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  Chronological Listing of Australian RAAF & RAN Ejections

work in progress with many new additions and  amendments to add

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Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
14th June 1951
RAAF		 Meteor Mk 8 A77-231 77 Sqn 4 nm west of  Iwakuni,  Japan  Whilst in a steep  climbing turn to port at  15,000 ft and 280 kts  during an acceptance  test flight Pilot Sgt. A. Stoney  was inadvertently ejected. landed in  mountainous terrain  without injury   Martin-Baker
29th August 1951
RAAF		 Meteor Mk  8
                                                      via Col King & Ron Guthrie		 Flg. Off. Ronald David "Ron"   Guthrie (022139) ejected at 38,000ft at Mach .75 released September 1953

personal testimony

 Martin-Baker Mk.2E
AA77-721

[formerly WA954]

77 Sqn Seoul shot down by MiG-15 aircraft near
Kosson, North Korea
11th November 1951
RAAF		 Meteor Mk.8 Pilot F/Off. Ken J. Blight ejected at 4,000ft and 210kts. Landed in
paddy field, slight injuries on parachute deployment		 Martin-Baker Mk.1
A77-  587 77 Sqn collided with another Meteor A77-959  over North Korea while  returning to base, near Kimpo, South Korea.
uncontrollable below 180kts
1st December 1951
RAAF		 Meteor Mk  8 A77-  251 77 Sqn Shot down by enemy  fire during dog fight  with MIGs near Sunchon,  North Korea  Flt. Lt. Vance Drummond ejected captured. Martin-Baker Mk.1
  Drummond was held at Camp 2 at Pinchon-ni, until he attempted to escape: he was caught and punished, and spent the rest of his war in captivity

Drummond was killed when his Mirage aircraft crashed into the sea near Newcastle on 17 May 1967
SOURCE: LINK
1st December 1951
RAAF		 Meteor Mk  8 A77-29 77 Sqn Shot down by enemy  fire during dog fight  with MIGs near Sunchon,  North Korea Pilot Officer Bruce Lachlan Thomson ejected
captured		 Martin-Baker
27th January 1952 RAAF Meteor F8 A77-726 77 Squadron Hit by gnd fire on strafing run  Bruce Gillan ejected, not observed on ground
KIA
KORWARD		   Martin-Baker
27th January 1952 RAAF Meteor F8 A77-559 No. 77 Squadron Hit by ground fire on strafing run FL TLT Mark BROWNE-GAYLORD, 
A.B.H.A. (FLTLT Mark Astil Baren Henry Aytack) ejected near Haeju
KIA
 KORWARD		 Martin-Baker
6th February 1952
RAAF		 Meteor Mk  8 A77-  616  77 Sqn Shot down by enemy  ground fire Sibyong-Ni  area, North  Korea on strafing run Flight Lieutenant John "Butch" Hannan  ejected, not observed on the ground  captured released RMC Big Switch Martin-Baker
27th August 1952
RAAF		 Meteor Mk  8 A77-  316  77 Sqn Shot down by enemy  ground fire Near  Yongmadong,  North Korea FLG OFF M. Oelof Bergh, RAF ejected, captured Martin-Baker
2nd October 1952 RAAF Meteor F8 A77-436 77 Squadron Hit by MiGs, unsuccessful bail out over water near Cho-do Flg. Off. Oliver Mattison CRUICKSHANK
Service Number: 2316889 , RAF
KIA
 KORWARD		   Martin-Baker
15th June 1953
RAAF		 Meteor Mk  8 A77-  982 77SQN Shot down by enemy action North Korea  Pilot, Flying Off. Donald William Pinkstone ejected M-B Mk.1
22nd June 1953
RAAF		 Meteor Mk 8 A77-415 77 Sqn Aircraft hit by 37mm shell while pulling out from a rocket attack on a target over North Korea. Left rudder pedal useless, electrics gone   nursed crippled machine  back to friendly lines crashed a few miles east of Seoul, South Korea and recovered by helicopter.
  photo via Charles Mac Kay		 F/O J. R. Coleman (RAF) ejected at 10,000ft over friendly territory

 

 Martin-Baker Mk.1E
31st May 1954
RAAF		 Meteor Mk.8 A77-  862 77 Sqn Midair collision with  Meteor A77-866 and lost tail Kanggyong,  South Korea. Pilot in A77-866 was  killed Sgt D. A.
Oswald ejected from the spinning aircraft at 15,000ft. - 12,000ft at near stall. Slight facial injuries from loss of oxygen mask on parachute deployment  landed in paddy field  with only minor injuries.		   Martin-Baker Mk2E
17/01/55
RAAF		 Canberra A84-204 2SQN Aircraft entered  high speed dive during  limited-panel training. Pilot recovered aircraft and returned  to base  9 nm east of  Stanthorpe,  Qld FLT LT (P) J.  Stewart    
Navigator FLG OFF (N) R.  Martin, RAF ejected  below 5,000 ft and was  killed    
15th August 1957
RAAF		 Vampire Mk.35 A79-601 No.2 Aircraft Depot RAAF Richmond,  NSW Loss of control during  post-contractor  acceptance test flight  spinning exercise crashed near Castlereagh, New South Wales, First  Ejection in Australia Martin-Baker Mk.3B
Pilot Flg.
Off. G. M. Collins ejected from the aircraft which was spinning out of control at 5,000ft., 100kts minor  injuries
12th September 1957
RAAF		 Sabre Mk  30 A94- 917 75 Sqn
Wellington		 Loss of control. crashed near Stockton Bight, Newcastle, New South Wales Pilot Flt. Lt.
Grif A. Boord ejected from the spinning aircraft at 10,000ft., 300kts. Landed in water and became
entangled in the rigging line, cut lines free. He bruised his elbows on ejection rescued		 NAA
13th December 1957
RAAF		 Vampire  Mk 35 A79-610   Unable to recover  from spin during predelivery  test flight HDH  Bankstown,  NSW    6 nm south of  RAAF Richmond,  NSW Mr E. Shaw ejected at about  10,000 ft without  injury    
26th December 1958

also seen as 26th November 1958
RAAF 		Sabre Mk  32 A94- 78 Wing Engine failure.
crashed near Bruthen, Williamtown, Victoria

 

 Flt. Lt. R. V. Osborn ejected at 600-1000ft and 180 - 200 kt. Landed in heavy timber on
sloping ground with only minor  injuries.  		  NAA
2nd February 1959
RAN
RN		 Sea Venom     in UK Sb. Lt. N.K. "Limpy" Louer (RAN) ejected sideways into soft
ground during his fighter course in UK		 Martin-Baker
He was always called Limpy on his return to the RAN because of his limp, but it never prevented him from completing his short service commission as a Sea Venom pilot in the RAN (via John Crawley)
11th February 1960
RAN		 Sea Venom  FAW 53 WZ-941 724SQN Crashed during  practice PFL. Ejection  seats inadvertently fired on ground  impact outside safe  ejection envelope
RAN Air  Station  Nowra, NSW  		SBLT (P) F.  Hodgson - inadvertent ejection - fatal   Martin-Baker
EMAW2 M.  Holloway- inadvertent ejection - fatal   Martin-Baker
24th May 1960
RAAF		 Vampire 1 AFTS, near Pearce, W.A   16  24/05/60  Vampire  Mk 35,  A79-604,  1AFTS  CDT K.  Williams  Near RAAF

  Pearce, WA  Loss of control in IMC.  Pilot ejected at 6,000  ft with only minor  injuries.  		Pilot CADTC K. J. Williams Ejected approx. 6,000ft landed safely with minor injuries   Martin-Baker Mk3B
15th June 1960
22:00h
RAN		 D.H. Sea Venom  FAW 53 WZ-927 HMAS Albatross while RANAS
 Nowra NSW		 In circuit for night  landing. Hit trees on downwind leg for night landing on Rwy 26 crashed near Nowra Martin-Baker
Sub. Lt. (P) Brian A.
Dutch ejected at just a few hundred feet		 Lt.(O) E. D. "Sandy" Sandberg ejected at just a few hundred feet Martin-Baker
22nd July 1960
RAAF		 Sabre 77 (F) Sqn   collided forty miles east of Butterworth17  22/07/60  Sabre Mk  32, A94-  961,  77SQN  FLGOFF O.  Bartrop  40 nm east of  RAAF

  Butterworth,  Malaysia  Midair collision with  Sabre A94-976. Pilot  ejected at 38,000 ft  and landed in jungle  with only minor injuries.  RAAF

F/Lt. O. R. F. Bartrop ejected through canopy at approx. 3,800ft at high speed. Pulled ripcord manually at 1,500ft and landed in secondary jungle. Minor injuries

   NAA
22nd July 1960
RAAF		 Sabre   77 (F) Sqn   collided forty miles east of Butterworth18  22/07/60  Sabre Mk  32, A94-  976,  77SQN  FLTLT O.  Worth  40 nm east of  RAAF

  Butterworth,  Malaysia  Midair collision with  Sabre A94-961. Pilot  ejected at 38,000 ft  and landed in jungle  without injury.  RAAF

F/Lt. O. Worth ejected through canopy with aircraft in inverted spin at 38,000ft. and landed in
secondary jungle. No injuries

   NAA
19/05/61
RAAF		 Vampire  Mk 35 A79-817 76SQN Near RAAF Williamtown,  NSW  Engine explosion PLTOFF K.  Smith  ejected at 1,500 ft  over water without  injury   Martin-Baker
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    
24th September 1964
RAAF		 Sabre Mk  32 A94-  984 79SQN  28 nm west of  Ubon,  Thailand  FOD-induced engine  failure. Flt. Lt. I.  McFarlane ejected at  700 ft and 135 kts with  only minor injuries.    NAA
2nd October 1962
1:10pm
RAN		 Sea Venom  FAW 53 WZ-940 805SQN
HMAS Albatross		 Midair collision with
Sea Venom WZ 893 during air display over  Sydney Harbour. Aircraft also crashed into harbour 350 m NE Fort Denison (a harbour landmark near the present Opera House/ Harbour Bridge & east of both these points

Pilot WZ- 893 (pilot LEUT B.  Roberts) recovered  safely to base at RANAS  Nowra, NSW.  RAAF  with Cat 2/3
damage.

 LEUT "Albie" Riley ejected at low level (approximately 500 ft), landing in water and
suffering slight back injuries.		 Martin-Baker
11th March 1963
RAAF		 Sabre Mk  32 A94-931 ACT. RAAF W'town Lost engine power approx. 35
miles NE of RAAF Fairbairn, 
Canberra 35 nm  northeast of   Canberra, ACT		 Gp. Cpt.
A. E. Mather
ejected 2,000ft and 200-250 kts Landed in a clear area, dragged 100 yds. in wind. Minor
injuries.		   NAA
9th October 1963
RAAF		 SabreMk  32 A94-  967 3 Sqn crashed 12 miles NE of RAAF Butterworth  Malaysia  Loss of control at  35,000 ft during 4 x 4  ACM. Pilot Wg. Cmr R.M. Hanstein ejected at
10,000ft and 170 kts. with aircraft spinning. He landed in rubber tree sustaining minor injuries to
the elbows. 		  NAA ejection seat, Parachute packed by L.A.C. R. Hetherington.
12th November 1963
RAAF		 Sabre   2(F) OCU RAAF W'town  Crashed Mayfield NSW 23  12/11/63  Sabre Mk  32, A94-  929, 2OCU  PLTOFF R.  Slater  Mayfield  (Newcastle),  NSW  Loss of control. Pilot  ejected at 12,000 ft  with only minor injuries.  RAAF Plt. Off. R.A. Slater ejected,
with aircraft spinning out of control at 12,000ft. Landed on suburban road. Minor Abrasions. 		  NAA ejection seat, and free style parachute
 packed by L.A.C. Barnes
19th December 1963
RAAF		 Sabre 3 Sqn   control system
failure. Crashed near Butterworth 24  19/12/63  Sabre Mk  32, A94-  947,  3SQN  FLGOFF M.  Norseworthy  18 nm  northwest of  RAAF

  Butterworth,  Malaysia  Multiple control and  system failures. Pilot  ejected at 10,000 ft  and 250 kts over water  with only minor injuries.  RAAF 		Flg. Off. M.L. Nosworthy ejected at 10,000ft, 200-250 kts   NAA ejection seat with American free type Back chute
7th December 1964
RAAF
RAF		 Mirage  III-O A3-  1 ARDU 2 nm  northeast of  Avalon, Vic  Loss of control during  test flight. SQN LDR I.  Svensson, RAF  ejected at high speed  (700 ? 750 kts) at  7,000 ft, suffering  serious injuries. 

[personal testimony]

   Martin-Baker
7th December 1965
RAAF		 Vampire  Mk 35 A79-643 1 AFTS northeast of  RAAF Pearce,  WA  Flg. Off.  A. J. Perry ejected at 500 ft  and 130 kts with only  minor injuries.   Martin-Baker
28th April 1966
RAN		 Sea Venom  FAW 53 WZ-900 816SQN (B  Flt)  ,  HMAS  MELBOURNE Phillipine Sea  Fatal. Arrestor wire  parted during carrier landing, aircraft  crashed into sea

(This  is often given as a "night time mishap" when in fact it occurred at  at about 1500 hours (afternoon).

 LEUT (P) J.  Da Costa ejected at near sealevel  and rescued with  minor injuries Martin-Baker
LEUT  (O) E. Kennell  did not eject  and was lost at sea    
3rd April 1967
RAAF		 Mirage III-O A3-  46 76 Sqn 4 nm  northeast of  Darwin, NT  Engine failure during  post-engine change air  test. Flg. Off. J. L. Ellis ejected ejected at  1,500 ft and 245 kts  with only minor injuries.    Martin-Baker
crashed five miles north east of Darwin, N.T. following  due
to circlip missing from gearbox drive shaft at pre-service. Pilot Flg. Off. J.L. Ellis ejected at
800-1,500ft., 245kts. Landed in the sea and picked uo by helicopter. No injuries.
[Martin-Baker OM4. Parachute horseshoe type packed by Sgt. R.L. Daunt]		    
25th September 1967
RAAF		 Mirage  III-O A3-  52 3 Sqn crashed near Gloucester 48 nm  northwest of  RAAF  Williamtown,  NSW  Engine failure/fire  warning during night  navex. Flg. Off.
Marty R. Susans ejected at 20,000ft, at night. Chute opened at 10,000ft. Landed heavily with minor
injuries		 Photo requested Martin-Baker OM4

 

I am grateful to Thomas Potter who wrote to correct the information concerning this mishap

That (on left) photo is not  'Marty' Susans but of his father, some years earlier.
If anyone can provide a phot of Flg Off Susans please contact me

13th February 1968
RAAF		 Vampire  Mk 35 A79-667 1 AFTS Pearce 35 nm  southwest of  RAAF
Pearce,  WA  Loss of control during  compressibility flight.  		Pilot Cadtac
P. Jabornicky ejected at 11,000ft with aircraft rolling out of control and  400 kts, and landed in the sea. Suffered
superficial injuries		   Martin-Baker Mk.3B
7th March 1968
RAAF		 MB 326H  Macchi A7-003 CFS
RAAF East Sale		 Aileron control jammed  during aerobatics. Crashed 14 nm  southwest of  RAAF East  Sale, Vic  . Flt. Lt. W.R. Rayner
ejected at 10,000ft. Landed in heavy 25kt. wind into fence
and received minor injuries.		   Martin-Baker O4A
23rd September 1968 USAF F‑111 A 66‑0040
NA		 474th TFW, Nellis AFB, NV, USA on approach 2 crew ejected safely (pilot was RAAF)   Capsule
 
30th October 1968
RAAF		 Mirage  III-O A3-70 3SQN 12 nm north-north-east  of  RAAF
Williamtown,  NSW  Richochet ingested by  engine during airground  gunnery at  Saltash AWR		 FLTLT B.  Roberts ejected at 2,800 ft and  210 kts with only minor  injuries.   Martin-Baker
31st January 1969
RAAF		 Macchi
MB-326		 IS THIS SAME AIRCRAFT AS BELOW ??? 2FTS
RAAF Pearce		 Went out of control in inverted spin. Landed in sandy loam in open scrub Flt. Lt. W.S. McAlister ejected at 5,000ft, low speed. Injured during ejection, compression fracture of spine, broken facial bones and eye damage.   Martin-Baker O4A
31st January 1969
RAAF		  MB-326 Macchi A7-008 2FTS aircraft went out
of control during aerobatics14 nm west of  RAAF Pearce,  WA  Loss of control in  inverted spin. 		Pilot Cdtac R.G. Heideman ejected at 8,000ft. Bruised biceps and buttocks on ejection, scratches to face. Landed
descended through a tree.		   Martin-Baker O4a
FLTLT W.