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Chronological Listing of Zimbabwe / Rhodesia Ejections |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 8th January 1957 |
 RRAF |
Vampire | R. J. Gaunt | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Flg. Off. B. N. Horney | Martin-Baker |
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Vampire T.11 RRAF 103 which became RRAF 414. This aircraft crashed on 23rd February 1965. Both crew ejected. |
| 23rd February 1965 |
RRAF |
Vampire T 11 |
RRAF 414 [RRAF 103] |
5 Sqn | near Selukwe | Flg. Off. F. D. Janeke |
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Martin-Baker |
| Cadet W. W. Buckle | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 25th November 1968 |
 RRAF |
Vampire T.11 | R2412 |
5
Sqn (also seen as 6 Sqn - CONFIRM ??) |
training flight crashed near Selukwe following fire warning |
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Martin-Baker |
| M. Guy Munton-Jackson | Flt. Lt. John F. Barnes | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 29th October 1969 |
RRAF |
Canberra B 2 | 85212 | 5 Sqn | Out of fuel in tropical storm at night. Crashed Wankie National Park | Air Sub Lt. J. Stagman | Martin-Baker | |
| navigator Air Lt. D. Ponance | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 28th October 1970 |
RRAF |
Hunter FGA9 |
81823 XJ638 |
1 Sqn | Engine failure on finals. Crashed Bulawayo airport | Air Lt. Alan Bruce |
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Martin-Baker |
| 4th September 1973 |
RRAF |
Vampire T 11 | 84205 | 2 Sqn | Operational conversion training sortie. Crashed in Selukwe area | S. Lt. P. M. Bate | Martin-Baker | |
| 15th June 1976 |
RRAF |
Hunter FGA9 |
R1280 XE548 |
Bullet severed hydraulic line. Crashed near Thornhill |
Flt. Lt. T. M. Thomas | Martin-Baker | ||
| 13th January 1977 |
RRAF |
Vampire FB 52 | 81318 | 2 Sqn | crashed during training flight near Thornhill | Pilot Air Sub Lt N Lamb baled out | did he eject ?? | |
| 5th November 1980 |
 Rhod/Zim |
Hawk Mk.60A | ??? ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| ??? ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 7th October 1993 |
 Zimbabwe |
Hawk Mk.60A | ??? | Martin-Baker | ||||
| ??? | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 21st/22nd January 2001 |
Zimbabwe |
Shenyang F-7 | Pilot Wing Commander ????? became disoriented at night while on way to take part in flypast at Laurent Kabila's funeral ejected. He was found alive in the jungle by Zimbabwean troops five days later | JALI | ||||
| Tuesday 22nd January 2001 |
Zimbabwe |
Shenyang F-7 | Pilot part in flypast at Laurent Kabila's funeral couldn't land as preceding jet had crash landed and blocked the runway. | JALI | ||||
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Acknowledgement and Thanks to |
Ed Potterton |
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