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F-18 Hornet

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Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
4th June 1985	Can	F-18 Hornet				Lt.COL D.Kenny		Martin-Baker
17th July 1985	USMC	F/A‑18A Hornet	162404 VW 302	VMFA‑314 USS Coral	struck ramp at night and slid off the deck on USS Coral Sea	Capt. P. L. Haake		Martin-Baker
?? February 1987		F‑18			collided with the other F‑18 lost today	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
?? February 1987		F‑18			collided with the other F‑18 lost today	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
7th February 1987	USMC	F/A‑18A	161971 DC	VMFA‑122	caught fire on take‑off and crashed	Lt.Col. P. Sullivan ejected safely		Martin-Baker
12th February 1987	USN	F/A‑18A	161522	Blue Angels "5"	on railroad tracks 5 M S of Brawley, CA, USA	Lt. Cdr. David Anderson ejected		Martin-Baker
14th April 1987	USN	F/A‑18A	162855 AK	VFA‑136	collided with F/A‑18A 162847 during ACM, into Atlantic off FL, USA	LTC. A. Boyajian L TG. R. Penfield who was in which aircraft???
14th April 1987	USN	F/A‑18A	162847 AK	VFA‑136	collided with F/A‑18A 162855 during ACM, into Atlantic off FL, USA
4th May 1987	CAF	F-18 Hornet			during test flight near Renchen, Germany, after jet goes into tailspin	Capt. D. Beseit		Martin-Baker
4th May 1987	CAF	F-18 Hornet				Capt. K. Gethards		Martin-Baker
4th June 1987	USMC	F/A‑18A	161987 DC	VMFA‑122	on Townsend ranges 60 M SW of Savannah, GA, USA	Capt. S. T. Perkins ejected safely
10th July 1987	USN	F-18 Hornet				Lt. Cdr. V. L. Toalson
9th October 1987	USMC	F/A‑18A Hornet	162477 WS	VMFA‑323	just over the Mexican border S of Yuma, AZ, USA	Capt. J. R. Adams ejected safely		Martin-Baker
21st September 1987	CAF	F-18 Hornet		CFB Bagotville, Que	Left engine caught fire shortly after takeoff	Major Stacey		Martin-Baker
20th October 1987	CAF	F-18 Hornet				Capt. D. A. Friedt		Martin-Baker
16th November 1987	USMC	F/A‑18A	162476 FG	VMFA‑531	engine fire into Pacific off CA, USA	1.Lt. T. A. Drechsler ejected safely		Martin-Baker
28th January 1988	USN	F/A‑18A Hornet	163109 or 163136	VFA‑161 NAS Lemoore	crashed in the Sierra Nevadas, California, following mid-air collision. One killed, one ejected.	Lt.JG D. T. Morgan		Martin-Baker
10th May 1988	US	F/A‑18A Hornet	163112	VFA‑125, NAS Lemoore. CA	engine stalled shortly after take‑off	pilot Lt.JG N. S. McEachern ejected safely		Martin-Baker
2nd August 1988	USMC	F-18 Hornet				P. D. Ford		Martin-Baker
7th October 1988	Civilian	F/A‑18A Hornet	N844NA	NASA	3 M N of Boron, CA, USA, shortly after take‑off from Edwards AFB	Mr. Stephen "Steve" D. Ishmael ejected safely	photo: nasa	Martin-Baker
7th November 1988	Spanish Air Force	EF-18A Hornet	C.15-19 15-06	EdA Ala15 Zaragota air base	crashed near Zaragoza Air Base following a technical failure.	Capt. I. A. Ortiz ejected		Martin-Baker
8-5-1989	USN	F/A‑18A F/A‑18C	162399 163704	VX-4 Point Mugu	Two USN F-18A Hornets collided during air combat manouevres. The two aircraft crashed some 40 miles apart, one near the town of Independence, the other near Olancha, just north of China Lake Naval Weapons Centre RN exchange pilot Lt. Cdr. John Timothy Ellis was did not eject and was killed.	Lt. K. T. Houck or Cdr. J. B. Godwin Ejected	Can anyone confirm pilot who ejected also which aircraft the pilot ejected from see below	Martin-Baker
9may89	USN	F/A‑18C	163739 NJ	VFA‑125	lost control	Lt. K. T. Houck or Cdr. J. B. Godwin ejected safely		Martin-Baker
12th June 1989	USMC	F/A‑18A	161980 DIN	VMFA‑333 Japan		MAJ R. E. Schmidle ejected safely		Martin-Baker
22nd June 1989	US	F/A‑18A	162908 NF 207	VFA‑151 USS Midway	engine exploded, crashed into the sea shortly after cat shot W of Luzon Point, Philippines	Lt. Cdr. D.C.Conradejected safely and was picked up by a helicopter from the carrier		Martin-Baker
3-10-1989	US	F/A‑18C Hornet	163427 AA	VFA‑81	crashed in Ocala National Forest, Florida shortly after a practice bombing run at the Pine Castle RAnge	pilot LTC. R.Bartolett ejected safely		Martin-Baker
??-11-1989	Spanish AF	EF-18 Hornet		Zaragota air base	crashed near air base	Pilot ejected successfully	IS THIS THE PREVIOUS LOSS	Martin-Baker
23rd January 1990	USMC	F-18 Hornet				Captain C. Moseley ejected	Martin-Baker
23-1-1990	US	F-18A Hornet	161524	Blue Angel	Mid-air collision with another Blue Angels F/A‑18A which landed safely, p . El Centro, California, Superstition mountains, CA, USA	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
15th February 1990	USN	F-18 Hornet				Cdr. D. R. Miller ejected	Martin-Baker
23-2-1990	USMC	F/A‑18A			Departed controlled flight. Crashed into Pacific 65 M NW of Oahu, HI, USA	ejected safely		Martin-Baker
23rd February 1990	USMC	F-18 Hornet				Flt. LT ejected	Martin-Baker
31st March 1990	USN	F-18A Hornet	162858 AJ 306	VFA‑136 USS Eisenhower	Port engine fire on climb, crashed in western Mediterranean 28 M from carrier	Lt. Cdr. Henderson ejected safely		Martin-Baker
17th April 1990	CAF	CF-18A Hornet	188779	439 Squadron 1st Canadian Air Division CFB Baden-Soellingen	mid-air crash over Karlsruhe, Germany:	Capt. Reg Decoste ejected injured when landing on a busy autobahn see notes		Martin-Baker Mk.CDN10S
17th April 1990	CAF	CF-18A Hornet	188765	439 Squadron 1st Canadian Air Division CFB Baden-Soellingen	mid-air crash over Karlsruhe, Germany:	Capt. Timothy Kirk Leuty killed		Martin-Baker Mk.CDN10S
FEEDBACK 1	The 2 CF-18s that collided over Europe on 17 April 1990 were 188765 and 188779. Both were from No. 439 Squadron, 1st Canadian Air Division. Sorry, no information on fate of the crew.
FEEDBACK 2	Regarding the CF-18 mid-air crash on April 17th 1990 over Karlsruhe, Germany: The pilot of the second Hornet involved in the crash was Capt. Timothy Leuty (he flew 188765). He was killed during the crash, the cockpit section was smashed by Capt. Decoste's aircraft wing in the collision. Also, Capt. R. Decoste miraculously survived the landing with his parachute on a highway with heavy traffic. That highway was the so called "Süd-Tangente" (Southern tangent - as it runs from west to east along the southern portion of the city) in Karlsruhe, Germany. I haven't seen the crash with my own eyes, but I was just minutes later getting out of the car at the civil airfield of Karlsruhe (we had a flying club there) and a double-seater CF-18 was circling over the city for at least half an hour shortly after the crash. Perhaps they were trying to take photos from the aircrafts debris which was all over the place as the aircraft collided at an altitude of around 14000 feet, though no one was hurt on the ground.
FEEDBACK 3	*The pilot of the CF-18 Hornet that was killed over Karlsruhre West Germany on 17 April 1990 did not die because his parachute malfunctioned.* I was the WO (Warrant Officer) from CFB Baden on the Crash Recovery Team/Crew at this time. Capt Leuty was killed by the impact of the wing tip of Capt. Reg Decoste's CF-18 penetrating Capt Leuty's aircraft and cockpit. I know this because I talked to Capt Decoste and was debriefed by him. I also personally observed Capt Leuty's cockpit (or what remained of it) and it showed definite signs of massive trauma). (believe me - the parachute would not have been of help/use in this accident). Yours truly, John Hawley in email 21st Marc h 2008
13th May 1990	USN	F/A-18C Hornet	163712 NF 311	VFA-192 USS Independence	crashed into the Indian Ocean after speed decayed during catapult launch	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
14th August 1990	USN	F-18				Lt. J. J. O'Doherty ejected		Martin-Baker
14th August 1990	USN	F-18				Cdr. J. P. Merrill August 1990		Martin-Baker
17th / 18th January 1991	USN	F/A-18 Hornet	BuNo 163484 AA 403.	USS Saratoga	Hit by an Iraqi SAM during "Operation Desert Storm."	Captain Michael Scott Speicher Information suggests that he initiated ejection		Martin-Baker NACES
24th January 1991	USN	F-18C Hornet		Saudi Arabia	Engine problems	Lt. H. E. Overs		Martin-Baker
24th January 1991	USN	F-18C Hornet		Saudi Arabia	Engine problems			Martin-Baker
8th March 1991	USMC	F/A-18C Hornet	163728 WD 06	VMFA-212	Crashed south east of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Collided with Hornet 163728 which also crashed.	ejected		Martin-Baker
8th March 1991	USMC	F/A-18C Hornet	163729 WD 07	VMFA-212	Crashed south east of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Collided with Hornet 163729 which also crashed.	ejected		Martin-Baker
5th June 1991	RAAF	F-18A	A21-041	75sq				Martin-Baker
12th July 1991	USN	F/A-18C Hornet	164000 ING 402	VFA-147 USS Nimitz	Night ramp strike during night CV recovery to USS Nimitz. Arabian Gulf	Pilot Lt. M. M. Gautreaux ejected		Martin-Baker
20th August 1991	USN	F-18C Hornet		USS Theodore Roosevelt	Failed to rotate on take off	Ejected		Martin-Baker
24th August 1991	USN	F/A-18C Hornet	164004 NH 304	VFA‑22 USS Abraham Lincoln	Settled off catapult, crashed into Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea	pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
6th October 1991	USN	F/A‑18A	162852 AK 403	VFA‑137	hydraulic failure crashed into Mediterranean between Cyprus and Turkey	Cdr. M. R. Groothousen		Martin-Baker
9th October 1991	USMC	F/A-18C Hornet	163774	VMFA-235	Mid air collision with another F-18C which landed safely 10 nm North of Kaneohe Hawaii	Capt. H. C. Dewey ejected		Martin-Baker
4th December 1991	USN	F/A-18C Hornet	164065	VFA-94	Training flight.Crashed 10 nm North of Lone Pine, California	Cdr. L. A. Fox ejected		Martin-Baker
15th March 1992	USMC	F/A18A Hornet	162845 AE 302	VFA‑132	Control lost during cross country navigation exercise after attempting to divert to Grissom AFB. Crashed near McCoysburg, Indiana. .	Lt. Schultz ejected safely		Martin-Baker
13-May-92	US	F-18 Hornet				Lt. S. M. Thompson		Martin-Baker
15th May 1992			FIRST EJECTION USING MARTIN-BAKER NACES
15th May 1992	USN	F-18D Hornet	164196 AD 357	VFA-106	Departed controlled flight during basic fighter manoeuvring. Crashed in Atlantic, 90 miles east of Jacksonville	Lt. Cdr. J. R. Muir ejected safely during a solo flight		Martin-Baker NACES
28th May 1992	USN	F/A‑18A	163125 AJ 314	VFA‑15	birdstrike with vulture during lowlevel flight, Santa Fe river, nr Worthington Springs, FL	pilot ??? killed during ejection		Martin-Baker
29-5-1992	USMC	F/A-18D Hornet	164035/04/VK	VMFA[AW]-121	The aircraft developed engine problems while attempting to refuel in flight and was attempting to return to Paya Lebar when control was lost. Crashed in hilly jungle area in Tanjung Siang, Jahore State, Southern Malaysia while returning to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan from Paya Lebar, Singapore.	Pilot ejected, rescued safely		Martin-Baker
29-5-1992	USMC	F/A-18D Hornet	164035/04/VK	VMFA[AW]-121		WSO died of his injuries after ejection		Martin-Baker
19th May 1992	RAAF	F-18B	A21-106	77sq				Martin-Baker
?? October 1992	US	F/A‑18B	161719	NAWC‑AD. NAS Patuxent River, MD, USA	arrested landing failed after flight control difficulties (did this aircraft hit a truck on the ground??)	ejected		Martin-Baker
?? October 1992	US	F/A‑18B	161719	NAWC‑AD. NAS Patuxent River, MD, USA		ejected		Martin-Baker
1-11-1992	USMC	F/A/-18D Hornet	164649/00/CE	VMFA[AW]-225	Ran off runway after an aborted take-off causing serious damage to the nose, centre section and undercarriage. Crashed at 29 Palms MCALF	Lt. COL T. Pennington		Martin-Baker
1-11-1992	USMC	F/A/-18D Hornet	164649/00/CE	VMFA[AW]-225		MAJ D. P. Yurovich		Martin-Baker
22nov92	US	F/A‑18A	162833 NL 301	VFA‑97 USS Kitty Hawk	Crashed into Pacific during night take‑off from carrier	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
25th or 27th May 1993	USN	F/A-18C Hornet		VFA‑151 NAS Leemore	lost during a sortie crashed near Lone Pine, California	Lt. Skaran ejected
22nd June 1993	US	F/A‑18A	162441		during ACM, Vi Kola Game Refuge, Yuma, AZ, USA	pilot ejected but died later		Martin-Baker
22nd June 1993 ???	US	F/A‑18A	163108 VE	VMFA‑115	collided with F/A‑18A 163164, crashed into Pacific off Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan	one plot killed, 1 ejected details appreciated	DATE IS SUSPECT CHECK DETAILS AGAIN	Martin-Baker
22nd June 1993 ???	US	F/A‑18A	163164 VE	VMFA‑115	collided with F/A‑18A 163108, crashed into Pacific off Okinawa, Okinawa, Japan	one plot killed, 1 ejected details appreciated	DATE IS SUSPECT CHECK DETAILS AGAIN	Martin-Baker
17th December 1993	USMC	F/A-18A Hornet		VMFA-115	collided with USMC F/A-18A Hornet from VMFA-115	Major J. C. Jumper ejected and picked up safely by the JASDF but the other pilot is missing
28th April 1994 15:00h	USN	F/A-18C Hornet		VFA-83 USS Saratoga	crashed in the Adriatic	Pilot ejected directly into the water and was killed instantly		Martin-Baker
21st June 1994	USN					Lt. Adam M. Taff		Martin-Baker
21st June 1994	USN	F/A-18 Hornet	163467 AB 300	VFA-82 Marauders NAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida	Turbine blade fault caused engine and control failures Ocala National Forest 40 M W of Daytona, FL, USA	Lt. Adam M. Taff		Martin-Baker
16th August 1994	Spanish AF	eF-18A Hornet	15-17 15-04	Grupo 15	collided with a vulture and crashed at Bardenas Range	Major Eduardo Gil Rosella ejected safely but broke a leg on landing		Martin-Baker
18th November 1994	USN	F/A‑18A Hornet	162827 N‑I	VFA‑97 USS Kitty Hawk	lost thrust upon launch and crashed into the sea	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
18th November 1994	USN	F/A‑18C Hornet	164695 NE	VFA‑151 USS Constellation	boltered and crashed	Pilot ejected [or was this a two place F-18 ???]		Martin-Baker
24th April 1995	USMC	F-18A Hornet	161734 MF00	VMFA‑134 NAS Miramar, CA, USA	Crashed on western end of runway during go‑around	Capt. J. M. Jansen ejected		Martin-Baker
15th June 1995	Canadian Forces	CF-18A Hornet	188713	441 Sqn	crashed shortly after take-off from the Oregon ANG base at Kingsley Field, near Klamath Falls	Capt. Alex Day ejected		Martin-Baker
24th August 1995	USN	F/A-18D Hornet	163720 NJ330	VFA-125	crashed near bombing rang Bravo 20, 35 miles northeast of Fallon, Nevada	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
24th August 1995	USN	F/A-18D Hornet	163720 NJ330	VFA-125		WSO ejected		Martin-Baker
30th August 1995	USN	F/A-18 Hornet		VFA-106	crashed inverted at Whitehouse NOLF, Florida	USMC pilot ejected but killed		Martin-Baker
5th October 1995	USMC	F/A-18D Hornet	164064 SH 277	VMFAT-1 NAS El Centro, California	Multiple (large) birdstrike. Crashed Kola Mountains, nr NAF El Centro, CA, USA	Lt. P. A. Kratzer ejected at low level		Martin-Baker
5th October 1995	USMC	F/A-18D Hornet	164064 SH 277	VMFAT-1 NAS El Centro, California		1.Lt. T. A. Harp ejected at low level		Martin-Baker
15th January 1996 0900h	USN	F/A-18A Hornet	161927 AF 306	VFA-203 NAS Cecil Field, Florida	hit the runway at, Florida just outside the perimeter of NAS El Centro, California	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
17th January 1996	US	F/A‑18C	163995 NH 304	VFA‑22	collided with F/A‑18C 164063, Desatoya Mountains, NV, USA	1 pilot killed, 1 ejected Details appreciated		Martin-Baker
17th January 1996	US	F/A‑18C	164063 NH 311	VFA‑22	collided with F/A‑18C 163995, Desatoya Mountains, NV, USA	1 pilot killed, 1 ejected Details appreciated		Martin-Baker
17th January 1996 18:00h	USN	F/A-18C Hornet		NAS Lemoore, California	Two USN F/A-18C Hornets from NAS Lemoore, California collided in mid-air	Lt. Kevin Duggan managed to ejected and suffered only minor injuries. He had to wrap his parachute around himself against the cold conditions after landing at a height of 6,300ft in snow covered mountains.		Martin-Baker
2nd April 1996 09:30h	USMC	F/A-18C Hornet	164728 NE 205	VMFA-323	crashed about 15 miles northwest of NAF El Centro, California	Capt. Michael P. Jeffries, ejected safely with only minor cuts and abrasions		Martin-Baker
3rd April 1996 15:30h	USN	F/A-18 Hornet		VFA-151 NAS Lemoore	ditched in the Pacific Ocean 50 miles southwest of Monterey, California	Lt. John Sedlock ejected safely and was recovered from his life-raft with only minor bruising suffered during ejection		Martin-Baker
Wednesday 19th June 1996	USN	F/A-18			Practicing aerobatic manoeuvres for an air show. Crashed near St. Louis Regional Airport	Pilot killed
14th August 1996	CAF	F-18 Hornet			Jet crashes on takeoff from Iqaluit, Nunavut	Pilot safely ejects		Martin-Baker
4th December 1996	USMC	F/A‑18C		VMFA‑314	into Pacific off USS Abraham Lincoln, skidded oft the deck	pilot ejected safely and landed on the carrier		Martin-Baker
14th September 1997	USN			DETAILS APPRECIATED	crashed during training in Oman	Pilot killed
15th September 1997	USMC	F/A-18D		DETAILS APPRECIATED	crashed into the Piney Island Bombing Range off the North Carolina coast
15th September 1997	USMC	F/A-18D		DETAILS APPRECIATED		killed	killed
7th February 1998	USMC	F/A-18 Hornet		VFM-251 USS George Washington	collided in the Persian Gulf during routine patrol on their way to the no-fly zone	Maj. Cary D. Venden recovered by SAR and flown back to the GW		Martin-Baker
7th February 1998	USMC	F/A-18 Hornet		VFM-251 USS George Washington		Lt. Col. Henry G. VanWinkle killed recovered by SAR and flown back to the GW	was ejection attempted ??	Martin-Baker
8th February 1998	USN	F/A‑18C	163489 AA 412	VFA‑81 USS Dwight D Eisenhower	Crashed into sea, in the Atlantic near Puerto Rico USA, following cold cat shot	pilotLt. Cmdr. Tom Halley ejected safely		Martin-Baker
27th April 1998	USMC	F/A‑18C	163744 NF 301	VFA‑192	northern Arabian Sea	pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
16th September 1998	USN	F/A‑18C	765209 AA 305	VFA‑83 USS Eisenhower	in western Mediterranean, during practice strafing run	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
25th September 1998	USN	F/A‑18C	165223 AA 214	VFA‑34	into Mediterranean 80 M from Toulon, France	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
16th June 1999	USN	F/A‑18D	163778 SH 245	VMFAT‑101	Barry M Goldwater range, nr Yuma, AZ, USA, during ACM	ejected		Martin-Baker
16th June 1999	USN	F/A‑18D	163778 SH 245	VMFAT‑101	Barry M Goldwater range, nr Yuma, AZ, USA, during ACM	killed
Thursday 29th October 1999	USN	F/A-18B Hornet	Blue Angel (#3) 161932	MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga	crashed during a training flight while preparing to land at Moody Air Force Base near Valdosta, Ga	photo. usn		no ejections
Thursday 29th October 1999	USN	F/A-18B Hornet	Blue Angel (#3) 161932	MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga		Lt. Cmdr. Kieron O'Connor killed	Lt. Kevin Colling killed	no ejections

10th January 2000	USMC	F/A‑18D Hornet	164665 DT07	VMFA(AW)‑242	lost control during ACM, nr Yuma, AZ, USA	ejected		Martin-Baker
10th January 2000	USMC	F/A‑18D Hornet	164665 DT07	VMFA(AW)‑242	lost control during ACM, nr Yuma, AZ, USA	ejected		Martin-Baker
9th May 2000	USMC	F/A‑18D Hornet	164233 SH 251	VMFAT(AW)‑101	caught fire during air‑to‑ground mission NAF El Centro ranges, CA, USA	ejected		Martin-Baker
9th May 2000	USMC	F/A‑18D Hornet	164233 SH 251	VMFAT(AW)‑101		ejected		Martin-Baker
7th July 2000	USMC	F/A‑18D Hornet	164868 BM 402	VMFA(AW)‑533	Control lost. Crashed in Atlantic Ocean oft MCAS Beaufort, SC, USA	ejected		Martin-Baker
7th July 2000	USMC	F/A‑18D Hornet	164868 BM 402	VMFA(AW)‑533		ejected		Martin-Baker
29th September 2000	USN	F/A‑18C	164681 NK 411		Persian Gulf off USS Abraham Lincoln	pilot ejected but died later		Martin-Baker
5th October 2000	USMC	F/A‑18C	164867 AB 200	VMFA‑251	struck ground during training sortie nr Yuma, AZ, USA	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
27th October 2000	USN	F/A‑18C	164232 AJ 412	VFA‑87	collided at night with another F/A18C which landed safely Smith Creek Valley, 55 M E of NAS Fallon, NV, USA	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
23rd October 2001	USN	F/A-18C	164251 AC 403	Strike Fighter Squadron,VFA-105, "Gunslingers," Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach, Va	engine caught fire at low level about 20 miles west of the Nevada Test Site near the Nellis Air Force Range	Lt. Micah Manningham, ejected safely		Martin-Baker
7th November 2001	Finland	F-18 Hornet	HN-430	Karstula	HN-413 and HN-430 collided on a training mission at night.HN-413 sustained severe damage but was able to return to base on one engine	pilot Senior Lt. Jouni Junttila ejected		Martin-Baker
16^th January 2002	USN	Boeing F/A-18A	162868 AF 300	VFA‑203	Believed to be gear failure during landing run. Savannah, Georgia, USA	Salvadorean AF Pilot ejected [can anyone confirm the nationality of the pilot]		Martin-Baker
15th March 2002	USN	F/A‑18A 51	762887	NSAWC	crashed into the ground during ACM nearClan Alpine, NE of NAS Fallon, NV, USA	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
6th June 2002	USN	F/A‑18A	162891	NSAWC	crashed into the ground during 1v1 ACM, 10 M NW of Gabbs, Smith Creek Valley, SE of NAS Fallon, NV, USA	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
26th July 2002	USMC	F/A‑18A	163139 DR	VMFA‑312	Control problems, Cleburne County, 70 M N of Little Rock, AR, USA	Pilot ejected OK		Martin-Baker
18th October 2002				VFA 41 Black Aces Lemoore Naval Air Station, Calif
18th October 2002				VFA 41 Black Aces Lemoore Naval Air Station, Calif
31st October 2002	USN	F/A-18 Hornet			Aircraft Landing gear collapsed on arrested landing following ramp strike
3rd November 2002	US	F/A-18 Hornet			Aircraft failed to return from night at sea bombing mission
14th November 2002	USMC	F/A‑18D	163749 SH 243 MCAS Miramar, CA. USA	VMFAT‑101	during BFM flight in Pacific100 M SW of MCAS Miramar, CA	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
18th December 2002	USN	F/A‑18A	162883	NSAWC	during air wing training, 6 M N of Gabbs, NV, USA mid-air collision. Two aircraft destroyed.	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
6th January 2003	USN	F/A-18 Hornet			Aircraft departed runway during landing rollout
17th January 2003	USN	F/A-18 Hornet			Aircraft departed runway during landing rollout.
17th January 2003	USN	F/A-18 Hornet			Aircraft lost over ocean during day functional check flight
11th February 2003	Spanish AF	EF-18A			Gando, Gran Canaria	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
18th February 2003	USN	F/A‑18C Hornet	163748 NG 411	VFA‑147 USS Carl Vinson	Aircraft departed controlled flight during BFM flight. Western Pacific	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
30th March 2003	Malaysian AF	F-18			Malaysia	ejected safely		Martin-Baker
30th March 2003	Malaysian AF	F-18			Malaysia	ejected safely		Martin-Baker
Thursday, 2nd April 2003 3:45 p.m. EST	USN	F/A-18 Hornet		VFA 195 based in Atsugi, Japan deployed with Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)	Operation Iraqi Freedom - hit by two U.S. Patriot Missiles in a "friendly fire" accident in the area near Kerbala, Iraq	Lt. Nathan Dennis White ejected but found dead on ground on Saturday		Martin-Baker

17th April 2003	USMC	F-18			San Clemente Island	ejected safely		Martin-Baker
17th April 2003	USMC	F-18			San Clemente Island	ejected safely		Martin-Baker
22nd July 2003	USN	F/A-18 Hornet			Aircraft hit ground during night close air support mission
26th May 2003	CAF	CF-18 Hornet	188732	416 Tactical Fighter Squadron	Malfunctioning control system caused an uncontrollable spin. Crashed while returning from a training mission on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range during Exercise Maple Flag 36.	Capt. Kevin Naismith ejected at approx. 3000ft. at high speed but died of his injuries received during ejection.		Martin-Baker
05 Sep 03	USN				Stuck throttle in flight	pilot ejected short of runway
11th September 2003	USN	F/A‑18D	164198 AD 432	VFA‑106	Arrestor cable broke, failed cross deck pendant, during landing and aircraft skidded into the water Atlantic off VA, USA	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
15th October 2003	USMC	F/A‑18A	206163 VE 147	VMFA‑115	Struck water during ACM. Crashed in sea 40 M off Hilton Head Island, SC, USA	Marine Capt. Matthew R. McInerney and Maj. Breton L. Saunders ejected safely WHO WAS IN WHICH AIRCRAFT		Martin-Baker
15th October 2003	USMC	F/A‑18A	163159 VE 204	VMFA‑115	Struck water during ACM. Crashed in sea 40 M off Hilton Head Island, SC, USA			Martin-Baker
17th December 2003	USAF	F/A‑18C	XE	VX‑9, NAWS China Lake, CA, USA	Ran off runway during landing	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker

27th June 2004	USMC	F/A-18 Hornet	163145 AC	VMAF 115, The Silver Eagles MAG 31 CVW-3 USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)	taking part in a training exercise crashed south of the Azores, in the eastern Atlantic	Pilot Capt. Franklin R. Hooks killed		Martin-Baker NACES
10th March 2004	USN	FA-18C		VFA-94	Aircraft departed runway on landing and overturned
24th March 2004	USN	F/A‑18C		VFA-82	Aircraft struck water	pilot ejected and was rescued
26th March 2004	USN	F/A‑18C	164689 AJ 307	VFA‑15	ran off runway during take‑off, Raleigh ‑ Durham IAP, NC, USA	Lt. j.g. Wesley Baumgartner ejected safely		Martin-Baker
29th March 2004 10 a.m. CST	USN	F/A‑18A	162839 AF 301	VFA‑203	hit power lines at low level nr Piney river S of Spring City, W of Watts Bar Lake, N of Chattanooga,crashed near U.S. 27 TN	Navy Reserve Cdr. Kevin T. Hagnstad, broke an ankle when he ejected		Martin-Baker
21st April 2004	USMC	FA-18A		VMFA-112	Aircraft failed to return to base during night training event
28th May 2004	USN	FA-18C		VFA-82	FLIR TFOA
19th June 2004	CAF	CF-18	188761	441sq	over Yellowknife	Pilot ejected injured		Martin-Baker
27th June 2004	USMC	FA-18A		VMFA-115	Aircraft crashed at sea during night training mission
28th June 2004	USMC	FA-18C		VMFA-122	Aircraft departed runway on day landing
21st July 2004	USMC	F/A‑18A		VMFA‑134	collided with F/A‑18B 162870 nr Arlington, over Columbia River, OR, USA	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
26th August 2004	USN	F/A‑18C	NE303	VFA‑151 NAS North Island, CA	Ran off end of runway on night divert. at NAS North Island, CA and ended up in San Diego harbour	Lt. Jason Doyle Walker ejected safely		Martin-Baker
14th September 2004	USMC	F/A‑18C	164904 WD 00	VMFA‑212	crashed prior to day approach to landing about 10 M SW of RAAF Tindal, Australia	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
20th September 2004	USMC	F/A‑18A	161970 MG 00	VMFA‑321 MCAS Quantico, VA, USA	ran off runway, MCAS Quantico, VA, USA	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
9th November 2004	USN	F/A‑18C	AG	VFA‑131	5 M N of Nellis AFB, NV, USA	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker NACES
1st December 2004	USN	F/A‑18A		Blue Angel	Hit water 6 M offshore in Gulf of Mexico nr Perdido Key, FL, USA	Lieutenant Ted Steelman ejected safely taken by helicopter to Pensacola Naval Hospital -later released		Martin-Baker SJU-5A
29th January 2005 6:30 p.m., Japan Standard Time	USN	F/A-18F		(VFA) 102 USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Atsugi, Japan	in an accident on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk, approximately 100 miles southeast of Yokosuka, Japan	Pilot, Lt. j.g. Jon Vanbragt	Lt. Cmdr. Markus Gudmundsson	Martin-Baker NACES
2nd May 2005	USMC	F/A-18F		Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Miramar in San Diego aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)	collided with another jet over Iraq	Maj. John C. Spahr killed
2nd May 2005	USMC	F/A-18F			collided with another jet over Iraq	Capt. Kelly C. Hinz killed
Monday 18th July 2005	USN	F/A-18E Super Hornet	?	VFA-122 Lemoore Naval Air Station	Midair collision with F/A-18F - crash site in the Mojave Desert	Lt. Bruce L. Clark ejected but was killed.

Monday 18th July 2005 11:29 a.m.	USN	F/A-18F Super Hornet	?	VFA-122 Lemoore Naval Air Station	Midair collision with F/A-18E crash site in the Mojave Desert			Martin-Baker NACES
				(VFA) 14		Lt. John Bonenfant ejected sustained injuries	Lt. Noel Sawatzky ejected sustained injuries	Martin-Baker NACES

Tuesday 16th August 2005 08:40a.m.	CAF	CF-18	188745	425 Alouette Tactical Fighter Squadron CFB Bagotville	100 kilometers North-East of 3 Wing Bagotville, Northern Quebec, Canada	Pilot Captain Colin Marks ejected found safe in a forested area		Martin-Baker SJU-9/A
Friday 14th October 2005 08:30h	USN	F/A-18C Hornet	163461 AD-324	VFA-106 "Gladiators", NAS Oceana Deployed to Key West, Florida for training	crashed in shallow water off the Florida Keys	Pilot ejected, rescued form water by helicopter, taken to Lower Keys Hospital - suffered a broken arm and a collapsed lung		Martin-Baker NACES

January 2006	USN	F/A- 18C Hornet			Crashed near Seeley, a town adjacent to El Centro Naval Air Facility Operational Loss	LCDR Frank C. Wittwer killed
Saturday 28th January 2006 at approximately 4:17 a.m. (PST).	USN	F/A-18C Hornet		VFA 25 CAW 14 USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76	Crashed into the sea approximately 120 miles southeast of Brisbane, Australia, while trying to land on on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker NACES
Monday 6th February 2006 17:17 h	USN	F/A-18D Hornet	VFA-125 "Rough Raiders"	Lemoore Naval Air Station Operating from Key West	Crashed in the Atlantic 5 miles south of Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Florida Keys	Pilot ejected and was picked up by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter - 7th Coast Guard District, Miami.		Martin-Baker NACES
Tuesday 21st February 2006 5:00 p.m.	USMC	F/A-18 Hornet		Crusaders of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, Marine Aircraft Group 31. 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing	crashed into coastal waters off of Key West	Maj. Steven Feltenberger from MCAS, Beaufort, ejected safely		Martin-Baker
Monday 26th June 2006	photo usn			VFA\|-125 Rough Riders Lemoore Naval Air Station, CA	Flying a training mission in collision with an F/A-18 Hornet. Crashed at Fort Hunter Liggett. Other pilot killed	Pilot ejected -returned to NAS Lemore Name will not be released at pilot's request		Martin-Baker Mk.14 NACES
Monday 26th June 2006	USN	F/A-18 Hornet	???					Martin-Baker Mk.14 NACES
Monday 26th June 2006	USN	F/A-18 Hornet	???		Flying a training mission in collision with an F/A-18 Hornet. Crashed at Fort Hunter Liggett.	First Lt. Brian R. Deforge (USMC) did not eject and was killed upon impact		Martin-Baker Mk.14 NACES
Thursday 30th November 2006 12:21	USMC	F/A-18D Hornet	163471	VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters link MCAS Miramar news link	Crashed east of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, on the north side of the base, south of Pomerado Road, San Diego causing small brush fire.	Pilot, Captain Jonathan Ashmore, ejected landing in a canyon in an unpopulated area, of the base, near a Scripps Ranch neighborhood. Recovered and treated by medics		Martin-Baker
Thursday 30th November 2006 12:21	USMC	F/A-18D Hornet	163471	VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters link MCAS Miramar news link		2nd seat unoccuppied
Tuesday 20th March 2007 3:19 p.m. (local time).	USMC	F/A-18C Hornet	164725	Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 *"Death Rattlers"* Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)	Crashed into the north Arabian Sea. The carrier was, its aircraft flying ground-attack missions over Afghanistan "Carrier Strike Group is currently supporting Operation Enduring Freedom as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations" - USN	pilot ejected		Martin-Baker NACES
Monday night 30th July 2007	USN	F/A-18C Hornet		Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Air Wing 5	Crashed at sea during a night training mission, about 400 miles southeast of Guam	Pilot ejected safely and recovered by USN helo		Martin-Baker NACES
Thursday 11th October 2007 16:00h	USN	F/A-18A Hornet		VFA-87 "Golden Warriors" Oceana	about 70 miles of the coast near Virginia-North Carolina	Pilot [an instructor with the Navy Strike Fighter Weapons School at Oceana]ejected sustained a few major injuries and many minor ones recovered by Coast Guard helo "6003" News LINK		Martin-Baker SJU-5
Monday 7th January 2008 1 pm EST	USN	F/A-18E Super Hornet		VFA- CVW-3 USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)	Mid-air collison while providing en route close air support from Iraq crashed in the Persian Gulf	Pilot ejected been rescued and taken back to the ship		Martin-Baker NACES
Monday 7th January 2008 1 pm EST	USN	F/A-18F Super Hornet		VFA- CVW-3 USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)	Mid-air collison while providing en route close air support from Iraq crashed in the Persian Gulf			Martin-Baker NACES
Monday 7th January 2008 1 pm EST	USN	F/A-18F Super Hornet		VFA- CVW-3 USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)		Pilot ejected been rescued and taken back to the ship	NFO ejected been rescued and taken back to the ship	Martin-Baker NACES
Monday 8th December 2008	USMC	F/A-18 Hornet		VMFAT-101 Sharpshooters link MCAS Miramar 3rd Marine Air Wing training squadron Marine Corps Air Station Miramar	Crashed in San Diego neighborhood near Interstate 805, near the air base
	USMC	F/A-18 Hornet				Pilot ejected taken to Balboa Naval Hospital	2nd seat unoccuppied	Martin-Baker
	Further details when available

Operators
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EJECTION SEATS [notes need completing]

Martin-Baker Model Mk 10
Martin-Baker Model Mk.CDN10S(Front)
Martin-Baker Model Mk.CDN10S-1(Rear)

US Designations
SJU-6/A (Front- early F-18s)
SJU-5/A (Rear - Early F-18s)

Martin-Baker Model Mk 14
NACES
US Designations SJU-17-1/A (Front)
SJU-17-2/A (Rear)

photos Martin-Baker


Mk 14 NACES	Mk 14 NACES

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SOME NOTES ON THE EJECTION SYSTEMS

LINK

Accession Number : ADA139416

Title : Physiological Acceptability Tests of the Modified SJU-5/A Ejection Seat for the F-18 Aircraft.

Descriptive Note : Phase rept. for May-Jun 83,

Corporate Author : NAVAL AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER WARMINSTER PA AIRCRAFT AND CREW SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE

Personal Author(s) : Miller,K.

Report Date : JAN 1984

Pagination or Media Count : 26

Abstract : The program was conducted to demonstrate physiological acceptability of the Martin-Baker SJU-5/A (modified) Escape System planned for installation in the Navy's F-18 aircraft. Twenty ejection tests were run on the Naval Air Development Center Ejection Tower Facility using both anthropomorphic dummies and human volunteer test subjects. As a result of this program the seat was found to be physiologically acceptable.

Descriptors : *Ejection seats, Human factors engineering, Acceptance tests, Physiological effects, Naval aircraft, Modification, Deficiencies

Subject Categories : AIRCRAFT
HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING & MAN MACHINE SYSTEM

Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE