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Ref the record of Hunter ejection at Waterbeach on 15/3/58.I witnessed the incident.I worked in ATC.I think the aircraft was from 56sq not no 6. Great web site.How on earth do you start such a project!!!

Gerry

January

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
6th January 1958	USN	YF-8A Crusader	141343	NATC PAX.	in U.S	Pilot ejected		Vought
7th January 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	142415		in U.S	Pilot ejected		Vought
13th January 1958	Neth	Meteor				Capt. P. Krikken		Martin-Baker
18^th January 1958	USAF	F-100	2930	50th FBW	engine failure, crashed 2.75 NE of Wheelus AB, Libya	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
Jan1958	USAF	F-94				Bud Malone

February

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
3rd February 1958	USAF	F-86-L Sabrejets			Head-on mid-air collision - between two F-86-L Sabrejets near Andrews, South Carolina. We were about 42,000 feet, hit at about 1200 combined MPH, and exploded about 6000 lbs. of jet fuel	Ray Bronk ejected		NAA
5th February 1958 approximately 2 a.m	USAF	F-86 Sabre			Simulated combat mission collision between an Air Force B-47 Stratojet and F-86 Sabre at 36,000 ft. B-47 was force to ditch its cargo of a hydrogen bomb near PARRIS ISLAND, S.C	pilot ejected safely		NAA
6th February 1958	USAF	F‑104A	56‑0792		engine failed shortly after take‑off 1 M W of Palmdale AP. CA, USA	pilot ejected but was killed		Lockheed
10th February 1958	USAF	F-100D		2nd TFW RAF Wethersfield	Compressor stall Crashed in wheatfield near Chalon Vatry, France	1st Lt. Russell Scott ejected at 2000 ft. 220 knots and landed in ploughed field		NAA
13th February 1958	USAF	F-100D	55-2831	509th Ftr Squadron, on TDY from Langley AFB, Virginia,	Cause of the accident was inferior grade steel used in the afterburner spray bars that fatigued out on take off roll, Landstuhl AB, West Germany	John R. Coombs ejected at approximately 500 feet		NAA
15th February 1958	Lockheed	F‑104A	56‑0794	Lockheed	During pre‑delivery test flight engine failure due to oil loss, nr El Mirage Dry Lake, CA, USA	Pilot ejected safely		Lockheed
11th February 1958	RAF	Javelin FAW4	XA734	23Sqn	Crashed near Wymondham, Norfolk	Flg. Off. P. Baigent		Martin-Baker
11th February 1958	RAF	Javelin FAW4	XA734	23Sqn	Crashed near Wymondham, Norfolk	Flg. Off. F. H. B.Stark		Martin-Baker
26th February 1958	Gloster AC	Javelin FAW7	XH714		Crashed in the New Forest, Hants	Pilot ejected OK		Martin-Baker
26th February 1958	Gloster AC	Javelin FAW7	XH714		Crashed in the New Forest, Hants	Navigator ejected was killed		Martin-Baker

Today is the first time I have seen ejection sites on the web. I ejected from an F-100D , on Feb 13, 1958 at approximately 1500 at while flying in the . . I was carrying a 450 gal drop tank so I elected to drop it and get as high as I could before ejecting. I .

March

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
5th March 1958	USN	F-8A F8U‑1 Crusader	BuNo 143801 NL 411	VF-154 from carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19)	hydraulic failure during attempted landing on carrier. Crashed shortly after haltering. In Pacific off Ohau, HI, USA	Pilot killed during ejected.		Vought
6th March 1958	USAF	F‑86			shot down by AAA. Crashed into sea off North Korea, N of DMZ, North Korea	Pilot ejected safely. Captured and returned to South Korea		NAA
11th March 1958	USAF	F‑100D	64‑2250	49th TFW / 7th FBS	Engine failure. Crashed into Mediterranean 15 M E of Wheelus AB. Libya	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
12th March 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 143744	VF-96 from carrier USS Midway (CVA-41)		Pilot ejected.		Vought
13th March 1958	USAF	TB‑47B	50‑0013	3520th CCTW	wing tailed in mid‑air	Ejected safely
						Ejected safely
						Killed - ejected ???
13th March 1958	USAF	F‑100C	54‑2023	23rd FDS/36th FDW, Elmstein	engine flamed out at low level. Crashed 10 M SE of Kaiserslautern, West Germany	pilot ejected safely		NAA
15th March 1958	RAF	Hunter F5	WP101/N	56 Sqn	undercarriage leg broke off landing at Waterbeach, Cambs. The aircraft bounced into the air and crashed five miles NW of the airfield	Flt. Lt. J. C. Newby ejected		Martin-Baker
15th March 1958	USN	Grumman F9F-6 Cougar	?	NAS Olanthe	NAS Olanthe, Kansas	Edward L. Bethel 1st Ejection		Grumman
21st March 1958	Convair	F‑104A	56‑0738	nr Kirtland AFB, NM, USA	Engine failure. Loaned to Convair for chase duties	pilot ejected safely		Lockheed
25th March 1958	Civ	P				Mr. J. Brunner		Martin-Baker
26th March 1958	USAF	T‑33A	51‑8974	32nd FDS	crashed at night, 3 M WSW of Nouasseur AB, French Morocco	Pilot killed
26th March 1958	USAF	T‑33A	51‑8974	32nd FDS	crashed at night, 3 M WSW of Nouasseur AB, French Morocco	Student pilot ejected safely		Lockheed
27th March 1958	RN	Vampire				Lt. J. W. Moore		Martin-Baker
27th March 1958	RN	Vampire				S.Lt. B. A. Waters		Martin-Baker
29th March 1958	IndAF	Hunter				ejected		Martin-Baker
29th March 1958	IndAF	Hunter				ejected		Martin-Baker
not clear if two hunter involved or a training aircraft

April
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
3rd April 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 144433	VF-24	U.S.	Pilot ejected		Vought
7th April 1958	USAF	F‑84F		Nellis	Collided with another F‑84F (which landed safely) while coming out of a loop. Indian Springs AFAF, NV, USA	Dutch Pilot ejected safely
9th April 1958	RAF	Canberra B6	WT207	76 Sqn		Flt. Lt. J. P. F. De Salis [personal testimony]		Martin-Baker
9th April 1958	RAF	Canberra B6	WT207	76 Sqn		Flg. Off. P. H. G. Lowe		Martin-Baker
a/c on loan to Napiers and fitted with a Double Scorpion rocket motor in the bomb bay This motor exploded over Monyash, Derbyshire at 56,000ft. Both crew "baled out" with the temperature at -57 deg C and free fell to 10,000ft before their chutes opened]
10th April 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 143757	VF-32 from carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60)		Pilot ejected		Vought
10^th April 1958	USAF	F-100	2953	50th FBW	mechanical failure crashed on El Uotia range, Libya	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
11th April 1958	USAF	F‑100D	56‑2904	AFFTC Project ZEL	Rocket failed to separate during ZEL launch 1 M N of Harper's Dry Lake, CA, USA	Test pilot Al Blackburn ejected safely		NAA
	"During the second flight flight a problem emerged when the rocket booster wouldn't separate after burnout. This was a cause for concern because there was no way to land the jet with an empty rocket bottle dangling from it like some kind of malignancy. Al Blackburn flew around for an hour and a half trying various tricks to nudge the thing loose, but nothing worked. He finally ejected, somersaulted, and made a rough landing in a 35-mph wind. The F-100 augered in nearby."
15th April 1958	RN	Sea Venom				Lt. D. J. Schofield		Martin-Baker
15th April 1958	RN	Sea Venom				Lt. J. Webster		Martin-Baker
16th April 1958	USAF	F-100	53-1982	36th FDW, 22nd FDS	crashed in eastern suburb of Matzen, West Germany after entering spin	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
18th April 1958	RAF	Hunter	XG165		Crashed at Bowley, Co. Durham after the engine cut	Flt. Lt. H. O. Hood ejected		Martin-Baker
21st April 1958	Belgian Air Force	Hunter				Lt. C. Buisseret		Martin-Baker
22nd April 1958	Hawker Sea Hawk	WM992 '136'	802 Sqn HMS Ark Royal		lost at sea.	R. A. Chandler ejected		Martin-Baker
30th April 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 143779	VF-154 from carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19).		Pilot ejected		Vought

May
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
5th May 1958	Germany. Autoflug				test, Germany	Herr Rolf Bulwinkel ejected from the runway at 120kts.		Martin-Baker
7th May 1958	RCAF	CFI00				crew member ejected		Martin-Baker
9th May 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 143706	NAF China Lake	in U.S.	Pilot ejected		Vought
11th May 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 144455	VF-24	in U.S.	Pilot ejected		Vought
13th May 1958	Swedish Air Force	Hunter				Flg. Off. N. H. Hjelm		Martin-Baker
13th May 1958	RCAF	CFI00				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
13th May 1958	RCAF	CFI00				Navigator ejected		Martin-Baker
19th May 1958	RAF	Swift FR5	WK312	79 Sqn	controls failed five miles west of Weidenbruck, West Germany.	Flt. Lt. G. G. Lee ejected		Martin-Baker
20th May 1958	USAF	T‑33A	53‑5966	104th FIS MD ANG	Collided with Viscount N7410 4 M ENE of Brunswick, MD, USA. 1 on T‑33 and 11 on Viscount killed	Pilot ?? ejected		Lockheed
20th May 1958	USAF	T‑33A	53‑5966	104th FIS MD ANG		Killed		Lockheed
22nd May 1958	USAF	F‑100D	55‑3696	5th FBS/20th TFW	Uncontrollable spin. 3 M W of Doddington, UK	Pilot ejected		NAA
25th May 1958	RCAF	CFI00				Flg. Off. Petrie		Martin-Baker
27th May 1958	USAF	F‑100C	54‑1924	23rd FDS/36th FDW	Flight control system failure, 8 M N of Spangdahlem AB, West Germany	Pilot ejected		NAA

June
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
5th June 1958	RAF	Javelin				Flg. Off. J. J. Jackson
9th June 1958	USAF	F-100	54-1947	36th FDW, 23rd FDS	on takeoff from Bitburg AB, West Germany	Pilot ejected safely		NAA

July

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
10th July 1958	USMC	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 143765	VMF-334		Pilot ejected First USMC ejection (from this type of aircraft ??)		Vought
11th July 19578	RAF	Javelin				Flt. Lt. B. Bedford		Martin-Baker
12th July 1958	USAF	F‑100C	54‑1991	461st TFS/36thTFW	Collided with F‑1 00C 54‑2000, 60 M ENE of Wheelus AB, Libya	Pilot ejected but was killed		NAA
12th July 1958	USAF	F‑100C	54‑2000	461st TFS/36th TFW	Collided with F‑1 00C 54‑1991, 60 M ENE of Wheelus AB, Libya	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
16th July 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 143712	VF-11	in U.S.	Pilot ejected		Vought
16th July 1958	Belg	Hunter				ADJ L. Hanson		Martin-Baker
16th July 1958	Belg	Hunter				Sgt. G. Cornette		Martin-Baker
16th July 1958	USAF	F‑100C	53‑1773	336th TFS/4th TFW	12'h M E of Fort Walton, FL, USA	pilot ejected safely		NAA
24th July 1958	USN	RF-8A F8U‑1P Crusader	BuNo 145605	VFP‑63 or VFP-154 from carrier USS Midway (CVA-41)		Pilot ejected. First (F8U‑1P) crash ejection		Vought
26th July 1958	USAF	Lockheed F-104			engine flamed out on takeoff	Capt. Iven C. Kincheloe ejected having had to roll his aircraft to compensate for the downward firing ejection seat. Landed on flaming wreckage with his parachute still unfurling	USAF Photo	Stanley Lockeed C-1
29th July 1958	Finl	Vampire				Capt. O. Halminen		Martin-Baker

August

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
6th August 1958	USN	F9F-6 Cougar	BuNo 13004	NAS Glenview, IL	At Waterford,WI USA	1/LT Phil Neubig ejected		Grumman
12^th August 1959	USAF	F-100	53-1987	36th TFW, 22nd TFS	crashed 5 mi SSE of Wheelus AB, Libya	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
13th August 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 145332	VF-103	in U.S	Pilot ejected		Vought
18th August 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 143717	VF-124	U.S.	Pilot ejected		Vought
18th August 1958	USAF	F‑100D	56‑3089	312th TFW	Badwater, Furnace Creek, Death Valley, CA, USA	pilot ejected safely		NAA
20th August 1958	RN	Hawker Sea Hawk	XE370 [or 379] '116'	801 Sqn. Brawdy		the ejection seat drogue streamed during a catapult launch from HMS Bulwark. The aircraft went into the sea. Fate of pilot unknown.		Martin-Baker
25th August 1958	RCAF	CF100				Flg. Off. B. T. Pharoah		Martin-Baker

September

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st September 1958	RN	Sea Hawk				Lt. R. C. Dimmock		Martin-Baker
2nd September 1958	Neth	Hunter				Sgt. E. Sjamaar		Martin-Baker
4th September 1958	USAF	North American F-86D	52-3698	324th FIS at Sidi Slimane in Morocco	lost both fuel controls over the Mediterranean [see description below]	First Lieutenant Robin Lewis ejected		North American
FEEDBACK	Hi, I was a First Lieutenant with the 324th FIS at Sidi Slimane in Morocco. I was flying F86Ds. I was playing target that day, I lost both fuel controls (electronic and manual back up) over the Mediterranean at 40,000 ft and just under 100 miles back to base. and I made it to 4000' and 8 miles to the base on 1/2 idle speed. My wing man, who was a Korean ACE asked me what I was going to do. I looked at the distance and 45 degree turn to make the runway. All I could see was that I was going to drag a wing tip short of the runway. I ejected safely. It was one hell of a kick in the butt. The seat got caught in the parachute and cut 6 or so shroud lines and tore a hole in the canopy. My lucky day!!! It was 1958 September 4th on a clear day.The air sea rescue chopper was there immediately. Again my thanks to the Korean ACE on my wing. they taught me a lot. Sincerely, Robin Lewis in email 22nd December 2007
4th September 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 145407	VF-194	in U.S.	Pilot ejected		Vought
5th September 1958	USAF	F‑89H		465th FIS	left engine exploded during join‑up	Ejected		Northrop
5th September 1958	USAF	F‑89H		465th FIS	left engine exploded during join‑up	Ejected		Northrop
8th September 1958	RN	Sea Hawk FGA6	XE402/A166	804 SQn	Collided during anti EOKA sortie over Cyprus from HMS Albion and crashed into the sea	Lt. T. M. Tuke		Martin-Baker
8th September 1958	RN	Sea Venom FAW21	XG620/A225	809 Sqn	Collided during anti EOKA sortie over Cyprus from HMS Albion and crashed into the sea	Lt. D. W. Ashby		Martin-Baker
8th September 1958	RN	Sea Venom FAW21	XG620/A225	809 Sqn		Lt. Cdr. A.A.Knight		Martin-Baker
11th September 1958	USAF	RF‑84F	52‑7289	66th TRW	nr Souk El Arba, nr Nouasseur AB, French Morocco	pilot ejected safely
17th September 1958	Belgian Air Force	Hunter				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
20th September 1958	RAF	Javelin				S.LG.P.Kingston		Martin-Baker
25th September 1958	USN	F-8A Crusader	BuNo 143747	VF-32 from carrier USS