RAF_MARHAM

Airbases: RAF Leuchars

Ejections
RAF Marham

Please note that for the next few weeks losses were there was no ejection will be listed - mainly for the purposes of ensuring that I have listed all known losses with aircraft fitted with ejection seats and not omitted any ejections

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit - Serial	Squadron	crashed	crew	photo	seat

1st April 1951	RAF	Oxford T1	NM510	CU RAF Marham	Crashed into the ground near runway. Wash	4 crew killed
22nd January 1952			Lincoln 132	49 Sqn RAF Upwood	Crashed near Fincham on approach to RAF Marham	5 killed, 1 injured
14th December 1952	RAF	Washington B1	WF570	WCU RAF Marham	Fuel leak from missing fuel cap. Crashed 5 miles north‑east of RAF Marham on attempted landing	4 killed
8th January 1952	RAF	Washington B1	WF502	90 Sqn RAF Marham	Crashed inverted into ground in Denbighshire Wales during radar bombing attacks	10 killed
3rd December 1953	RAF	Meteor T7	WG982	206 AFS RAF Marham	control lost on an asymmetric approach	no injuries
25th April 1954	RAF	Canberra B2	WK105	90 Sqn RAF Marham	Crashed 4 miles south south west of airfield	3 killed
24th July 1954	RAF	Canberra B2	WJ720	40 Sqn RAF Marham	Night sortie. Crashed into a wood approaching RAF Marham	3 killed
19th September 1954	RAF	Meteor F8	WK826	211 FTS RAF Marham	Crashed on take off when hood came off.	no ejection
3rd December 1954	RAF	Canberra B2	WH906	207 Sqn RAF Marham	Struck trees on approach to airfield	3 killed
19th April 1955	RAF	Vampire T11	XD518	5 FTS RAF Marham	Emergency landing after jammed throttle	Flg. Off. J. G. Mann was unhurt
11th September 1959	RAF	Valiant B1	XD869	214 Sqn RAF Marham	Crashed shortly after night take off 3 miles north east of RAF Marham	6 killed		no ejections
2nd August 1963	RAF	Javelin FAW8	XH990	41 Sqn RAF Marham	Jammed undercarriage - left runway			no ejections
28th September 1956	RAF	Victor K2	XL513	55 Sqn RAF Marham	Crashed following birdstrike
19th June 1978	RAF	Canberra B2	WJ753	100 Sqn RAF Marham	Wing tip struck ground and aircraft cartwheeled	Crew escaped
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15th October 1982	RAF	Victor K2	XL232	55 Sqn RAF Marham	Fire after engine explosion	Crew egressed on ground
Friday 17th May 2002	Royal Air Force	Tornado GR4	serial VI	No. 2 (AC) Sqn RAF Marham in Norfolk	crashed in the river Humber due to a rear fusealage fire caused by engine break up over time and the collection of metal peices causing the engine to over heat			Martin-Baker
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						Pilot ejected safely	Navigator ejected safely	Martin-Baker
Thursday 2nd September 2004 2230 BST	RAF	Canberra T4 MRH44	WJ866	39 (1 PRU) Sqn RAF Marham, Norfolk	Involved in "touch and go" training, where the crew practise landing and take-off. Crashed on runway	Navigator Sqn. Ldr. ???? ejected at low level and he was taken to a Nottingham hospital with severe back injuries		Martin-Baker
						Flight Lt Lawrence William John Coulton ejected at low level out of seat envelope - killed		Martin-Baker
						Flight Lt Paul Gareth Morris ejected at low level out of seat envelope - killed		Martin-Baker
Tuesday 24th October 2006 about 11:15 am	Royal Air Force	Tornado GR4	ZG711	No. 2 (AC) Sqn RAF Marham in Norfolk	photo RAF via MOD			Martin-Baker Mk 10A zero/zero ??
					photo RAF via MOD	Pilot ejected safely	Navigator (an Australian according to the Australian media) ejected safely sustained MDC burns	Martin-Baker Mk 10A zero/zero ??
					During a training exercise crashed on the Holbeach coastal bombing range near the Wash in Lincolnshire News Link with video courtesy EDP	both crew rescued by Sea King helicopters, from RAF Wattisham and Leconfield, and initially taken to Kings Lynn hospital to be assessed for injuries.
Wednesday 14th November 2007	RAF	Tornado		RAF Marham Norfolk BAE Systems are contracted to service RAF Tornados	BAe aircrew carrying out a test flight. Plane landed OK No further details until they are released
Wednesday 14th November 2007	RAF	Tornado				Pilot landed aircraft at RAF Marham, Norfolk	British Aerospace navigator lost during inverted roll - body found near Bunkers Hill in Egmere,Walsingham
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