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Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
3rd January 1961	USN	Crusader YF-8C	BuNo 147040	NATC PAX	in US	Pilot ejected		Vought
11th January 1961	USMC	Crusader F-8B	BuNo 145447	VMF-312	in Japan	Pilot ejected		Vought
11th January 1961	USN	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 147017	VF-103, CVA-59		Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
9th January 1961	RAF	Vampire T11	XD431	Flying Training Command	went missing over the Wash	Pilot Officer Leonard Dalton
9th January 1961	[possible ejection] RAF Vampire T11 XD431 of Flying Training Command. Following engine malfunction pilot radioed intention to eject. No trace of pilot or aircraft found. [dfsr/no 40/ May 1962]
	Mike I came across your site whilst researching what happened to the aircraft my brother (Pilot Officer Leonard Dalton) was flying when it was lost in 1961. I know this was XD431 and it actually went missing over the Wash on 9 January 1961 (your notes say 19 Jan). Can you tell me what your reference 'dfsr/no 40/ May 1962' refers to as it may help in my investigations. Thanks and congratulations on an interesting website. Regards Mike Dalton
20^th January 1961	USAF	F-100	2850	48th TFW/492nd TFS	crashed 1 mi SE of Grove farm, Gissing, England hydraulic failure during climbout from Lakenheath on training mission to Holland	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
23rd January 1961	RAF	Vampire T11	XE882	1FTS	unable to recover the aircraft from a practice spin. Aircraft crashed at Aysgarth, North Yorkshire	Flt. Lt. G.Richards ejected and seriously injured landing heavily on frozen ground.		Martin-Baker
23rd January 1961	RAF	Vampire T11	XE882	1FTS		Lt. M. J .M. Wilkin ejected and seriously injured landing heavily on frozen ground.		Martin-Baker

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	photo	seat
1st February 1961	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XN460 / 26	2 FTS	Crashed at Syerston. Notts after failing to recover from a spin	Student Plt. Off.I. F. Mitchinson ejected safely		Martin-Baker
1st February 1961	USN	Crusader F-8A	BuNo 145366	VF-51	in US	Lt. Cdr. A. C. O'Neal ejected		Martin-Baker
8th February 1961	RN	Sea Vixen FAW1	XJ527/H 242	890 Sqn HMS Hermes	Crashed into the sea off Tengah, Singapore	Lt. G. W. G. Hunt		Martin-Baker
8th February 1961	RN	Sea Vixen FAW1	XJ527/H 242	890 Sqn HMS Hermes	Crashed into the sea off Tengah, Singapore	Lt. J. S. Morris		Martin-Baker
17th February 1961	Stanley	AT-6 Texan	N7704C	Stanley Aviation Company	Live Test of Parachute Extraction System	FIRST LIVE YANKEE TEST Harry W. Schmoll [personal testimony]		Stanley YANKEE Parachute Extraction
20th February 1961	IDF / AF	Super Mystère B.2	No. 32	No. 105 Squadron	bird strike	Sub‑Lt Zvi Umshweif ejected successfully
22nd February 1961	USN	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 146923	VF-103, CVA-59		Pilot ejected
23rd February 1961	USN	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 146988	VF-124	in US	Pilot ejected
24th February 1961	Neth	Hunter				1st Lt. T. De Jager		Martin-Baker
24th February 1961	USN	Demon				Lt. F. A. Grant		Martin-Baker
9th February 1961	USAF	F‑104A	56‑0761	Edwards AFB, CA, USA	lost engine power due to maintenance errors	pilot ejected safely		Lockheed
25th February 1961	USAF	F‑89J	53‑2581	123rd FIS OR ANG	lost attitude gyro during instrument flight	ejected		Northrop
25th February 1961	USAF	F‑89J	53‑2581	123rd FIS OR ANG	lost attitude gyro during instrument flight	ejected		Northrop

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	seat	photo
1st March 1961	Sweden	Hunter				Flg. Off. B. I. Berglund		Martin-Baker
4th March 1961	USN	Crusader F-8A	BuNo 143808	VF-51	in US	Pilot ejected
9th March 1961	USSR	Vostok capsule	Vostok 3KA s/n 1	Baikonur	Russia	Ivan Ivanovich "test mannequin" "ejected" and made successful parachute descent Chernushka [live dog] landed in the capsule		Zvezda Vostok Seat
10th March 1961	Sweden	Hunter				Flg. Off. J.O.Bminan		Martin-Baker
13th March 1961	USAF	F‑104A	56‑0859	157th FIS SC ANG	engine failure after main fuel control failure, caused loss of power in engine. crashed near Congaree Al SC, USA	pilot ejected safely		Lockheed
14th March 1961	USAF	B‑52F	57‑0166	4134th SW	nr Yuba City, ran out of fuel; with two nuclear weapons on board , CA, USA	crew ejected/bailed out ???????
23rd March 1961	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XM347 / 13	2 FTS	Engine failure. Crashed at Syerston, Notts	student P.O J. B. Fardell ejected.		Martin-Baker
24th March 1961	RAF	Vampire T11	WZ513	8 FTS	Collided with RAF Vampire T11 XE944 of 8 FTS during formation loop which crashed near Swinderby	S.Lt. L. A. Boyer ejected over Binbrook		Martin-Baker
24th March 1961	RAF	Vampire T11	XE944	8 FTS	Hit by RAF Vampire T11 WZ513 of 8 FTS during formation loop which crashed near Swinderby	begin ejection sequence by jettisoning canopy but left it too late to eject		Martin-Baker
25th March 1961	USSR	Vostok capsule	Vostok 3KA s/n 2	Baikonur	Russia	Ivan Ivanovich "test mannequin" "ejected" and made successful parachute descent Zvezdochka [live dog] landed in the capsule		Zvezda Vostok Seat
27th March 1961	USN	FJ‑4B	143633	VA‑216	South China Sea	pilot ejected safely
28th March 1961	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XM477	1 FTS	Fire warning Crashed two miles from Dishforth, Yorkshire	Mid.Shpm. M.Dugan		Martin-Baker
28th March 1961	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XM477	1 FTS	Fire warning Crashed two miles from Dishforth, Yorkshire	Flg. Off. A. F. Marshall		Martin-Baker
31st March 1961	USAF	F-100	56-3257	49th TFW/7th TFS	engine failure crashed 48 miles west-south-west of Wheelus AB, Libya	Pilot ejected safely		NAA

April
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	photo	seat
1st April 1961	USAF	RF‑101C		38th TRS/66th TRW	lost control when flight of two aircraft was jumped by French Mirage Ills near Reims, France	pilot ejected safely		Weber
USAF M-D F-101C Voodoo of 66th TRW, 38th TRS at Laon, France. Two F-101C Voodoos were slowing preparing to start down an approach chute from 30,000ft. near Rheims towards Laon in France. Two French Mirage fighters of the l'Armee de l'Air jumped them and the lead F-101 pilot decide to pursue them. In doing so he applied throttle and speed brakes and pitched his aircraft upwards. Despite attemptes to recover the pilot was advised by his wingman to, "Eject!" which he finally did at 10,000ft. He landed about 200 yards from his aircraft.[f-101, p. 122]
1st April 1961	Martin-Baker	none	none	Chalgrove	Chalgrove	Doddy Hay ejects from ground rig zero - zero		Martin-Baker
12th April 1961	USSR	Vostok 1 capsule	Vostok 3KA s/n 3	Baikonur	Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin ejected after re-entering earth's atmosphere			Zvezda Vostok Seat
12th April 1961	Gagarin . . . "came down in a field near Smelovaka, not far from Saratov, watched by a woman planting potatoes with her six-year-old daughter. Legend has it that she asked him: 'Have you come from outer space?' after observing his pressure suitand space helmet. Gagarin replied: 'Yes, would you believe it? I certainly have!' He then hastily added: 'I'm Soviet!' as if to reassure the woman that he was not the advance guard of an interplanetary invasion force!"
17th April 1961	Den	F-86 Sabre				2.LTF.P.T.Horne		Martin-Baker
17th April 1961	Den	F-86 Sabre				2.LTP.Schever-1-men		Martin-Baker
24th April 1961	RAF	Vampire T11	XK584	4 FTS	Spin. Crashed on Anglesey, North Wales	Flt. Lt. Winspear		Martin-Baker
24th April 1961	RAF	Vampire T11	XK584	4 FTS	Spin. Crashed on Anglesey, North Wales	P.O Greenland		Martin-Baker
27th April 1961	USMC	Crusader F-8B	BuNo 145428	VMF-312, CVA-41, USS Midway		Pilot ejected		Vought ?
28th April 1961	USMC	Crusader F-8A	BuNo 145377	VMF-333	in US	Pilot ejected		Vought ?
?? April 1961	USAF	M-D F-101C Voodoo		66th TRW, 38th TRS, Laon, France		Pilot ejected 10,000ft. Landed about 200 yards from his aircraft		Weber

May
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st May 1961	USN	Crusader F-8B	BuNo 145452	VF-154	in Philippine Islands	Pilot ejected
1st May 1961	USMC	Crusader F-8B	BuNo 145427	VMF-312, CVA-43, USS Coral Sea		Pilot ejected
1st May 1961	USN	Demon				Hamilton		Martin-Baker
2nd May 1961	USN	Cougar				I.LTP-S.Moore		Martin-Baker
2nd May 1961	USN	Cougar				Lt. W.S.Kelly		Martin-Baker
3^rd May 1961	USAF	F-100	56-3292	49th TFW	crashed 3.25 miles south-west of Zabrata, Libya	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
3rd May 1961	USMC	Cougar				Capt. J.A.Rogers		Martin-Baker
3rd May 1961	USMC	Cougar				LTW.J.Smith		Martin-Baker
4th May 1961	RAF	Hunter F6	XG238/F	92 Sqn	The aircraft crashed into the Mediterranean two miles off Pomos Point, Cyprus	pilot F/O J Cleaver reported he was ejecting - never found he had ejected from a Hunter previously in 1960 also in Cyprus		Martin-Baker
4th May 1961	Hello Mike, I came across your website recently and thought you may be interested in the following:- May 4th 1961-Hunter F6 XG238/F. I was on duty in flight operations at RAF Nicosia when this flight was planned and the aircraft and pilot subsequently sadly lost. I seem to recall that this was a test flight following repairs and I believe that the pilot was F/O J Cleaver who had ejected from a Hunter previously in 1960 - also in Cyprus. Regards Alan Suckley in email 29th January 2007
5th May 1961	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XM469/12	1 FTS	Spin five miles from York	MID.SHPC.A.Skillett		Martin-Baker
5th May 1961	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XM469/12	1 FTS	Spin five miles from York	Flt. Lt. W. A. Langworthy		Martin-Baker
5th May 1961	Irish Air Corps	Vampire T-55		Baldonnel	Entered a spin. Given instructions to bail out over Co. Cavan, and landed safely		via Eddie Duggan
5th May 1961	Irish Air Corps	Vampire T-55		Baldonnel		Comdt. J. B. O'Connor recovered the aircraft and landed aircraft safely at Baldonnel	Cadet Ron McPartland ejected	Martin-Baker
6th May 1961	USN	Crusader F-8B	BuNo 145424	VF-124	in US.	Ensign P.D.Farley ejected		Martin-Baker
8th May 1961	USN	F-8 Crusader				Lt. Cdr. P.Montilardi		Martin-Baker
9th May 1961	RAF Hunter 6 XG238. Following engine malfunction pilot radioed intention to eject. Aircraft turned sharply to port and dived into sea. No trace of aircraft or pilot found though inflated dinghy found during search., believed to have separated on impact.
FEEDBACK	Regarding Hunter 6 of 92 Squadron Nicosia May 1961. Although I can not help with the date (you list two) I think everything else is correct. I was working on this aircraft one day before the accident and spoke to the pilot. The reason why it was being repaired is that 92 was in Cyprus working up for the display season and XG238 had suffered slight damage to its wing top surface while doing formation areos and contacted another Hunter in the team. This had been fully repaired (I believe) by the local MU. Best Regards Phil Hosey in email 5th February 2006
9th May 1961	Switz	Venom				Sgt. P.Ruggaber		Martin-Baker
9th May 1961	USAF	F‑104C	56‑0885	476th TFS/479th TFW Moron AB, Spain	horizontal stabilizer power control servo failed, causing stick to lock in full aft position. Aircraft climbed to 35,000 ft, stalled and dove to the ground	pilot ejected safely	Lockheed

	Chicago Tribune - ProQuest Archiver - May 14, 1961 force pilot flying an F-104 jet Starfighter died in a crash today during an air ... The pilot ejected from the flaming plane but was too low for the para- ..
17th May 1961	Indian A. F.	Toofani(Dassault Ouragon)	IC 870	2 Sqdn Halwara	While doing aerobatics went into a flat spin and the a/c would not recover Took a decision to abandon at 8000ft	F/O K C Shekhar ejected around 3000ft - no injuries		manual separation SNCASO
12th May 1961	Den	F84				Flt Lt. O.M.Nielsen		Martin-Baker
15th May 1961	RAF	Hunter F6	XG188/C	19 Sqn	Aircraft spun into the ground near Pocklington, York	Flg. Off. P. A .Bacon ejected at 5,000ft		Martin-Baker
18th May 1961	Sweden	Hunter				P.O. P. G. Nordgren		Martin-Baker
19th May 1961	RAAF	Vampire		76(F) Sqn	Fire. Crashed at Williamstown, New South Wales	Plt. Off. K.G. Smith ejected at 1,500ft, 300 mph		Martin-Baker
22nd May 1961	USN	Crusader RF-8A	BuNo 146839	VFP-62, CVA-42, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt		Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
30th May 1961	Nor	F-86 Sabre				Sgt. Y. Tungesvik		Martin-Baker

June
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	seat	photo
3rd June 1961	Martin-Baker	Ground Test Rig			Le Bourget	Doddy Hay ejected at zero - zero. Test site moved from scheduled position and he landed heavily [personal testimony]		Martin-Baker
3rd June 1961	USN	A4D‑2	142938 WL	VMA‑311 USS Midway	caught fire 25 M from USS Midway crashed into sea off Japan	pilot ejected safely		Douglas
5th June 1961	USMC	Skyray				1st Lt. D. E. Auten		Martin-Baker
12th June 1961	USN	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 147003	VF-124	in US			Martin-Baker
14th June 1961	USN	Skyray				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
15th June 1961	RAN	Sea Venom FAW.53	WZ927	724 Sqn Nowra	Crashed on landing at Nowra	Lt. Cdr. C. E. Dorris		Martin-Baker
15th June 1961	USAF	F‑104C	56‑0897	476th TFS/479th TFW Moron AB, Spain	engine compressor stalled during take‑off nr	pilot ejected safely		Lockheed
18th June 1961	USAF	F‑102A	56‑1060	525th FIS	hydraulic system failure between Badern & Erdorf, 5 NM from Hahn AB, West Germany	pilot ejected safely		Convair
16th June 1961	USN	Demon				Crew ejected [see 2nd October 1962]		Martin-Baker
17th June 1961	Den	F84				Flt. Lt. S. B. Henriksen		Martin-Baker
19^th June 1961	USAF	F-100	2971	20th TFW/77th TFS	in-flight fire after takeoff from Wethersfield AB Crashed 2.5 miles north-east of Duxford, England	Pilot ejected		NAA
22nd June 1961	USN	F-8 Crusader				Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
26th June 1961	USAF	F‑104C	56‑0923	436th TFS/479th TFW	collided with F‑104 57‑0917, Charlottesville, VA, USA	1 pilot killed, 1 ejected - confirmation of who was in which aircraft		Lockheed
26th June 1961	USAF	F‑104C	57‑0917	436th TFS/479th TFW	collided with F‑104 56‑0923, Charlottesville, VA, USA			Lockheed
28th June 1961	RAF	Lightning F1A	XM185/C	111 Sqn	Crashed at Lavesham near Wattisham, Suffolk	Flg. Off. P. J. Ginger		Martin-Baker
29th June 1961	USN	F4H‑1	145314	NATC NAS Patuxent River	lost control and entered unrecoverable flat spin. Crashed into Atlantic Ocean 50 M SE of NAS Patuxent River, MD, USA	pilot ejected safely		McDonnell
29th June 1961	USN	F-8 Crusader				Cdr. C.M. Cruse ejected.		Martin-Baker
?? June 1961	USAF	B-58 Hustler		43rd Bomb Wing, Little Rock, Arkansas	[possible ejections] USAF B-58 of 43rd Bomb Wing at Little Rock, Arkansas had flown to Le Bourget from an air display at Torrejon AFB, near Madrid. At first it was thought it had collided with other aircraft as there were two distinct fires and many aircraft were in the immediate vicinity. It appears though the B-58 had undershot the runway, struck the fairly steeply rising ground, bounced and broke in two. It is not clear whether the crew used their rescue capsules to escape or whether they were rescued from the fire.

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
6th July 1961	USN	Demon		VF-92 NAS Alameda	San Francisco Bay	LTJG Jack D.Bishop		Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	Jack took off from the westerly heading runway at NAS Alameda and turned left down San Francisco Bay. A baseball announcer at Candlestick Park in southern San Francisco told the fans that an aircraft was on fire over the bay, so hundreds saw the ejection. Jack pulled his feet back as the Flight Manual instructed but got a few crushed vertebrae -- because the Manual was out-of-date. Later we got an updated Manual which said to leave your feet on the rudder pedals. Zeke Wilson Cdr USN Ret I was the VF-92 Squadron Safety Officer investigating this accident -- Turbine Failure. in email 20th November 2007
11th July 1961	Switz	Venom				Lt. R.Meylan		Martin-Baker
12th July 1961	Italy	F.G91				TEN B.Giuliani		Martin-Baker
15th July 1961	USN	Cougar				Lt. F. J. Ahnberg		Martin-Baker
15th July 1961	USN	Cougar
19th July 1961	Republic	F‑105D	60‑0507	Republic	Crashed during pre‑delivery test flight near St James, NY, USA	pilot ejected safely		Republic
19th July 1961	USAF	T‑37B	55‑4317	3575th PTW		did crew eject???		Weber
19th July 1961	USAF	T‑37B	55‑4317	3575th PTW		did crew eject???		Weber
19th July 1961	USAF	F‑105D	60‑0446	36th TFW	engine failure on approach to Bitburg at the end of delivery flight to Germany. Crashed near Motach, West Germany	pilot ejected safely		Republic
20th July 1961	RN	Sea Vixen FAW1	XJ569/487	899 Sqn	Stalled during a slow speed check at 20,000ft. Crashed into Ridge Hill between Sydling and Cerne Abbas, Dorset	Lt. Cdr. John E. Kelly		Martin-Baker
20th July 1961	RN	Sea Vixen FAW1	XJ569/487	899 Sqn		Lt. Dave Ashby		Martin-Baker
	Dear Mike, Came across your Web Site today. Small correction 20th July 1961. I was pilot of Sea Vixen XJ569 that crashed at Cerne Abbas on that date, Dave Ashby was my Observer. He, incidently, was ejecting for the second time. Previously from a Sea Venom. Having suffered spinal injuries I was not allowed to fly ejector seat fitted a/c again. Six months after the ejection I converted to helicopters and continued to fly in the R.N. for further 10 years. After retirement from the R.N. I went commercial, flying HS 748, Comet and B.737 a/c. As a Comet captain I had the privilege of commanding the last ever commercial flight of the Comet, a Dan-Air Series 4C G.BDIW, 9th Nov.1981. It was a round the houses trip chartered by a Comet enthusiast group -119 of them + 7 crew - LGW to LGW time 1hr 15mins. I retired from flying in 1984 and will be 80 yrs of age 14th Feb 2006. Hope this info has been of interest to you. Yours Aye, John Kelly. in email 15th December, 2005
21st July 1961	RN	Scimitar F1	XD264/108	800 Sqn	Crashed five miles south of Cullen, Morayshire	Lt. Cdr. Danny Norman [personal testimony of A.W. "Bill" Bedford]		Martin-Baker
24th July 1961	USN	Cougar				???
24th July 1961	USN	Cougar				???
29th July 1961	Fr AF	Mirage			Fire	Test Pilot M. Jean Sarrail ejected. Was in the water for 45 minutes with a 55 knot wind blowing		Martin-Baker

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	photo	seat
2nd August 1961	Taiwan	RF-101			Shot down by AAA over Fuzhou	pilot Wu Baozhi ejected and captured		Weber
4th August 1961	Ind AF	Hunter				Flt Lt. K S. Rana		Martin-Baker
5th August 1961	RAF	Javelin FAW9	XH791	60 Sqn	ferry flight from Waterbeach to Tengah, Singapore Crashed into jungle near the Ganges Delta, India	Flt. Lt Edward "Ted" Owens ejected but died.	pilot ejected - seat malfunctioned and was killed	Martin-Baker
5th August 1961	RAF	Javelin FAW9	XH791	60 Sqn		M.Nav Anthony "Tony" Melton	pilot ejected - seat malfunctioned and was killed	Martin-Baker
7th August 1961	USSR	Vostok 1 capsule	Vostok 3KA s/n 4	Baikonur	Launched on 6th August	Cosmonaut Gherman S. Titov ejected after re-entering earth's atmosphere		Zvezda Vostok Seat
8th August 1961	RAF	Hunter 10	XE579	A.F.M.E	spontaneous ejection during ground impact	Pilot killed		Martin-Baker
10th August 1961	USN	Demon				Lt. Cdr. H. L. Halleland		Martin-Baker
11th August 1961	Canada	CF-100				ejected		Martin-Baker
11th August 1961	Canada	CF-100				ejected		Martin-Baker
16th August 1961	USN	Demon				Lt. Cdr. S.G.Cooper		Martin-Baker
17th August 1961	USN	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 145570	VF-91 [this later became VF-194 in 1963]	Engine suffered catastrophic failure. Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Oahu, during take off in Hawaii.	Lt. N. J. Corica successfully ejected.		Martin-Baker
23rd August 1961	Fr AF	Mirage				Capt. Rousiers ref.1		Martin-Baker
23rd August 1961	RN	Hunter				Lt. Adam		Martin-Baker
26th August 1961	USN	Crusader F-8A	BuNo 143708	VF-211	in US	Pilot Lt. (jg) William Boardman ejected [second ejection, see also 15th April 1959 16th October 1961]		Vought
FEEDBACK	I was browsing your ejection website and thought I'd chip in some more information on this ejection, which I believe involved BuNo 143708, since it's the only Crusader loss I can find for this date. Lt. (jg) William Boardman punched out over Crater Lake, OR and actually landed in the lake, being fished out soon after by rangers. Source: "Navy Pilot Bails Out, 'Chutes Into Crater Lake," Medford, OR Mail-Tribune Aug. 27, 1961 p.1. Good site! Regards William Villani in email 28th November 2007
29th August 1961	RAF(G)	Javelin 8	XH971	41 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen	break up of airframe during formation break - following structural failure	Pilot Flt. Lt. John Lawrence Hatch - spontaneous ejection - killed		Martin-Baker
29th August 1961	RAF(G)	Javelin 8	XH971	41 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen		Navigator Flt. Lt. John Charles Patrick Nothall - spontaneous ejection - killed		Martin-Baker
30th August 1961	USN	Crusader RF-8A	BuNo 145618	VFP-62	in US.	Lt. (jg) ?? ejected
30th August 1961	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XM423/R-J	CFS	Struck high voltage cables, caught fire. Engine failure Harvington near Kidderminster, Worcestershire	P.O. J. Armstrong		Martin-Baker
30th August 1961	RAF	Jet Provost T3	XM423/R-J	CFS		Flt. Lt. I. K. McKee		Martin-Baker

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
4th September 1961	RAF	Vampire T11	XD592	1FTS	Low fuel. Crashed near Acklington, Northumberland.	Mid Spm J.M.Hcath		Martin-Baker
4th September 1961	RAF	Vampire T11	XD592	1FTS	Low fuel. Crashed near Acklington, Northumberland.	Flt. Lt. G. D. Umbert		Martin-Baker
6th September 1961	Ger AF	F.G91				HPT W. Kruse		Martin-Baker
8th September 1961	USAF	TF‑102A	55‑4038	431 st FIS	Engine failed. Crashed into Mediterranean Sea 9 NM SW of Barcelona. Spain	Pilot ejected but drowned		Convair
8th September 1961	USAF	TF‑102A	55‑4038	431 st FIS		Pilot ejected		Convair
9th September 1961	USN	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 146982	VF-124	in US	Lt. W. H. Juvonen		Martin-Baker
10th September 1961	USN	Fury				Lt. (jg) J.N L Walker		Martin-Baker
17th September 1961	USN	Fury				Lt. W. I. Cain		Martin-Baker
19th September 1961	USN	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 145578	VF-194 CVA-61 USS Ranger		Pilot ejected
20th September 1961	USMC	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 146912	VMF-323	in US.	Capt. L H.Holmes		Martin-Baker
22nd September 1961	USAF	F‑105B	57‑5825	336th TFS/4th TFW	Porpoised after LABS manoeuvre and could not regain control Indian Springs, NV, USA	Pilot ejected safely		Republic
23rd September 1961	Den	F86				2.LT I. P. Ungar		Martin-Baker
28th September 1961	USMC	Cougar				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
6th October 1961	USN	Crusader RF-8A	BuNo 145634	VFP-62	After the pilot's ejection the aircraft continued in flight for over one hour and had to be brought down over the water by a Sidewinder missile fired from another fighter	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
9th October 1961	Belgian Air Force	Hunter				G. Meelbap		Martin-Baker
9th October 1961	Belgian Air Force	Hunter				Roelands		Martin-Baker
12th October 1961	USN	Demon				Cdr. W.F.McCuDough		Martin-Baker
12th October 1961	RAF	Hunter				Flt. LT G. G.Davies		Martin-Baker
13th October 1961	RAF	Hunter F4	XF940/25	ETPS	total fuel supply failure while on approach to Farnborough, Hants	Flt. Lt. G. G. Davies ejected at 400ft and the aircraft landed virtually intact on the nearby Tweseldown Racecourse		Martin-Baker
16th October 1961	USMC	F-8C Crusader	BuNo 147033	VMF-333	in US.	1st Lt. James E. Strawn ejected at high speed		Martin-Baker
16th October 1961	USN	Crusader F-8A	BuNo 144452	VF-211	Wing separated from the aircraft during supersonic air to air gunnery flight at 30,000 feet. Mechanical failure of wing locking mechanism, Yuma, AZ	Lt (jg) W M Boardman ejected [third ejection, see also 15th April 1959 26th August 1961]		Martin-Baker
17th October 1961	USMC	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 16949	VMF-334	in US.	Major R. B.Haines ejected		Martin-Baker
17^th October 1961	USAF	F-100	2872	401st TFW/612th TFS	Crashed 22 miles south-west of Incirlik AB, Turkey	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
21st October 1961	USN	Crusader F8U-1	BuNo 145375 AB 212	VF-11, CVA-42, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt		Lt. Kryway ejected after he directed the aircraft off the deck due to fire caused by heavy landing broke wheel strut. Famous sequence of photographs [by photographer mate L. J. Cera]		Martin-Baker
23rd October 1961	USN	Crusader F-8A	BuNo 143794	VF-191	in Japan.	Lt. C. D. Metzler ejected		Martin-Baker
23rd October 1961	Argentine Air Force	F-86F Sabre-30-NA	C-118		Crashed near Villa Reynolds Air Base	DID the pilot eject ???
25^th October 1961	USAF	F-100	2946	31st TFW/309th TFS	crashed 1.25 miles south-east of Niedermendig, West Germany	Pilot ejected safely		NAA
26th October 1961	RAF	Canberra B2	WD995	32 Sqn	collided with Javelin FAW9 XH906/Q of 25 Sqn during a night interception over Cyprus	The Canberra exploded killing the three crew. Canberra pilot's seat had spontaneous ejection on ground impact		Martin-Baker
26th October 1961	New Zealand	Canberra				Flt. Lt. P. G. Bevan ejected		Martin-Baker
26th October 1961	RAF	Javelin 9 XH906/Q		25 Sqn		N.E.A.F.Pilot was killed following spontaneous ejevtion during ground impact following mid-air collision		Martin-Baker
26th October 1961	RAF	Javelin 9 XH906/Q		25 Sqn		P.O. R. H. Lloyd ejected successufully at 500ft		Martin-Baker
27th October 1961	RN	Sea Vixen FAW1	XJ519/219	892 Sqn	Broke out of the hold back and went over the side of HMS Victorious while operating in the Far East	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
27th October 1961	RN	Sea Vixen FAW1	XJ519/219	892 Sqn		Navigator ejected		Martin-Baker

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
2nd November 1961	USN	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 146926	VF-194	in Japan	Lt. (jg) R. L. Martin		Martin-Baker
2nd November 1961	USMC	Crusader F-8A	BuNo 147024	VMF-333	in US	1st Lt. J. P. MacDonald		Martin-Baker
4th November 1961	USN	FJ-4B Fury						Martin-Baker
8th November 1961	RAF(G)	Canberra PR.7	WT511		Pilot killed . . . Seat believed to have been actuated by branched of trees that aircraft passed through prior to ground impact. Other crew member not in seat on impact though seat not actuated.
10th November 1961	USMC	Skyray				1st Lt. R. C. Deyo		Martin-Baker
12th November 1961	USN	Crusader F-8D	BuNo 148653	VF-154, CVA-43, USS Coral Sea	???	Lt. (jg) J. J. James		Martin-Baker
15th November 1961	USMC	Crusader F-8C	BuNo 146922	VMF-323	in Hawaii	1st LT C. W. Vogt
17th November 1961	USN	Demon				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
22nd November 1961	RAF	Hunter FGA9	XE581	8 Sqn	elevators control loss at 20,000ft. Crashed into the Persian Gulf	pilot ejected but his parachute did not open and he was killed.
22nd November 1961	USN	Cougar				Lt. C. E. Campbell		Martin-Baker
22nd November 1961	USN	Demon				K. R. Toby		Martin-Baker
25th November 1961	USN	Demon				Lt. JG W. Logan		Martin-Baker
27th November 1961	RAF	Javelin FAW9	XH878/R	64 Sqn	near Waterbeach, Cambs	Sqn. Ldr. Saunders-Davies		Martin-Baker
27th November 1961	RAF	Javelin FAW9	XH878/R	64 Sqn	near Waterbeach, Cambs	Flt. Lt. P. Doughterty		Martin-Baker
30th November 1961	USN	Cougar				Lt. (jg) G. O. Lundeen
30th November 1961	USN	Crusader RF-8A	BuNo 146850	VFP-63	in US	L. K. Dalrymple		Martin-Baker
30th November 1961	USN	F-8 Crusader				Pilot ejected [Is this a duplicate of the above loss ???]

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
2nd December 1961	USN	FJ-4B Fury				Cdr. T. M. Smyer		Martin-Baker
2nd December 1961	USAF	F‑105D	60‑0467	36th TFW	right main undercarriage seriously damaged due to uncommanded extension in flight at high speed 10 M NE of Bttburg AB, West Germany	pilot ejected safely		Republic
4th December 1961	USMC	Crusader F-8B	BuNo 145448	VMF-312	in Japan	Capt. A. L Frucci		Martin-Baker
9th December 1961	USAF	F‑104A	56‑084	ANG	engine flamed out and would not restart, crashed into Mediterranean off Malaga, Spain	pilot ejected safely		Lockheed
10th December 1961	USN	Crusader F-8D	BuNo 147915	VF-32, CVA-60		Pilot ejected		Vought ??
10th December 1961	Nor	F-86 Sabre				2nd Lt. H. Lowberg		Martin-Baker
12th December 1961	RAF	Hunter 9	XE620	A.F.M.E	Pilot attempted ejection but could not reach face blind due to negative "g" forcs. No alternative firing handle. Regained control. Returned to base.
14th December 1961	Hawker Aircraft Ltd	P1127 [prototype Kestrel/Harrier]	XP836		Port engine front nozzle became detacheCrashed on approach to Yeovilton, Somerset	Test Pilot A.W. "Bill" Bedford ejected [personal testimony of A.W. "Bill" Bedford]		Martin-Baker
15th December 1961	USN	Crusader F-8D	BuNo 147900	VF-174	in US	Pilot ejected		Vought ??
15th December 1961	Belg	Hunter				ejected		Martin-Baker
15th December 1961	Belg	Hunter				ejected		Martin-Baker
15th December 1961	USAF	F‑105D	60‑5383	22nd TFS/36th TFW	controls locked during emergency landing with engine flame‑out. Crashed 6 NM SE of Koln, nr Koln‑Bonn AP, West Germany	pilot ejected safely		Republic
18th December 1961	Fr AF	Mirage				Capt. Brisset		Martin-Baker
26th December 1961	USMC	Demon				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker

FEEDBACK

Don Hinton [Major, USAF retired] for information on the F-8 Crusader loss 17th August 1961

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in an email dated 23rd October 2005 Daniel French wrote

Dear Sir,

first let me congratulate you for your fascinating website.

May I give you a few added information on one of the event listed ? On August 23rd 1961 you mention the ejection out of a Mirage

The pilot was Bernard de Rousiers from the French Air Force. He ejected succesfully and landed unharmed in a field near Dijon (Cote d' Or). He had to eject because of an uncontrollable fire caused by the rupture of a high pressure fuel line of the Atar engine of his Mirage IIIc.

The seat was a Martin Baker. The plane was part of the fist batch delivered to the Escadrille des Cigogne at Dijon Air Force Base.

Bernard de Rousiers was the "pilote de marque" for the introduction of the Mirage III in the French Air Force.

I know I must have a picture somewhere and will scan it and send it to you if I can get my hands on it !

Regards