Birdstrikes

15th August 1952	RAF	Oxford T2	V4192	8 AFTS	Believed bird or birds struck aircraft and pentrated windscreen. Crashed Moray Firth	Pilot Officer John Alfred Rogers believed incapacitated. Killed in loss
30th July 1953	RAF	Vampire FB5	WA383	16 Sqn	Struck a large flock of birds near Rheims during low level flight. Aircraft seriously damaged, made wheels up landing.	Pilot Officer M J Neil OK
25th September 1953	RAF	Vampire FB9	WL549	6 Sqn RAF Habbaniya	struck a flock of large birds in twilight conditions. Made a forced landing	Sergeant G B Watson OK
23rd October 1953	RAF	Canberra B2	WF892	RRE	flew into a flock of birds at take-off Soudon Near Exeter. Aircraft stalled and crashed
23rd October 1953	RAF	Canberra B2	WF892	RRE		(p) Flight Lieutenant Peter John Clarke killed	(n) Squadron Leader William Alfred Allinson DFC DIM killed
24th February 1954	RAF	Meteor FR9	VZ600	79 Sqn RAF Gutersloh West Germany	Struck a flock of birds causing engine fire. Forced landing	Sergeant H J Kimber OK
21st January 1955	RAF	Vampire F89	WR155	249 Sqn Amman Jordan	suffered very severe Bird Strike damage
26th February 1955	RAF	Meteor F8	WE884	63 Sqn	Bird Strike. Severe engine damage, crashed near Wendling, Norfolk	Flying Officer K N Carpenter ejected safely		Martin-Baker
27th January 1956	RAF	Vampire F85	VZ286	236 OCU RAF Kinloss	severe bird strike damage. Aircraft written off	Pilot OK
2nd February 1956	RAF	Vampire F89	WG850	28 Sqn RAF Sek Kong	damaged by a bird strike. Landed. Written off as considered unrepairable	Pilot OK
3rd October 1956	RAF	Hunter F4	XE705	43 Sqn RAF Leuchars	Struck a flock of birds and ingested many into its engine causing take off to be abandoned. Came to rest on mudflats.	Pilot OK
1st November 1956	RAF	Hunter F1	WW600	DFLS RAF West Raynham	Bird damage. Aircraft written off	Pilot OK
10th April 1957	RAF	Vampire T11	XH319	7 FTS RAF Valley	Bird strike. Flew into a flock of gulls.
10th April 1957	RAF	Vampire T11	XH319	7 FTS RAF Valley	Bird strike. Flew into a flock of gulls.	Lieutenant (RN) J Rees (RN) OK	Lieutenant H. Bond (RN) OK
21st May 1957	RAF	Hunter F1	WT681	229 OCU RAF Chivenor	Damage to the airframe afetr bird strike. Not repaired
28th June 1957	RAF	Hunter F4	XF997	43 Sqn RAF Leuchars	Force landed onto mudflats near RAF Leuchars following birdstrike
12th February 1958	RAF	Vampire FB5	WA257	1 FTS RAF Linton on Ouse	Bird strike during take off. Forecd to activate emergency "raise undercarriage" landing	Lieutenant S G Parkes (RN) OK
Saturday 25th April 1959	USNR	Grumman F9F-8T Cougar	BuNo 142960	NAAS Chase Field in Beeville, Texas	Bird strike., low level navigation flight--500 feet over water and 1000 ft over land			Grumman
Saturday 25th April 1959	USNR	Grumman F9F-8T Cougar	BuNo 142960	NAAS Chase Field in Beeville, Texas		Pilot ENS Felix Hugh Sherry, Jr ejected	Pilot Instructor LTJG J. T. O'Dell ejected	Grumman
10th November 1959	RAF	Hunter F4	XF953	RAFFC	Bird Strike. Damaged beyond repair
29th March 1960	RAF	Hunter FGA9	XF424	8 Sqn Sharjah United Arab Emirates	Bird Strike. Damaged beyond repair
7th May 1960	RAF	Vampire FB5	WA445	CAACU	Bird Strike near Weston Zoyland Somerset. Beyond repair
9th November 1960	RAF	Hunter F6	XE590	4 Sqn RAF Jever	Bird Strike near air base. Beyond repair
20th Feb 1961	IDF/AF	Super Mystère B2	32	105 Sqn [The Scorpion Sqn]	bird strike	Sub‑Lt Zvi Umshweif ejected successfully		License Copy of Republic Seat
16th March 1961	RAF	Swift FR5	WK295	2 Sqn	Bird Strike near air base. Beyond repair
4th September 1962	RAF	Vampire T11	XD448	8FTS RAFSwinderby	Multiple bird strike
11th September 1962	RAAF	Sabre Mk 32	A94- 958	3SQN	RAAF Butterworth, Malaysia Fatal. Multiple birdstrikes shortly after formation takeoff. Pilot ejected at low-level outside safe ejection seat envelope. Midair collision with Sea Venom WZ-893 during formation	Flt. Lt. T. R. Offord
17th August 1964	RAF	Canberra B15	WH958	45 Sqn Kai Tak Airport Hong Kong	Hit flock of birds during take off. Overshot into the sea	Lieutenant R A Renton - OK
						Flying Officer G N Wade - OK
						Flying Officer M S Clark - OK
						Sergeant I A Ramsey - OK
30th September 1964	RAF	Jet Provost T4	XR664	6FTS	Engine damaged by bird strike 3m North‑east Jedburgh Roxburghshire	Flt. Lt. D. J. Phillips ejected safely in slight dive at 800 ft. 110 kts.		M-B Mk.4P1 [P]
30th September 1964	RAF	Jet Provost T4	XR664	6FTS		P.O. J. P. Brown ejected safely in slight dive 1,000ft both approx. 110kts.		M-B Mk.4P2 [S]
5th October 1964	RAF	Canberra PR7	WJ820	58 Sqn	severe damage from bird strike near Terhune Range Idris Libya. SOC
14th July 1965	RAF	Canberra B(1)6	WT324	213 Sqn	Ingested BIRD into engine. Spun into ground near Roermond Netherlands	(p) Flying Officer Thomas Francis Clapp killed
						(n) Flight Lieutenant Leslie Dennis Dingle killed
						(n) Flying Officer Hugh Mands Sime killed
15th September 1965	Indian A. F.	Hunter F56	BA-207	27 Sqdn	Birdhit on TO from Halwara -	Flt Lt Thapen Kumar "Chau" Chaudhuri ejected successfully but was blown back onto the burning wreckage		Martin-Baker
??/??/1966	IIAF	F-86 Sabre				Capt. Nosrat Abdoulahifard ejected safely		NAA
??/??/1966	IIAF	F-86 Sabre		Golden Crown Aerobatic Display Team 1st FIS / 1st FIW Mehrabad AFB, Iran Bird Strike prior to a show		Capt. Nosrat Abdoulahifard ejected safely		NAA
27th July 1966	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XP625	CAW	Bird strike. Crashed near North Frodingham Abandoned
27th July 1966	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XP625	CAW	Bird strike. Crashed near North Frodingham Abandoned	Flt. Lt. R. B. Myles ejected		Martin-Baker
18th Oct 1966	IDF/AF	Super Mystère B2	26	105 Sqn [The Scorpion Sqn]	damaged by ricochet or bird strike,	Capt. Shlomo Shapira ejected successfully		License Copy of Republic Seat
20th November 1968	RAF	Canberra T17	WJ988	360 Sqn RAF Watton	Bird strike during take off. Forced to activate emergency "raise undercarriage" landing. Beyond repair
2nd December 1969 DATE NEEDS CONFIRMATION	USN	TA-4F Skyhawk		VA-445 NAS Cecil Field, Florida	Bird Strike. On a low level training flight with a student in northern Florida Instructor hit in face by mallard that had entered canopy
2nd December 1969 DATE NEEDS CONFIRMATION	USN	TA-4F Skyhawk		VA-445 NAS Cecil Field, Florida		Student missed by bird did not eject - landed aircraft	Instructor Squadron Leader Ross Donaldson (RNZAF) ejected [rear seat] - lost an eye due to injuries	Escapac IC-3
?? ?? 1970	Israeli DF/AF	Sa'ar (Super Mystere)		Ben-Gurion Airport	Maiden flight of aircraft - Bird stike on take off caused engine problems at very low level Managed to land	Lt. Col. Yohanan Roser no ejection
1st November 1970	Indian A. F.	Hunter		27 Sqdn	Birdhit during TO Hindon Ejected	Wg Cdr M N Singh		Dte Not Exact
29th June 1971	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XN558	3FTS RAF Dishforth	ingested BIRDs on approach
29th June 1971	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XN558	3FTS RAF Dishforth	ingested BIRDs on approach	Flight Lieutenant C S Hall ejected		Martin-Baker
26th April 1972	RAF	Harrier GR1	XV749 K	1 Sqn	Bird strike. Crashed into the North Sea one mile of Lincolnshire coast, near Theddlethorpe	Flt. Lt. J. Marshall ejected		Martin-Baker
27th April 1972	RAAF	Mirage III-OA	A3-74	77SQN	12 nm east of Darwin, NT Engine failure following birdstrike shortly after take-off.	FLTLT R. Perry ejected at 900 ft and 220 kts with only minor injuries.		Martin-Baker
27th June 1972	RAF	Harrier GR1A	XV780 B	4 Sqn RAF Wildenrath	Bird strike. Crashed at Wessel, nr Wildenrath, West Germany	Wg Cmdr McKee ejected		Martin-Baker
1st December 1972	Indian A. F.	MiG-21FL		3 Sqdn	Bird HIt	Pilot nickname was 'Oz' ejected DNE
19th February 1973	Israeli DF/AF	Nesher "Vulture" [Mirage 5J]	6691		Training flight. Bird Strike with buzzard during low level flightover the Judean Mountains, several kilometres from Arad (Judean Desert)	Captain Israel Baharav ejected [3 ejections in total Full dates needed ?? ?? 1971 - Engine failure 19th February 1973 - bird strike]	via Yossi Leshem	Martin-Baker
9th July 1973	RAF	Harrier GR3	XV791 W	20 Sqn	Bird strike. Crashed on take off from Wildenrath, West Germany	Sqn. Ldr. P.G.Sturt		Martin-Baker
28th July 1973	RAF	Gnat T1	XR993	4FTS	Bird strike near Lee On Solent. Forced landing. Damaged beyond repair
30th July 1973	RAF	Harrier GR3	XV805 Z	20 Sqn	Bird strike. Crashed at Coesfeld, West Germany	Major J.Gibson (USMC or USAF ???) ejected		Martin-Baker
1st August 1973	Indian A. F.	MiG-21FL		3 Sqdn	DNE - Bird hit at Hindon, Ejected	Sqn Ldr Jasjit Singh VrC
16th May 1974	RAF	Harrier GR3	XV800	4 Sqn RAF Wildenrath	Birdstrike. Crashed near RAF Wildenrath, West Germany	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
28th October 1974	Israeli DF/AF	A-4 Skyhawk			Bird Strike - collision with migrating pelican over the Hula Valley near the area of Yesod Hama'alah	Major Sephie Levine killed instantly when a pelican penetrated the canopy	via Yossi Leshem
1st April 1975	Indian A. F.	MiG-21FL		28 Sqdn	Eng Flame out Bird Hit on TO Tezpur	Flt Lt Partha Das Gupta VrC ejected but killed		Type-77 ejection seat had a minimum ejection height of 110
28th September 1976	RAF	Victor K2	XL513	55 Sqn RAF Marham	Bird strike on take off. Crashed into the overshoot
29th September 1977	RAAF	GD F-111C	A8-133	6SQN	Evans Head AWR, NSW. Catastrophic (windshield) birdstrike at low level during bombing pass. Crew module separation activated at approximately 520 kts whilst aircraft descending and outside survival envelope. RAAF	SQNLDR (P) J. Holt - Fatal.
29th September 1977	RAAF	GD F-111C	A8-133	6SQN		FLTLT (P) A. Noordink - Fatal.
15-Jan-79	IDF/AF	Douglas A-4 Skyhawk			Bird ingested into engine	pilot recovered		Escapac
12th March 1980	RAF	Harrier GR.3	XW765/W	3 Sqn The aircraft was operating out of Wittering	bird strike, near Lampeter, Dyfed during low level practice for Maple Flag	Flt. Lt. P. Barton ejected		Martin-Baker
31st July 1980	RAF	Jet Provost T.3A	XN590/86	7 TFS RAF College RAF Elvington	Bird strike when taking off. Crashed into woodlands near Goole, Yorkshire			Martin-Baker
31st July 1980	RAF	Jet Provost T.3A	XN590/86	7 TFS RAF College RAF Elvington		Flt. Lt. D. R.Chapman ejected		Martin-Baker
date needed PROBABLY BEFORE 11th October	IRIAF	F-4E Phantom II		Bushehr AFB	Damaged by AAM fired by Iraqi MiG-23MF	the pilot Seat was		Martin-Baker
	IRIAF	F-4E Phantom II		Bushehr AFB	Damaged by AAM fired by Iraqi MiG-23MF	Pilot ??? inadvertently ejected	RIO Lt.Col. Ali Reza Yassini piloted aircraft back to AFB after [see also 16th July 1982]	Martin-Baker
	After the missile hit the pilot dived to a low altitude and flew at high speed about 20ft over the Arvand River (shat al arab). Their jet was hit by Birds. causing the pilot to ejected inadvertently, "but Reza controled the jet and landed safely at AFB......."
15th October 1980 21 Mehr mah 1359	IRIAF	Escorted to air base by Mohamad-Hashem Ale-Agha flying an Iranian Tomcat.. Near the base Yassini re-gained conciousness and was able to take over control and land the aircraft						no ejections
	IRIAF	F-4E Phantom II		Bushehr AFB	Damaged by AAM fired by Iraqi MiG-23MF. - later multiple birdstrike at low level	Pilot Lt.Col. Ali Reza Yassini piloted aircraft back to AFB after [see also 16th July 1982]	RIO Capt. Masoud Eghdaam - his parachute deployed after birdstrike and streamed along the spine of the aircraft.	no ejections
	After the missile strike the pilot of the F-4 dived to low altitude in an attempt to fly it back to Iran. Flying low over the Arvand River (shat-al-arab) the aircraft struck a flock of birds, Yassini was knocked unconscious. The RIO flew the aircraft back to the air base where Yassini regained control andl anded the plane. The aircraft was escorted by an F-14 that provided visual reports of the F-4 and assisted with instructions that allowed Capt. Masoud Eghdaam to fly back to Bushehr AFB where Yassini took over
????	Israeli DF/AF	A-4 Skyhawk			Bird Strike - collision with Honey Buzzard. Shattered canopy Managed to land	Lt. Col. "L" no ejection		Escapac
20th October 1979	Israeli DF/AF	IAI Kfir C2	744	Ramat David AFB	Bird strike with flock of migrating birds near air base in Northern Israel	Major "K" ejected [for the 1st time - see also August 1981]		Martin-Baker
24th October 1980	Indian A. F.	Sukhoi-7			Bird Hit aircraft then crashed in Delhi	Fg Offr K C Kuruvilla
24th October 1980	K C Kuruvilla also ejected from IAF Sukhoi's on 6th December 1971, and in 1982. This makes him one of, if not the only person, to have safely ejected three times from an Su-7
13th November 1980	USAF	F-4E Phantom II	68-0475 RS	512 TFS 86T FW	Bird strike - Turkey Buzzard - crashed near Caseda, on mission to Bardenas Ralias Bombing Range In Zaragoza Spain			Martin-Baker
13th November 1980	USAF	F-4E Phantom II	68-0475 RS	512 TFS 86T FW		Pilot, Ltc. Gain Walston killed	IP Capt. Tom Poole ejected	Martin-Baker
17th November 1980	RAF	Nimrod MR2	XV256	RAF Kinloss