SeaHawk

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Hawker Sea Hawk
I'D BE GRATEFUL IF ANYONE CAN PROVIDE ANY PHOTOS OF THE PILOTS

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
20th January 1954	RN	Sea Hawk	????			K. Gregson ejected	DETAILS ????	Martin-Baker
7th February 1954	RN	Sea Hawk F.1	WF171 '168'. ??	806 Sqdn off HMS Eagle		Lt. Monsell ejected		Martin-Baker
22nd July 1954	RN	Sea Hawk F.1	WF207 '189' ?	804 Sqdn	crashed near Lossiemouth	S/Lt. G. Foster ejected		Martin-Baker
28th September 1954	RN	Sea Hawk F.1	WF223	738 Sqdn	collided with WM909 28.9.54 at 18,000 ft	Lt. Cdr. N. J. P. Mills ejected		Martin-Baker
12th October 1954	RN	Sea Hawk F.1	WF235	738 Sqdn at Lossiemouth	crashed on approach to Lossiemouth, 12 miles out	Lt. Mills ejected		Martin-Baker
26th November 1954	RN	Sea Hawk F.1	WF160 'ST/124'	767 Sqdn at Stretton	hit the ground in a dive, near the Manchester Ship Canal at West Arberton	pilot ejected too late and was killed		Martin-Baker
13th March 1955	RN	Sea Hawk FGA4	WV866 '165'	806 Sqdn ??	During CAP duties the aircraft rolled out of control	S.Lt. M. Cahill ejected and rescued by a Whirlwind helicopter	check serial	Martin-Baker
27th January 1956	RN	Sea Hawk FGA4	WV849 '121'	800 Sqdn HMS Ark Royal	Lost in deep water off Malta after crashing into the sea after take‑off from HMS Ark Royal.	Lt. A. R. Campbell ejected		Martin-Baker
9th February 1956	RN	Sea Hawk F2	Can anyone match aircraft to pilots ? F2 WF276 / '644' of 738 Sqdn in mid-air collision with FB3 WF282/'LM/643'			Lt. G. J. Sherman ejected		Martin-Baker
9th February 1956	RN	Sea Hawk FB3				M. W. Hadcock		Martin-Baker
27th April 1956 also seen as 28th April 1956	RN	Sea Hawk F2	WF255			S. Lt. D. E. Ferne ejected		Martin-Baker
25th June 1956	RN	Sea Hawk FB3	WM968 '466'	897 Sqdn HMS Eagle	Crashed into Genoa Harbour after running out of fuel during a NATO exercise	Cdr. K. A. Leppard ejected		Martin-Baker
13th July 1956	RN	Sea Hawk FB3	WM916 '460'	897 Sqdn HMS Eagle	ditched near Hal Far after a flame out	Lt. L. E. Middleton ejected		Martin-Baker
10th August 1956	RN	Sea Hawk FGA6	XE442 '233'	810 Sqdn HMS Bulwark	ditched at sea due to the undercarriage refusing to lower during a landing attempt at North Front, Gibraltar	Lt. M. McCook Weir ejected		Martin-Baker
27th September 1956	RN	Sea Hawk F1	WF156 '849'	836 Sqdn Southern Air Division at Benson	aircraft crashed at North Farm, Berwick, Oxford	pilot ejected but sadly was killed		Martin-Baker
4th October 1956	RN	Sea Hawk FGA6	XE405 '232'	810 Sqdn at Losslemouth	flown off HMS Bulwark. A warning light came on and the aircraft crashed and was wrecked near to Malta	Lt. J. D. Bridel ejected		Martin-Baker
5th October 1956 also seen as 15th October 1956	RN	Sea Hawk F3B	WM971 '0/133'	HMS Albion	fuel tank warning light came on	Lt. P. Cardew ejected		Martin-Baker
6th November 1956	RN	Sea Hawk FGA.6	XE377 '195'	897 Sqdn aboard HMS Eagle	lost on operations during the Suez campaign around the Port Said area	Lt. J. H. Stuart-Jervis ejected		Martin-Baker
30th May 1957	RN	Sea Hawk FGA6	WV869 151	803 Sqdn at Lossiemouth	observed to have some smoke trailing, followed by a full scale blaze, on take‑off from Lossiemouth	pilot ejected about half a mile from Lossiemouth WHO WAS THE PILOT		Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	Seahawk May 57 Lossiemouth WV 869 [ Lt Harrison Air Weapons Instructor - I believe that a piece of perspex blocked the seat barastat unit and he came down in the seat and was killed] Its a long time ago but that was the story. in email 24th October 2006
14th November 1956	RN	Sea Hawk FGA6	XE375	NAS 897 aboard HMS Eagle	Shot down over the road from Port Fuad and Ismailia over enemy territory.	Lt. Donald F. Mills ejected and recovered by Whirlwind helicopter		Martin-Baker
25th September 1957	RN	Sea Hawk FGA6	WV854 '150'	803 Sqdn HMS Eagle	crashed into the sea	Lt. S. Idiens ejected		Martin-Baker
9th December 1957	RN	Sea Hawk FGA.6	WV906 '120'	801 Sqdn at Brawdy	mid‑air collision with WV803	B. P. Marindin ejected [see also 28th November 1960]		Martin-Baker
22nd April 1958	RN	Sea Hawk FB5	WM992 '136'	802 Sqdn HMS Ark Royal	lost at sea	R. A. Chandler ejected		Martin-Baker
20th August 1958	RN	Sea Hawk FGA.6	XE379 '116'	801 Sqdn at Brawdy	Ejection seat not properly secured to the cockpit floor, the ejection seat drogue streamed during a catapult launch from HMS Bulwark and the aircraft went into the sea	Details of pilot ????? Possibly Sub Lieutenant John Winslow	photo via former RAN pilot Sub Lieutenant John Winslow	Martin-Baker
1st September 1958	RN	Sea Hawk FGA.6	XE462 '106'	800 Sqdn HMS Ark Royal	crashed at Blackbushe during SBAC Show practice	Lt. R. C. Dimmock ejected		Martin-Baker
8th September 1958	RN	Sea Hawk FGA.6	EE402 '166'	804 Sqdn in HMS Ark Royal	Engaged in anti‑EOKA sorties In co‑operation with the Army Air Corps in Cyprus. collided with Sea Venom FAW.21 XG620 '225/A'	Lt. T. M. Tuke ejected		Martin-Baker
7th November 1958	RN	Sea Hawk FGA.6	WV840	806 Sqdn '179' Lossiemouth	crashed into the Mediterranean Sea	Lt. Cdr. G. A. Rowan-Thomson ejected		Martin-Baker
16th October 1959	RN	Sea Hawk FGA.6	XE445 '128'	801 Sqdn	collision with another Sea Hawk off HMS Centaur	J. G. Wood ejected		Martin-Baker
6th September 1960	RN	Sea Hawk FGA.6	XE449 '183'	806 Sqdn aboard HMS Albion	lost at sea	Lt. M. T. H. Styles ejected		Martin-Baker
24th November 1960	RN	Sea Hawk FGA6	at Lossiemouth 738 Sqdn - FGA6 WV839 / '638' collided with Sea Hawk FGA6XE401 / '645' during a formation change and crashed into the sea off the Scottish coast Which pilot was in which aircraft ???			S. Lt. Gordon Dobbie ejected		Martin-Baker
24th November 1960	RN	Sea Hawk FGA6				S. Lt. N. Soper ejected		Martin-Baker
	Your question about the midair collision of two Seahawks off RNAS Lossiemouth on 24th November 1960. The leader was Lt. Cdr. Derek Monsell (The CO of 738 Sqdn) and the number two was Lieutenant Martin Howard. Both are still with us at the last coune! Gordon Dobbie. One of the ejectees. If you need any other details then contact me at the above 'e' mail address
28th November 1960	RN	Sea Hawk FGA.6	WV915 '182'	806 Sqdn at Brawdy	off HMS Albion in the Far East into the sea	Lt. B. P. Marindin ejected [see also 9th December 1957]		Martin-Baker
11th June 1961	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk	IN-161	300 Sqdn	Cr in Sea off Brawdy, Isle of Wight	Lt A G Jog ejected		Martin-Baker
25th July 1962 [mb27th]	RN Airwork FRU	Sea Hawk	WV919 "uncoded" using call‑sign 'R/T726',	FRU at Hurn	touch‑down accident - Crashed into Bristol Channel off Weston Super Mare CAN ANYONE CONFIRM	Mr. A. Rhodes		Martin-Baker
6th January 1964 1600 Hrs	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk	IN-162	300 Sqdn Santa Cruz	Crashed on take off	Lt D K Yadav ejected		Martin-Baker
2nd January 1965	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk		300 Sqdn		S./LT A. D. Bansod ejected		Martin-Baker
8th April 1965	RN	Sea Hawk FGA6	XE374 '982' ??	Lossiemouth ???	crashed into Lake Nam at Bonnach	Lt. Cdr. M. W. M. Barron ejected		Martin-Baker
12th November 1965	RN Airwork FRU	Sea Hawk FGA6	XE459/030	Airwork FRU	Crashed near Hawley Lake (near Cove) Hampshire	Mr. J. Mullins ejected		Martin-Baker
29th March 1966	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk		300 Sqdn		Lt. Yashwant M. Bhide ejected		Martin-Baker
	The story is about Lieutenant Yashwant Bhide who was then with the 300 Squadron. During an exercise his Seahawk got into trouble off Bombay and he had to eject before the aircraft crashed. He spent a whole day and part of the night in the water and was eventually rescued by a fisherman and brought ashore at Versova. Hastening to reassure his parents then living in Bombay-his father had retired from the ICS and was the Chairman of the Bank or an Insurance Company I believe - he called from a public telephone and told his rather who had come to the phone that he was all right but that the aircraft was a total write-off. His father is reported to have said, 'Your mother and I are happy to have you back; but tell me, was the plane insured or do I have to pay for it?'
27th September 1966	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk		300 Sqdn		Lt. A. Sinha ejected		Martin-Baker
20th August 1969	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk FGA6	IN-189 [WV844]	300 Sqdn	flame out during appr to Vikrant	Lt. Kanjilal ejected		Martin-Baker
4th February 1971	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk		300 Sqdn		Lt. M. Bhada ejected		Martin-Baker
21st July 1971	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk		300 Sqdn		Lt. T. K. Pal ejected		Martin-Baker
28th April 1972	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk		300 Sqdn		Lt. V.K.Bhatnagar ejected		Martin-Baker
23rd September 1972	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk		300 Sqdn		Lt. S. Mehta ejected		Martin-Baker
17th December 1974	Ind N	Sea Hawk		300 Sqdn		Lt. S. Singh ejected		Martin-Baker
4th March 1976	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk	IN-241	300 Sqdn	Rolled off deck of INS Vikrant. Pt Ejected U/W	Cdr Peter A. Debrass ejected underwater and picked up by the SAR Helicopter		Martin-Baker
	An Indian Navy pilot, Commander Peter Debras, accomplished an extraordinary feat on 4 March 1976, when the VIKRANT's catapult malfunctioned and his Sea Hawk splashed down and sank in front of the carrier. The vessel then steamed directly over the top of the aircraft, and Debras cooly waited until it had passed over before ejecting and being rescued. It was the world's deepest successful ejection.



4th August 1958	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???
8th December 1958	German Navy	Sea Hawk		MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
14th January 1959	German Navy	Sea Hawk		MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
21st April 1959	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???
11th December 1959	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???
February 1960	German Navy	Sea Hawk		MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
22nd February 1960	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???
21st April 1960	German Navy	Sea Hawk		MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
11th May 1960	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???
14th June 1961	German Navy	Sea Hawk		MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
28th May 1962	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???
13th July 1962	German Navy	Sea Hawk		MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
24th July 1962	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???
27th September 1962	German Navy	Sea Hawk		MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
27th September 1962	German Navy	Sea Hawk		MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
12th October 1962	German Navy	Sea Hawk		MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
14th June 1963	German Navy	Sea Hawk F101	VB+122	MFG2	DID PILOT EJECT ???
17th December 1963	German Navy	Sea Hawk F101	VB+120	MFG1	DID PILOT EJECT ???
9th July 1964	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???
18th July 1964	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???
6th August 1964	German Navy	Sea Hawk			DID PILOT EJECT ???

Deutsche Marine

Marinefliegergeschwader 1 (Naval Air Wing)
Marinefliegergeschwader 2

6th November 1957	Dutch Navy	Sea Hawk FGA50		DID PILOT EJECT ???
30th September 1959	Dutch Navy	Sea Hawk FGA50	WA6632 XL275	DID PILOT EJECT ???
8th July 1960	Dutch Navy	Sea Hawk FGA50	WA6637 XL308	DID PILOT EJECT ???
9th March 1962	Dutch Navy	Sea Hawk FGA50	WA6636 XL307	DID PILOT EJECT ???

Koninklijke Marine

PLEASE NOTE I AM STILL LOOKING FOR OTHER USERS OF SEA HAWKS (GERMANY & NETHERLANDS) AND ANY CONFIRMATION / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR AMENDMENTS TO THIS INFORMATION

Acknowledgements
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Sources
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BARG - Publications during 1984 - 1900
Alan Southcombe
P. V. S. Jagan Mohan
SCRAMBLE.nl
Air Britain Publications
Michael Doust RN

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