South_Africa

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
28 February 1953	SAAF	F-86F Sabre	608 / M 52-4348	2 Sqn	Fuel exhaustion while escorting lost pilot, Pilot lost during training flight. Near K-55, Korea	Lt R. L. van Rooyen ejected over K-8, and rescued
21st April 1953	SAAF	F-86F Sabre	613 "G" 42-4327	2 Sqn Korea	Compressor failure, engine failure, rescued	2nd Lt. J. H. Robberts ejected		NAA
21st July 1953	SAAF	F-86F Sabre	616 "Q" 52-4368	2 Sqn Korea	Caught fire after hit by AAA in bombing run	Lt. George Thom ejected - became PoW released in RMC		NAA
28 August 1953		F-86F Sabre	614 / P	2 Sqn	Into Yellow Sea off Korean coast following control failure	2nd Lt M. C. Botha, ejected but drowned
2nd September 1955	RAF	Hunter F.1	WT655/ES-A	229 OCU	collided with WT689 half a mile west of Chivenor	Flt. Lt. Albert J. Hoogland (SAAF) ejected too late and was killed		Martin-Baker
15th July 1960	SAAF	Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	379	2 Sqn	Mid-air with 354 Southdene Village near Port Elizabeth airport	Lt. H. J. W. (Paul) Bothma		NAA
16th August 1960	SAAF	Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	376	1 Sqn	Flame-out Aircraft not refuelled near Pretoria, South Africa	2 Lt. C. N. Venter		NAA
2nd November 1961	SAAF	Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	356	1 Sqn	Mid-air with 375	2 Lt. H. H. Meter		NAA
2nd November 1961	SAAF	Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	375	1 Sqn	Mid-air with 356	2 Lt C. C. Basson		NAA
30th October 1965	SAAF	Buccaneer S. Mk50	417	24 Sqn	Double flame-out, Atlantic Ocean 500 miles south of Canary Islands	Pilot Capt Christiaan Maartin Jooste ejected		Martin-Baker
30th October 1965	SAAF	Buccaneer S. Mk50	417	24 Sqn		Navigator Lt Johannes Jurgens Antonie de Klerk ejected		Martin-Baker
23rd April 1968	USN	A-4 Skyhawk				Richard "Dick" Lord (SAAF) ejected		Escapac
10th February 1969	SAAF					Lt.JG R. J. Speerschneider		Martin-Baker
15 March 1969	SAAF	Mirage 111CZ		2 Sqn	Crashed following loss of power near Baragwanath Hospital.	Lt. Ren W. Colyn ejected at low level		Martin-Baker
26 November 1969		Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	368	1 Sqn	Engine failure. Near Pietersburg	Major J.P. Britz, ejected but killed
?? February 1970	SAAF	Impala			mid-air collision	pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
?? February 1970	SAAF	Impala			mid-air collision	pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
20th May 1970	SAAF	Impala	512
20th May 1970	SAAF	Impala	512			pupil killed	Major Gawie van Dyk killed
12th June 1970	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	513		fell on "Boesakskraal" farm near Vredenburg	Capt. C.Hattingh [also seen as Harding - CONFIRM?]		Martin-Baker
14th October 1970	SAAF	Buccaneer S.Mk.50	426 or 418	24 sqn	fell on "Dennegeur" Farm near De Wet bombing range near Bloemfontein	Maj J. F. "Adoons" van Heerden		Martin-Baker
			426 or 418	24 sqn		Capt G. M. "Deon" Joubert
			"The Buccaneer crashed on the weapons range to the west of Bloemfontein, the name escapes me at this moment. If I'm not mistaken the pilot was Maj/Capt (?) "Doons" van Heerden and the navigator Capt G. M. "Deon" Joubert. It happened during a low level 'retarded bomb' sortie, Deon Joubert survived, skidding on his side still in his seat for a considerable distance, sadly he passed away a few years ago. Doons van Heerden was killed, as by the time his seat functioned, the aircraft was virtually inverted and he was fired straight into the ground. Once again I stand to be corrected." Vic Swanepoel
19-Nov-1970	SAAF	Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	355	1 sqn	Mid-air with 370 near Turfloop	2nd Lt Rod Penhall		NAA
19-Nov-1970	SAAF	Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	"The Sabre incident on 19 Nov 1970 listed under the SAAF section I think involved brig.genl. Rod Penhal at the time a 2nd Lt, who collided with another Sabre which I believe landed safely. Rod ejected and injured his back on landing, but recovered to continue flying later - I was on the instructors' course with him in 1971 at FTS Dunnottar. Regards Johan Rossouw
26-Mar-1971	SAAF	Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	377	1 sqn	Engine Failure near Blouberg, Strand	2 Lt Ben H. Arnoldi	via André Kritzinger	NAA
		26 March 1971 CL13B Sabre Mk.6 377 1 Sqn (I live some 5 minutes from where the accident happened, an "eyewitness" I met some years ago maintained the aircraft broke in half upon hitting the ground, cockpit pod rolled towards dunes and Arnoldi ejected through hood and landed amongst the dunes - if this is the case he is damn lucky to have survived with no major injuries) Steve
22-Jun-1971	SAAF	Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	374	1 sqn	Engine explosion, loss of power. A/c landed short of runway	2 Lt J. Allison		NAA
4th January 1973	SAAF	Buccaneer S.Mk.50	411	24 sqn	A/c stalled, irrecoverable spin, fell to earth 17km south of Sheepmoor near Ermelo	Lt. Trevor J. Schroeder [1st ejection - see also 14th February 1988]		Martin-Baker
4th January 1973	SAAF	Buccaneer S.Mk.50	411	24 sqn		Lt. Sandy R. I. Roy		Martin-Baker
4th August 1973	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	488		near Bloemfontein	2.Lt. M. J. De Kok		Martin-Baker
23rd October 1973	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	554	Flying Training School	near Aurora	Capt. J. J. "Buks" Britz		Martin-Baker
10-Apr-1975	SAAF	Sabre F-86E [Canadair CL13B Sabre Mk.6]	370	1Sqn	in-flight Fire after hit by shrapnel from explosion, crashed Roodewal Bombing Range near Pietersburg	Capt F. W. C. Brits		NAA
15th May 1975	SAAF	Buccaneer SMk.50	418	24 sqn	Grootfontein	Capt. Matthew G. F. Morton	15 May 1975 Buccaneer SMk.50 426 24Sqn Reported mid-air with second Buccaneer near Grootfontein, SWA	Martin-Baker
15th May 1975	SAAF	Buccaneer SMk.50	418	24 sqn	Grootfontein	2.Lt. A.P.Rousseau		Martin-Baker
5th February 1976	SAAF	Impala Mk1	510	Flying Training School	Onboard fire, a/c fell on "Papkuilsfontein" farm near Langebaanweg	Cadet M.G. Russel		Martin-Baker
5th February 1976	SAAF	Impala Mk1	510	Flying Training School		Lt. M. Silberbauer.
9th June 1976	SAAF	Impala			on approach to Waterkloof over the suburb of Waterkloof/Monument Park	2nd Lt Kevin Winterbottom killed on impact
23rd September 1976	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	573	Flying Training School	A/c fell on "Dwars-in-die-Weg" farm, Eendekuil near Piketburg. engine problems near Picketburg	Cadet R. H. Thomas RRAF attached to SAAF		Martin-Baker
27th October 1977	SAAF	Mirage IIIR2Z	854	2 Sqn	Hit ground short of runway, Kimberley Airport	Major D. R. "Spyker" Jacobs		Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	While I can't confirm the exact date - the year and other details appear correct. I remember distinctly as a boy going to the airport to see the crashed Mirage (which was near the perimeter fence) as well as a photo of the pilot sitting in a hospital bed appearing in the local Diamond Fields Advertiser the next day. IJ in email 23rd March 2010
13th December 1977	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1016	4 Sqn	Lanseria	?? killed
1st March 1978	SAAF	Buccaneer SMk.50	425	24 sqn.	A/c stalled, hit ground 30km north-west of Lydenburg	via André Kritzinger	via André Kritzinger	Martin-Baker
1st March 1978	SAAF	Buccaneer SMk.50	425	24 sqn.	A/c stalled, hit ground 30km north-west of Lydenburg	Major Abel J. Grobbelaar	Major J. J. "Koos" Botha	Martin-Baker
3rd August 1978	SAAF	Buccaneer SMk.50	423	24 sqn	Night bombing exercise, hit sea 28 miles off Green Point, near Scottburgh. Double flame-out during night exercise off Scottburgh	Captain A. "Dries" Marais		Martin-Baker
3rd August 1978	SAAF	Buccaneer SMk.50	423	24 sqn
7th February 1979	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	496 or 543	5 sqn	Mid-air collision near Ixopo	2.LT Sarel Ceronio		Martin-Baker
7th February 1979	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	496 or 543	5 sqn	Mid-air collision near Ixopo	Flg. Off. K. Reynolds	(not sure which a/c Ceronio was in)	Martin-Baker
15th February 1979	SAAF	F.1AZ	246	1 Sqn	engine flame out near Cullinan in South Africa	Capt. Wassie Wasserman ejected safely	via Dick Lord	Martin-Baker
15th February 1979	SAAF	F.1CZ	200	3 Sqn	Aircraft crashed after a slow flypast of the crash scene of F I AZ 246. Pilot Pilot killed.	Maj Chris Brits ejected but seat failed to deploy in time. Killed		Martin-Baker
30th April 1979	SAAF	Impala Mk.I				2.LT F. J. Sevenster		Martin-Baker
6th June 1979	SAAF	Mirage			THIS IS NOT THE EJECTION BELOW??? DETAILS PLEASE	???		Martin-Baker
6th July 1979	SAAF	Mirage III R2Z	856	2sqn	Struck by AAA during photographic recon. run near Omapande, Angola	Major Otto A. Schür ejected and evaded capture		Martin-Baker
14th August 1979	SAAF	Impala Mk.I		Air Force Station Langebanweg.				Martin-Baker
14th August 1979	SAAF	Impala Mk.I		Air Force Station Langebanweg.		Capt. J. P. de Beer	Cadet A. White	Martin-Baker
18th October 1979	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1033	95 TAU (Tactical Airfield Unit) Ondangwa,	Hit by AAA on armed recon mission near Omapande, Angola	Major Aubrey Bell ejected and was recovered (ref. Fire, Flood and Ice - ch.1)
	There is confusion as to whether the Impala tail number was 1053 or 1033. Well according to my logbook I flew 1053 on a number of occasions in Angola for armed reconnaissance missions starting in September 1981 so I guess the aircraft in question was 1033. I have no record of flying 1033 after 1979.
	The ejection of Aubrey Bell from Impala 1033 near Omapande – NOT from 1053, I have flown 1053 afterwards, confirmed in my logbook. I was the leader of a pair of Impalas that gave top cover for the S & R Mission to pick up Aubrey Steyn Venter in email 26th July 2011
23rd January 1980 also seen as 24th	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1056	Air Force Base Ondangwa	hit by SA-7 while on armed recce mission near Aanhanca. Flew back to Ondangwa and ejected	Capt. Leon Burger ejected		Martin-Baker
22nd March 1980	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1050	4Sqn detached at Air Force Base Ondangwa	Sand contaminated fuel system, near Ongiva, Angola	Capt. Charl A. "Sarel" Smal ejected - He was rescued by a Puma S&R team not far into Angola		Martin-Baker
25th Apr 1980	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1029	Air Force Base Ondangwa	shot down while on armed recce over Angola	Lt. Pete Hollis ejected but his head struck the canopy and broke his neck. KIA		Martin-Baker
15th May 1980	SAAF	Impala Mk.II		4Sqn		??? Possibly Charlie Rudnick		Martin-Baker
22nd June 1980 also seen as 20th	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1037	Air Force Base Ondangwa	shot down by 23mm AAA while on CAS mission in Angola. Aircraft recovered and repaired	Lt. Neil G. Thomas ejected safely and was recovered by an Alouette helicopter		Martin-Baker
12 September 1980	SAAF	Impala Mk.II		Air Force Base Ondangwa	search and destroy mission	Lt Vince Lautenslager KIA
12 September 1980	On 12 September 1980 I flew a search and rescue mission for Lt Vince Lautenslager at 17h15 from Air Force Base Ondangua. He was on a search and destroy mission as wingman to Lt Frans Vermaak in Impala MkII's. I found the wreckage and it appeared as though his Impala had struck into the ground during the roll-in to attack a Russian made troop carrier approximately 20 km's South East of Xangongo (The Ural lorry was still burning from the attack presumably by 30mm cannon from Lt Vermaak). It is not known if he was brought down by small arms fire or flew into the ground. He was presumed dead in the wreckage.
10th October 1980	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1042	Air Force Base Ondangwa	Shot down by SA-7 some 20 km SW of Mupa, Angola	Lt. Steve Volkersz ejected safely. Believed killed by SWAPO		Martin-Baker
10th October 1980	I also flew the search and rescue mission on 10 October 1980, for Lt Steve Volkerz who was struck by 2 SAM-7's while on a search and destroy mission leading his wingman Lt Chris Skinner. He was momentarily above the standard 50ft height in a turn when hit directly over a SWAPO camp hidden in trenches and bushes. Lt Skinner saw Lt Volkerz on the ground after the ejection gesturing in which direction he would be evading towards. He had unknowingly also landed in the same base, was captured and shot "by accident" by the cook who had heard the commotion, emerged from his bunker and saw a white pilot and thought the camp was under attack. This fact was found out nearly a year later when propaganda pamphlets were found on a captured SWAPO soldier showing a photo of Lt Volkerz, obviously shot with his 3 Sqn helmet next to his head.
4th November 1980	SAAF	Mirage F.1CZ	208	3 Sqn	Crashed near Groblersdal (South Africa) after experiencing full upwards runaway trim, during a night interception mission	Capt. Les M. Bennett		Martin-Baker
4th January 1981	SAAF	PC-7			Ondangwa	???		Martin-Baker
26th February 1981	SAAF	Impala MkII	1001		Crash landed in a 'shona' near Ondangwa	Pilot OK
1 June 1981	SAAF	Impala MkII	1052		Shot down by AAA over Southern Angola	Major Gene Kotze KIA
5th November 1981	SAAF	Mirage IIID2Z	1050	85 AFS	near Pietersburg			Martin-Baker
5th November 1981	SAAF	Mirage IIID2Z	1050	85 AFS	near Pietersburg	CMDT Steyn Venter	Major Basil O. Newham (helo pilot as passenger)	Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	The photo published with the SAAF ejection of Steyn Venter of Mir III D2Z on the 6^th of November 1981 is incorrect. It is a photo of a technical officer with the same surname and rank (Chris Venter) and not that of Steyn Venter! F. A. Visser in email 27th August 2009 amended 27th August 2009
	My ejection from Mirage 111D2Z 1050 – It occurred on 05 November 1981, NOT 06 Nov. I made my own explosions on that Guy Fawkes Day. A flame out occurred at low level during a test flight, could not restart, ejected very low – went down about 30km east of Pietersburg near the University of the North. Was picked up by a police officer and taken back to base. Steyn Venter in email 26th July 2011
6th May 1982	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	536	6 sqn. Air Force Base Port Elizabeth.	near Port Elizabeth	Capt. R. M. "Robbie" Turner see also 11th April 1991	via André Kritzinger	Martin-Baker
	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	536	6 sqn. Air Force Base Port Elizabeth.	near Port Elizabeth	Student Lt Ray Hughes made late ejection and was killed
	Captain Robbie Turner ejected during a night training sortie. The student in front was Lt Ray Hughes. Bad weather and poor visibility caused Lt Hughes to mistake hangar lights and perimeter lights for the runway and both pilots only ejected when the plane started hitting the trees to the South of the Port Elizabeth airport. Lt Turner survived due to his parachute snagging on trees and slowing down his fall. Lt Hughes unfortunately fell along an open pathway and had nothing to break his speed as they had ejected with a downward vector outside the envelope of the zero zero ejection seats.
31st May 1982	SAAF	Impala MkII	1052		Hit by AAA. Cuvelai, Angola	Pilot killed
9th September 1982	SAAF	Impala Mk1	544	7 Sqn	Near Hopefield	Lt. P.C. McMillan		Martin-Baker
9th September 1982	SAAF	Impala Mk1	544	7 Sqn	Near Hopefield	Capt. F. J. Sevenster		Martin-Baker
10th December 1982	SAAF	Impala		Air Force Base Ondangwa		Lt. A. A. Stapa		Martin-Baker
12th April 1983	SAAF	Mirage IIICZ	810	2 Sqn	During performance evaluation against Maj Kenny Williams from 3 Sqn in Mir F1 as result of flame –out. Kruger National Park	CAPT Charl A. "Sarel" Smal ejected suffer a minor compression fracture in his back.	2ND EJECTION	Martin-Baker
?? July 1983	SAAF	Impala		AFB Waterkloof.	Birdstrike. Flameout engine failure at low level	Pilot ejected killed
FEEDBACK	Hi, I recall an Impala crashing at AFB Waterkloof in about July 1983, which does not appear on your list. I was undergoing pilot's selection at the IAM/MMI in July 1983 and remember speaking to a Impala pilot about flying in the SAAF. The next day, he was killed after ejecting late after an engine (flameout/birdstrike) failure at low level from AFB Waterkloof. Don't know any more than that. Mark Fouche'
16th November 1983	SAAF	Impala MkII	1083		Durban	Pilot killed
1st December 1983 Date ??	SAAF	Impala MkII			Hit by SA-7 in tail cone over Angola. Failed to explode. Landed safely	Pilot OK
1st December 1983 Date ??	Is this the same incident as the 22nd December below
22nd December 1983	SAAF	Impala MkII			Hit by SA-9 in tail cone over Angola. Failed to explode. Landed safely	Pilot normal egress
13th March 1984	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	228	1 sqn	Lost in bad weather with malfunctioning instruments. Crashed near Lydenburg	Capt. Digby Holdsworth		Martin-Baker
13th March 1984	13 March 1984, my ejection over Lydenburg . I was picked up in a Puma helicopter piloted by Capt. Carl Volker and taken back to Air Force Base Hoedspruit.
15th January 1985	SAAF	Impala MkII	1006		Kavango	Capt. A. J. Botha		Martin-Baker
11th February 1985	SAAF	Mirage IIIDZ	841	85 AFS	near Pietersburg. The aircraft crash landed in a field and was later repaired and converted to a Cheetah.	Capt Francois Lategan ejected		Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	The above information is correct, Mike. It was 841 and Franscois Lategan, who currently stays in Australia. The Mirage was rebuilt into a Cheetah D and was delivered to 89 Combat Flying School on 29 October 1992. It was then already painted with the new 2 Squadron insignia, ready for the hand over of the 89 Combat FS aircraft to 2 Sqn in January 1993, on the closing of the Combat FS Piet van Schalkwyk via SAAF Forum 1st May 2008
FEEDBACK	I knew Francois Lategan after he had left the SAAF and was running a charter company at Vereeniging. He had some form of commemorative plaque on his desk from the Martin-Baker Company in recognition of his ejection from a Mirage. He is certainly not fictitious! Peter De Klerk via SAAF Forum 1st May 2008
12th February 1985	SAAF	Impala MkII			Engine failure, Ondangwa	Pilot killed
4th April 1985	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ

			222	1 Sqn	Mirage F.1AZ 222 "Cripple Two" was lost to an in flight engine fire. Jan Henning used the seatpan handle to initiate ejection. Landed through a thorn bush sustaining minor injuries plus a more lasting back injury. Rescued by Puma Helo pilotted by Major Polla Kruger.Crashed at Hoespruit AB	Major Jan Henning ejected safely	All photos via Jan Henning	Martin-Baker
22nd May 1985	SAAF	Mirage IIID2Z	848	85 AFS	the Mirage entered in a spin near Pietersburg			Martin-Baker
22nd May 1985	SAAF	Mirage IIID2Z	848	85 AFS	the Mirage entered in a spin near Pietersburg	Capt L. du Plessis (S)	instructor Maj JP Wessels did not eject and was killed.
22nd August 1985	SAAF	Impala				CAPT C. Kempis		Martin-Baker
12th June 1986	SAAF	Impala MkII	1013		Mid-air collision with Mk1 607 near Tzaneen	Lt. M. Fenner		Martin-Baker
12th June 1986	SAAF	Impala MkI	607		mid air collision with Impala MkII 1013 near Tzaneen			Martin-Baker
12th June 1986	SAAF	Impala MkI	607		mid air collision with Impala MkII 1013 near Tzaneen	Major G. E. Garrett	Lt Barries Barnard	Martin-Baker

17th December 1986	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	504	24th sqn	engine bearing failure. Pretoria GFA	Capt Joe Maartens ejected		Martin-Baker
17th December 1986	Capt. Maartens was then at 12 Squadron - Canberras, and used one of 24 Sqn Impalas for a GF sortie.
FEEDBACK	Thanks to Gert du Preez for additional details on this mishap. in email 8th October 2009
13th February 1987	SAAF	Impala Mk.I(Aermacchi MB326M)	581	Air Force Base Langebaanroad	flame out at 13 000ft during return to base. Tried several relights but all unsuccessful. Crashed 15 nautical miles North of Air Force Base Langebaanroad on the West Coast of South Africa	Canditate Officer (CO) Gerrit le Roux ejected. Suffered minor injuries		Martin-Baker
20th July 1987	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	464	7 or 8 sqn	Flameout, hit sea 10km off Durban			Martin-Baker
20th July 1987	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	464	7 or 8 sqn	Flameout, hit sea 10km off Durban	Capt. J. P. Pienaar	Capt B. Voster (K), nav
6th August 1987	SAAF	Cheetah	843	had a fuel transfer problem	near Hoedspruit	Maj Frik Viljoen		Martin-Baker
6th August 1987	SAAF	Cheetah	843	had a fuel transfer problem	near Hoedspruit	Capt Lourens Bosch [2 Sqdn] (back seat) went along for the ride		Martin-Baker
15th September 1987	SAAF	Mirage				???		Martin-Baker
27th September 1987	SAAF	Mirage F.1CZ	206	3 Sqn AFB Rundu	Hit in the tail area by a SAM -7 hit by missile during engagement with MiG-23ML while supporting Unita forces in Angola. On landing at Rundu overshot the runway	Capt. Arthur Piercy inadvertently ejected seriously injured	via Arthur Piercy	Martin-Baker
	"Flight understands that half of the tail was blown off but the pilot succeeded in returning to AFB Rundu, in the Caprivi Strip. The aircraft was landed on Rundu's short strip, but the parachute failed due to battle damage. The Mirage ran off the end of the runway into rough ground and the nosewheel collapsed. As the forward fuselage hit the ground, cockpit distortion fired the Martin-Baker Mk.10 ejection seat. The pilot survived, but was seriously injured."
	27 September 1987,Capt Arthur Piercy was hit in the tail area by a head-on R-23R missile from a MIG 23ML flown by Major Alberto Ley Rivas and not a SAM-7.
14th November 1987	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1024		Hit by AAA. Cuvelai, Angola during ground attack	Pilot killed
28th December 1987	SAAF	Mirage F.1CZ	215	3 Sqn	struck mountain ridge while on low-level navigation training sortie over eastern Transvaal (South Africa) A/c fell on "Boschhoek" farm near Ohrigstad	Capt. John K. Sinclair		Martin-Baker
14th February 1988	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	495	AFB M'pacha	Bird strike on take-off Flameout, crashed Northern Namibia			Martin-Baker
14th February 1988	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	495	AFB M'pacha	Bird strike on take-off Flameout, crashed Northern Namibia	CMDT Trevor J. Schroeder [2nd ejection - see also 4th January 1973]	Col S. Ferreira
20th February 1988	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	245	1 Sqn	brought down by a SAM over Angola near Cuito Cuanavale..	Pilot Major Ed R. Every ejected (K)		Martin-Baker
20th February 1988	From information on the Africa Aviation / Afrika Lugvaart web site it now appears that Major Every did not eject.
Saturday 19th March 1988	SAAF	F.1AZ	223	1 Sqn	Crashed during night sortie over Angola	Captain Willie van Coppenhagen KIA		Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	Another SAAF F1AZ went down in Angola on 19 March 1988, Maj Willie Van Coppenhagen. They were to aircraft out on a night diversion bombing run low level on return with radio silence. Just before Commandant Johan Ranking (the 2^nd aircraft) went over the SWA border, he saw a momentarily flash thinking a bomb was exploding. After landing he saw that Willie did not return with him. After 3 weeks of search they found the wreckage. Willie was killed, and presumed he flew into the ground. Descended at a very shallow angle until it struck the tree tops. One possibility is a corroded fuel pipe causing a flame out. A rumour going around is that he had a heart attack. in email 10th June 2013
31st March 1988	SAAF	Impala			Crashed in northern South West Africa during training mission.	Pilot ejected.		Martin-Baker
14th April 1988	SAAF	Impala				COL S.C. Ferreira	Is this confused with 14th February ???	Martin-Baker
16th April 1988	SAAF	Impala MkI	serial 470 "Falcon 5"	Silver Falcons aerobatic display team 83 Jet Flying School, Langebaanweg	Crashed in a pine tree plantation on "La Motte" farm outside Franschoek during a festival commemorating the French Huguenot's settling in Franschoek	Captain J. J. "Kobus" Griesel ejected safely		Martin-Baker
5th November 1988	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	533	8 sqn in Bloemfontein	Engine failure. He was part of an 8 ship formation that was about to form up for a fly past during a sqn open day. Crashed near Ceres, Western Cape	Captain Mike Bates ejected shortly after take off due		Martin-Baker
14th November 1988	SAAF	Atlas Impala 1	606	8 Squadron	crashed shortly after take-off from Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg following a mid-air explosion, went down in urban area in Avion Park Recreation Club fields Kempton Park, right next to Jan Smuts Airport
14th November 1988	SAAF	Atlas Impala 1	606	8 Squadron		Cmdt R. "Bob" Q. F. Masson ejected	back seater Mr. E. J. Boatwright killed	Martin-Baker
27th January 1989	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1003	8 sqn AFB Bloemspruit	Aborted take-off. Aircraft skidded on wet runway. Crashed through security fence. Aircraft repaired	Lt. Willem J. Van Der Merwe ejected		Martin-Baker
14th March 1989 also seen as 15th	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1059	8 sqn	Birdstrike. Flame-out and could not relight. Skidded off wet runway, near Winburg	Lt. Gustav W. Fouche		Martin-Baker
2nd May 1989	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	490	8 sqn	Entered inverted spin during aerobatics crashed near Thaba Nchu			Martin-Baker
2nd May 1989	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	490	8 sqn		Capt. Keith A. Fryer (see also 1/9/1997 - K.A. Fryer)	Capt. W. H. "Hennie" Van Zyl	Martin-Baker
31st August or 1st September 1989	SAAF	Atlas Impala Mk.II	1036	7 sqn	Crashed after flame-out during night cross country exercise a/c fell Piketburg near Laangabaanveg	Capt. Evert P. de Lange ejected		Martin-Baker
12th October 1989	SAAF	Atlas Impala Mk.II	1064	8 Sqn?		1 OK
14th February 1990	SAAF	Mirage IIICZ	802	2 sqn	flew through wake turbulence, crashed in sea between Yzerfontein & Saldanha near Langebaan, Cape Town	Capt. M. R. K. Edwards		Martin-Baker
20th October 1990	SAAF	Cheetah E	830 or 832	5 sqn	aborted take-off due to engine problems, caught fire near Louis Trichardt	Cmdt Reinier P. Keet		Martin-Baker
22nd February 1991	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1008	85 CFS AFB Pietersburg	Landing accident	Pilot killed
11th April 1991 also seen as 10th	SAAF	Impala Mk.II	1041	85 Combat Flying School	Flameout on finals Pietersberg Air Base	Major R.M. "Robbie" Turner Late ejection see also 6th November 1981		Martin-Baker
17th June 1991	SAAF	Atlas Cheetah E	824	5 Sqn	Crashed probable technical failure near Louis Trichardt during exercise Golden Eagle	Pilot CMDT I. C. Jones ejected.		Martin-Baker
16th October 1991	SAAF	Atlas Impala 1	'553'	83 Jet Flying School	Crashed after suspected birdstrike	Lt. R. C. Angus ejected safely		Martin-Baker
26th November 1991	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	483		Crashed during night training flight after engine problems	Pilot Lt. J. Scott ejected		Martin-Baker
5th February 1992	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	221	1 sqn	bird ingestion into engine at low altitude. Aircraft crashed lnm short of runway at AFB Hoedspruit.	Major Leon A. Bath ?????		Martin-Baker
5th March 1993	SAAF	Cheetah D		2nd Sqn Louis Trichardt	Diverted to temporary airfield at Upington Undercarriage collapsed in hard landing			Martin-Baker
5th March 1993	SAAF	Cheetah D		2nd Sqn Louis Trichardt		ejected	ejected	Martin-Baker
23rd April 1993	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	535	8 sqn Bloemfontein	near Botsobela, Free State	Lt. S.L. Rennie		Martin-Baker
23rd April 1993	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	535	8 sqn Bloemfontein	near Botsobela, Free State	Capt. J. A. C. Von Solms		Martin-Baker
7th May 1993	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	537	85 Combat Flying School Hoedspruit	engine bearing failure 6 miles north of the town of Nelspruit	Lt. L. A. Boxall ejected		Martin-Baker
2nd October 1993	SAAF	Herman Potgieter via Nick Elzinga Atlas Impala Mk.I 489 (Falcon 5)			85 JFS "Silver Falcons" Crashed at Lanseria Airport after structural failure	Pilot Charlie Rudnick initiated ejection sequence half a second before impact. He came out horizontally with fuselage vertical and a high downward velocity. He was killed during the ejection and "sucked" into the crash fireball	Herman Potgieter via Nick Elzinga The ejection showing parachute deployment	Martin-Baker
2nd October 1993	2 October 1993, Charlie Rudnick's parachute was totally disintegrated by the heat and flames of the aircraft explosion below him after he ejected. Charlie Rudnick also ejected when he was a 4 sqn pilot after he took off from Lanseria AFB in an Impala MkII, and ejected immediately after take-off when the aircraft became unstable after a panel opened just behind the cockpit - possibly your 15 May 1980 Impala event that has no details associated with the loss.
23rd November 1993	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	234	1 Sqn at Hoedspruit	Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 50 miles south south west of Cape Point	Cpt. Louis Joubert managed to eject in level attituted 330ft., 500kt. Lost presumed drowned		Martin-Baker
9th June 1994	SAAF	Mirage F.1AZ	235	1 Sqn	Bomb detonated directly under aircraft at low altitude, crashed near Potchefstroom	Major A. D. Brand ejected safely	via Dick Lord	Martin-Baker
7th November 1994	SAAF	Atlas Cheetah C	C 364	2 Sqn Langebaanweg AFB	crashed Jacobs Bay on cape West Coast north of Capetown	Capt. P.J. le Roux. ejected safely		Martin-Baker
30th October 1995	SAAF	Impala Mk.II		85 Combat Flying School Upington	Lost power on the take off run ejected at the end of runway 01 at Upington during excercise "Golden Eagle"	Chris Wiid ejected Landed safely in a fence		Martin-Baker
8th November 1995	SAAF	Pilatus Astra PC-7 Mk.II	Astra 2022 (number 2)	CFS	Collided near Darling, Western Cape in mid-air with another Astra near Langebaanweg air base, north of Capetown. Astra 2018 landed safely	pilot had ejected safely		Martin-Baker
3rd February 1997	SAAF	Pilatus Astra PC-7 Mk.II	2021	CFS	"Vrede" farm at Eendekuil, between Citrusdal & Piketburg	Major L. Burger		Martin-Baker
3rd February 1997	SAAF	Pilatus Astra PC-7 Mk.II	2021	CFS	"Vrede" farm at Eendekuil, between Citrusdal & Piketburg	C/O Piet Coetzer		Martin-Baker
28th July 1997	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	608	8 sqn	Near Bloemfontein	Lt Musa Mbhokota ejected		Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	I flew the aircraft Impala 608 before my friend ejected successfully from the aircraft. Details are: Date 29^th July 1997, Impala 608 flown by Lt Musa Mbhokota, caught fire after take off after the 3 or 4^th touch and go. The aircraft had already flown about 30-40 min. in the general flying area prior to doing some circuit training. The fire burn’t through the control rods and the aircraft lost control with the pilot ejecting safely. Location 2-5nm North of Bloemfontein airport. Time 2240 local. Regards Steve Isaacson in email 4th May 2008
1st September 1997	SAAF	Cheetah C	360	2 sqn	Near Louis Trichardt	Major Keith Fryer ejected (see also 2 May 1989)	2ND EJECTION ???	Martin-Baker
21st July 1999	SAAF	Impala Mk2	1098	85 Combat Flying School Louis Trichardt AFB	A/c stalled on take-off	Capt. Gary Loney ejected		Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	Hi there, Just a short mail concerning Impala ejection of 21 July 1999 South Africa. I was an Air Craft fitter at 85 Combat FS at the time. If I have this correct the pilot was Capt. Gary Lonely – and after he ejected he landed unconscious in the felt near to the burning wreck of his air craft, a small boy from the local village then pulled him by the parachute away from the fire, and soon after he was casavaced by Oryx to 1mil where he made a full recovery. Like I said I’m not 100% sure if 1098 was his aircraft, but I do remember him ejecting around this time and his name in not on the list. Regards, Clifford Geyer in email 8th September 2011 Name confirmed as Gary Loney (South African sources)
20th August 2000	SAAF	Impala Mk2	1089	85 CFS	Crashed on night take-off, inverted in Hoedspruit area. Cause not fully determined	Pilot did not eject		Martin-Baker
25th April 2002	SAAF	Impala Mk2	1091	85 Combat FS	Flew into a hill a during low-level tactical navigation exercise near Albasini Dam, Messina			Martin-Baker
1st April 2003	South African Air Force	Cheetah C	349	2 sqn AFB Louis Trichardt	The aircraft developed problems during an air-to-air training sortie and crashed near Levubu, Thohoyandou	Major Andrea Serra		Martin-Baker
Thursday 11th July 2003 morning	South African Air Force	Pilatus Astra PC-7 Mk.II		Central flying school at Langebaan	Sgt. Gouws had been taken as a passenger in the rear seat accidentally activated the ejector seat after the aircraft landed and was going through post flight checks.
Thursday 11th July 2003 morning	South African Air Force	Pilatus Astra PC-7 Mk.II		Central flying school at Langebaan			Sergeant Ralph Gouws accidentally ejected himself and was killed	Martin-Baker
13th or 12th November 2003	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	530	85 Combat Flying School at Hoedspruit	Possible bird strike - engine failure at low level	Instructor Pilot Lieutenant Andy Martin - ejected too late killed		Martin-Baker
		Impala Mk.I	530	85 Combat Flying School at Hoedspruit	Possible bird strike - engine failure at low level	Student Pilot Lieutenant Derek Duvenhage ejected too late - killed		Martin-Baker
		The Impala was low over the N4 highway through the Crocodile River gorge when it apparently swerved to avoid oncoming traffic. The two did not immediately eject from a safe height and save their lives as they tried to save the plane by doing an emergency landing.
9th April 2005 12:30	South African Air Force	Pilatus Astra PC-7 Mk.II	2016	CFS	Lost following low level ejection while on navigational training flight. Aircraft crashed near Lichtenburg in North West	Student pilot 2nd Lt. Oupa Jean-Claude Ramaiti ejected but killed		Martin-Baker
Monday 4th July 2005	South African Air Force	Impala Mk.II	1068	85 Combat Flying School, based at Hoedspruit.	Birdstrike Navigational Exercise flight, crashed shortly after take-off having hit two vultures	Student Pilot Captain Colin Sparke ejected at 600ft suffered some scratches and bruises		Martin-Baker Mk O6A
Tuesday 15th January 2007	South African Air Force	Pilatus Astra PC-7 Mk.II			En route to Air Force Base Langebaanweg for routine maintenance. Crashed outside Bredasdorp in the Western Cape	Pilot Lieutenant Colonel Chris Meiring killed		Martin-Baker
	Just been looking at your site. It seems to omit Death of Capt Gawie van Dyk and pupil on 20th May 1970 when Impala 512 was lost. Gawie was one of the original group sent to convert onto the Mirage 111's under Col Melville in early sixties and was an accomplished Mirage pilot before instructing on Impalas. Also 2nd Lt Kevin Winterbottom SAAF was killed immediately on approach to Waterkloof in an Impala over the suburb of Waterkloof/Monument Park. He chose not to eject as the aircraft would have landed in an densely populated area. He stayed with it and crashed in open ground Date 9th June 1976. He was awarded Honoris Crux(posthumously). Regards Andrew Embleton in email 19th November 2008 [site amendments made 20th November 2008]

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	My finest memory of this red-faced, neckless jet-jock was when he was in the Imp bugalow at Ondangs & Moerdyk rolled a water-melon with a thunder-flash in it into aforesaid bungalow. I'm almost sure it was RF Botha, but knowing Moerdyk - he would probably have been involved. Abel had quite a few ejections at his squadron (8 SQN), but AFAIK he was not the ejectee. 1988 - Mike Bates (Bird while in formo) 1989 - myself (microburst) 1989 - Gus Fouche (engine failure) 1989 - Hennie van Zyl & Keith Fryer (Inverted spin) 1989 - Evert de Lange (he was 7 SQN, but departed from 8 sqn after darkmoon ops training - fuel transfer failure) Abel became BSPT base OC end of 1989 and stopped flying. His only ejection was the bucc in 1978. From reading the board documents, he had entered a high-speed stall by just pulling too hard and could not recover. They were extremely lucky to walk away.
	Mr Koos, very interesting link and had many sad thoughts on those guys who did not survive. I have a couple of comments/questions for anyone to answer on the Ejection History list: 1. On the 2 September 1955, Flt Lt Albert Hooglad ejected from a Hunter in Britland. Was he on secondment? 2. I see that Mr Jan Henning is looking a bit grey and balding after his ejection on the 4 April 1985. It is not from normal wear and tear/ageing, it is most likely from the panic he experienced after the ejection while trying to remember the pin code for his credit card when Polla Kruger landed and presented him with the "Zik-Zik" machine before allowing him on board the rescue helicopter. 3. I have always been under the impression that Arthur Peircy's vlamgat was damaged by the proximity explosion from a "frontal aspect" missile [Atol] fired from Mig-23, and not a SAM-7. 4. Ed Every's incident also brings back some memories. The night after he crashed I was called from Ondangwa to fly to Rundu in the only night vision equipped Puma and tasked to look for him during the dark hours, with the view of a rescue if we could make contact with him. That night the yellow streak on my back became considerable wider and a darker yellow than normal. He had been shot down by what we believed a radar guided SAM-8/13 and there we were, cruising around the area of last seen at 1000 to 1500 feet AGL, broadcasting over the radio for him to talk to us, or listening for any 121.5 calls. We could see the lights of Menongue [I think it was Menongue] not too far from us, and all I could think about was a missile creeping up our arses while we were not looking. Talk about that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach!! That was one night when I was very happy to see the fuel tank contents getting lower and lower so that we could clear the area and go home!! It was a very, very dark night, and very, very far from the bar and the bright lights of Rundu!! However, I was interested to see that the Ejection History site states that he ejected. Can this be confirmed, because I have always been under the impression that he was killed when the aircraft crashed. Cheers all
	Nellis, just to reply to your earlier questions before the investigative journo's got onto Nugsies case. Arthur's F1 was a frontal sector missile and it exploded abeam the aircraft just as it had passed the cockpit. Ed never ejected. It was indicated at the time that the SAM-8/13 basically went up the tailpipe during the hit.