescued after by a Spanish SAR helicopter		Martin-Baker
10th May 2003	French Air Force	Mirage F1 CT	247 - QP.	Groupe de Chasse 01.030 Alsace based at Colmar	engine failure during the RTB. Crashed on the horsetrack Mont de Marsan AB	Lieutenant Vianney Saillard "Saisai" ejected safely at 150 feet / 270 knots		Martin-Baker
7th December 2003	RJAF	Mirage F1				Manhal Al Qudah		Martin-Baker
7th December 2003	RJAF	Mirage F1				Firas Hamdan Masaeed		Martin-Baker
11th August 2004	RJAF	Mirage F1BJ		1sq		Mohammed Waheed Taleb ejected		Martin-Baker
11th August 2004	RJAF	Mirage F1BJ		1sq		Mohammed Ahmad Husban ejected		Martin-Baker
Monday 30th May 2005	Spanish Air Force	Mirage F-1M	C.14-01 142Sqn/Ala14	(Multi-national operation "Elite" electronic warfare) Germany	Caught fire shortly after take-off. Crashed near Nueburg-an-der-Donau, Bavaria, Southern Germany	Pilot Ricardo Vidal Diez ejected safely minor injuries		Martin-Baker Mk O6A
Tuesday 21st March 2006 10am	Spanish A. F.	Mirage F-1M	C14-55	Ala 14 Esc 141 or Esc 142 ?? Los Llanos Spanish Air Force base Details needed	In formation with two other jets - crashed on farm land adjacent to the A-31 Alicante-Atalaya del Cañavete freeway (km 32) near the town of La Roda	Pilot Pedro M.M. ejected at very low altitude - taken to Albacete General Hospital with minor injuries (various fractures)		Hispano Martin Baker Mk6 0-0 seat(modernized Hispano Martin-Baker Mk4)
Friday 1st September 2006	French AF	Mirage F1-CT	N°254/ 30-QH	“Normandie-Niemen”	Birdstrike in the desert area of Abéché Chad during a low flight [source: MFS; Frederic Aubry]	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
Wednesday 6th December 2006	FAF	Mirage F-1CT			Flight of three Mirage F-1 jets accompanying a Boeing C135 transport. It crashed in the northeast of Algeria in an unpopulated area south of the city of Constantine on route from Chad to France.	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
Thursday 5th April 2007 0820 GMT [see also Wednesday 6th December 2006]	French Air Force	Mirage F.1CT	259 30-QZ	©photo: copyright Stéphane Pichard "stanak" used with permission Stanak Website Link				Martin-Baker
	French Air Force	Mirage F.1CT	259 30-QZ	crashed during a reconnaissance mission over northern Chad in an uninhabited region south of the town of Faya-Largeau, in the northeast of the country		Pilot ejected, rescued		Martin-Baker
Thursday 19th June 2008 16:00	FAF	Mirage F-1B		1 / 30 Alsace 132 Colmar	Crashed while landing in Colmar			Martin-Baker
Thursday 19th June 2008 16:00	FAF	Mirage F-1B		1 / 30 Alsace 132 Colmar	Crashed while landing in Colmar	ejected	ejected	Martin-Baker