1964

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
4th January 1964	USAF	NRB‑57D	63‑3973	Wright ADC, nr Dayton, OH, USA	both wings broke off in flight	pilot ejected safely
6th January 1964	Indian Navy	Sea Hawk		300 Sqdn		Lt D K Yadav		Martin-Baker
10th January 1964	USA	Mohawk				Lt. M. Freitag		Martin-Baker
10th January 1964	USA	Mohawk				2nd Lt. Dao Dac Dao		Martin-Baker
Monday13th January 1964	USAF	B-52D	55‑0060	484 BW Strategic Air Command	Excessive turbulence resulted in structural failure. Cumberland, northwestern Maryland LINK	Maj. Thomas W. McCormick [pilot] ejected - survived - found Monday
						Capt. Parker C. Peedin [co-pilot] ejected -survived - found Tuesday
						??? found dead - possible ejection or bail-out
						??? found dead - possible ejection or bail-out
						Melvin Wooten [tail gunner] - possible ejection or bail-out - fate ???
16th January 1964	USAF	F‑104A	56‑0830	319th FIS	engine failure, crashed in sea off Homestead AFB, FL, USA	pilot ejected safely
22nd January 1964	USAF	F‑104B	57‑1306	319th FIS	engine failure, on beach nr Coronado Motel, nr Eglin AFB, FL, USA	pilot ejected safely
22nd January 1964	USAF	F‑105D	60‑0520	49th TFW	engine exploded,, 40 M W of Wheelus AB, Libya	pilot ejected safely
24th January 1964	USAF	F‑102A	54‑1404	496th FIS	engine flamed out at 35,000 ft during practice intercept, 50 NM NNE of Hahn AB, West Germany	pilot ejected safely
24th January 1964	RN	Buccaneer S.Mk.1	XN966' 226/LM'	809 NAS RNAS Lossiemouth	Engine flame-out on final approach. Crashed on to runway			Martin-Baker
24th January 1964	RN	Buccaneer S.Mk.1	XN966' 226/LM'	809 NAS RNAS Lossiemouth	Engine flame-out on final approach. Crashed on to runway	Lt. A J. .Goodenough ejected, injured	Lt. M. J. Howitt ejected, injured	Martin-Baker
28th January 1964	RN	Scimitar F1	XD249 R/111	800 Sqn Ferrying from Yeovilton	Hydraulic leak. Crashed into the Moray Firth off Lossiemouth, Morayshire	Lt. P. E. H. Banfield ejected, injured, picked up by SAR Helicopter		Martin-Baker 4C
29th January 1964	USAM	F-4B Phantom II	150433	MCAS El Toro,	emergency landing, lost control on approach, 6 M from MCAS El Toro, CA, USA,	1st Lt's R. M. Pennell		Martin-Baker
29th January 1964	USAM	F-4B Phantom II	150433	MCAS El Toro,		K. F. Grennan ejected		Martin-Baker
31st January 1964	WGAF	F-104G Starfighter	7091 VA-111	MFG 1	Mid-air collision near Leck	Lt Harm Zander		Lockheed C-2
31st January 1964	WGAF	F-104G Starfighter	7092 VA-112	MFG 1	Mid-air collision near Leck	Lt Hans-Joachim Buth	check serials???	Lockheed C-2

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
3rd February 1964	USAF	F‑105D Thunderchief	59‑1821	4529th CCTS/4520th CCTW	engine failure followed by fire, nr Currant, NV, USA	pilot ejected		Republic
7th February 1964	USAF	F‑105D Thunderchief	62‑4345	355th TFW, 33 M SE of Eielson AFB, AK, USA	hit tree during strafing pass	pilot ejected		Republic
10th February 1964	RAF	Javelin FAW 9	XH747	60 Sqd	Crashed into sea the off Singapore			M-B Mk.3JS
10th February 1964	RAF	Javelin FAW 9	XH747	60 Sqd	Crashed into sea the off Singapore	Flt. Lt. T. P. Burns ejected at 18,000 ft - 400 kts - injuries	Flt. Lt. G. Sykes ejected at 18,000 ft - 400 kts - injuries	M-B Mk.3JS
11th February 1964	USAF	F‑105D Thunderchief	62‑4322	421st Air Division 355th Tactical Fighter Wing the 12th Air Force March Air Base	engine failure, nr Ft Irwin, 26 M NE of Barstow, CA, USA	pilot ejected		Republic
12th February 1964	USA	Mohawk						Martin-Baker Mk 5
12th February 1964	USA	Mohawk				Capt. D. B. Gray ejected	2nd Lt. J. R. Glasscock ejected	Martin-Baker Mk 5
12th February 1964	USN	F-4 Phantom II	149454 NG 2	VF‑92	in Pacific 63 M W of San Diego, CA, USA, rolled at low level.
12th February 1964	USN	F-4 Phantom II	149454 NG 2	VF‑92		pilot LTJG Reneau killed	LT R. W. Butler ejected. RIO was not able to contact pilot and ejected when aircraft came too low, RIO ejected safely,	Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	F-4 ejection in 1964 off San Diego....You have the RIO listed as Lt Butler...that's correct, the pilot's name was LTJG Reneau, and the squadron was VF-92. Reneau's brother was on a Destroyer off the coast, he made a low pass and rolled, the RIO realized they couldn't recover and ejected, no time to get the pilot out with command ejection in email 24th November 2007
18th February 1964	USAF	F‑104B	57‑1308	AFFTC	went into violent roll during take‑off, NE part of Edwards AFB, CA, USA	ejected		Lockheed
18th February 1964	USAF	F‑104B	57‑1308	AFFTC		ejected		Lockheed
19th February 1964	Norwegian A.F.	F-84				Lt. O. Johannessen ejected		Martin-Baker
19th February 1964	USN	F-4B Phantom II	150488 AG	VF‑41 USS Independence	in Mediterranean on flight from , fuel system failure	pilot tried to ditch the aircraft but was killed
19th February 1964	USN	F-4B Phantom II	150488 AG	VF‑41 USS Independence	in Mediterranean on flight from , fuel system failure	RIO Lt(jg) D. G. Critchfield ejected		Martin-Baker
19th February 1964	USN	RF-8A Crusader	BuNo 146869	VFP-62 / CVA-60		Pilot ejected
20th February 1964	USN	F-4B Phantom II	150647 NE 1	VF‑21 USS Midway	in sea off Japan, crew abandoned aircraft, which was almost out of fuel, following six abortive attempts to land on carrier	Lt. F. O. Boone ejected		Martin-Baker
20th February 1964	USN	F-4B Phantom II	150647 NE 1	VF‑21 USS Midway		Lt. D. V. Hanna ejected		Martin-Baker
25th February 1964	USMC	F-8B Crusader	BuNo 145501	VMF-232	Crashed in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii	2nd Lt. D. L. Dummond ejected		Martin-Baker
25th February 1964	French A.F.	Mirage				Lt. Roux De Besieux ejected		Martin-Baker
27th February 1964		F-4C Phantom	63‑7472	WHO WAS PILOT ??	8 M S of Murphysboro, IL, USA, pilot's ejection seat inadvertently fired under negative G-forces. RIO also ejected as he was unable to fly the aircraft from the rear cockpit	Mr. C. P. Garrison ejected		Martin-Baker
27th February 1964		F-4C Phantom	63‑7472	WHO WAS PILOT ??		Mr. B. A. McIntyre ejected		Martin-Baker
27th February 1964	Swedish A.F.	Hunter				J. L. Svanstrom ejected		Martin-Baker
27th February 1964	USAF	F‑105D Thunderchief	59‑1751	4529th CCTS/4520th CCTW Nellis AFB, NV, USA	engine failure SE of approach end of runway 02R at Nellis	pilot ejected safely		Republic

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st March 1964	RAF	Hunter FGA9	XG265	20 Sqn.	Crashed at Labuan, Borneo after a fire in the rear fuselage	pilot ejected 800ft., 200kts. I.A.S. in 20degree nose down attitude. Parachute torn on ejection. Suffered fatal injuries on landing.		Martin-Baker
2nd or 3rd ??March 1964	USN	F‑4B	148417 NJ	VF‑121	20 M E of NAS Miramar, CA, USA	Lt. B. H. McCart USN ejected safely		Martin-Baker
2nd or 3rd ??March 1964	USN	F‑4B	148417 NJ	VF‑121	20 M E of NAS Miramar, CA, USA	Capt. R. E. Kemble USMC ejected safely		Martin-Baker
3rd March 1964	USAF	F‑104D	57‑1329	479th TFW	caught fire during refueling, nr Moron AB, Spain	ejected safely		Lockheed
3rd March 1964	USAF	F‑104D	57‑1329	479th TFW	caught fire during refueling, nr Moron AB, Spain	ejected safely		Lockheed
4th March 1964	USMC	F-8 Crusader				Lt. J. T. Gunn ejected		Martin-Baker
4th March 1964	Swiss A.F.	Vampire				Cpl. Imhof ejected		Martin-Baker
4th March 1964	German A.F.	F-84F	53-7077 DB+369	JBG32		O/Lt. P. Eichorn ejected		Martin-Baker
6th March 1964	USAF	F‑100C	54‑2078	4510th CCTW	23 NM WSW of Needles, CA	pilot ejected safely		NAA
8th March 1964	USMC	Cougar				Capt. J. H. Ditto ejected
10th March 1964	USAF	RB‑66C	54‑0451	19th TRS/10th TRW Toul Rosiere AB, France.	Navigation error strayed outside a Berlin air corridor and was shot down approximately 16 miles inside East Germany nr Gardelegen, East Germany by 2 MiG-19S from 33 IAP based at Wittstock	Pilot Capt David Holland ejected safely and captured. Was released 11 days later		Aircraft Mechanics, Inc - Upward seat
						Navigator, Capt Melvin Kessler ejected safely and captured. Was released 11 days later		AMI Upward seat
						electronics officer, Lt Harold Welch ejected and captured. Suffered a broken leg and a broken arm, was released 11 days later		AMI Upward seat
12th March 1964	RAF	Jet Provost T4	XP639	CFS	Collided in formation aerobatic with XR670 which landed safely at Little Rissington. Aircraft crashed near Morton-In-Marsh Gloucestershire
12th March 1964	RAF	Jet Provost T4	XP639	CFS		Pilot, Fl. Lt. R. S. Cox, ejected in vertical dive suffering compression fracture		M-B Mk.4PI
15th March 1964	USN	RF-8A Crusader	BuNo 144439	VC-1	in Hawaii	Lt. Cdr. J. L. Berry ejected		Martin-Baker
17th March 1964	USN	F-8 Crusader				Lt. S. J. Thomas ejected		Martin-Baker
18th March 1964	Norwegian A.F.	F-86				Lt. E. Aase ejected		Martin-Baker
19th March 1964	German A.F.	F-86				Fw. J. Kammann ejected		Martin-Baker
25th March 1964	Rolls Royce	E.E. Lightning F2			Crashed at Keysham. Leicestershire after an inflight fire	Mr. D. Whitham ejected		Martin-Baker
25-Mar-64	RN	Buccaneer S.Mk.1	XN927 / '223/LM' B3-07-61	809 NAS RNAS Lossiemouth	Crashed near to Elgin, Moray, Scotland - False engine fire warning after take-off from port engine due to fuel leak, attempted single-engined landing failed, due to rapid loss of airspeed	Lt. R. G. Richens ejected at 400ft unhurt		Martin-Baker
25-Mar-64	RN	Buccaneer S.Mk.1	XN927 / '223/LM' B3-07-61	809 NAS RNAS Lossiemouth		Lt. E. K. Somerville- Jones ejected at 400ft injured		Martin-Baker
26th March 1964	USN	F‑4B	148384 NH	VF‑114 USS Kitty Hawk	during test flight explosion was heard in port engine. Returned to ship and caught fire on approach to carrier,	Lt. Cdr. J. R. Moore		Martin-Baker
26th March 1964	USN	F‑4B	148384 NH	VF‑114 USS Kitty Hawk		RIO ejected on approach when aircraft pitched down - never found		Martin-Baker

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
?? April 1964	USN	F‑4B		VF‑143	Engines flamed out during approach to carrier near French Frigate Shoals, HI, USA	ejected		Martin-Baker
?? April 1964	USN	F‑4B		VF‑143		ejected		Martin-Baker
1st April 1964	USN	F-8A Crusader	143725	VC-2	in US	Lt(jg) A. D. Jenkins ejected		Martin-Baker
5th April 1964 About 17:30	USMC	F-8U Crusader			Returning from Kadena AB, Okinawa Prefecture, to Atsugi AB, Kanagawa Prefecture crashed in shopping area2 Choume, Haramachida, Machida City, Toukyou	Capt. R. L. Brown ejected		Martin-Baker
11th April 1964	Chance Vought	F-8 Crusader				Test Pilot Mr. R. E. "Bob" Rostine ejected		Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	Bob was stall testing the boundary layer control system and entered an inverted flat spin at about 12,000 ft. He was about 50 miles southwest of Dallas when he finally punched out at about 5000 ft. He suffered a broken leg but recovered OK. After Bob ejected, the plane recovered by itself, climbed out to the NE over downtown Dallas, ran out of fuel and crashed in a corn field in east Texas near Greenville. Speculation was that the drag from the canopy and the ejection explosion together gave the airframe the push it needed to find some air again, but by that time Bob was gone. The flight over Dallas was caught on the cameras mounted on the vertical stabilizer and made for some really good blooper film, as did the wheels-up landing in the corn field. It was serious "pucker time" there at the telemetry station for awhile. We all really got lucky that day. Bob was never allowed to forget the incident, and I never will either. Jim Pyeatt LTV Aerospace, 1962-65
17th April 1964	USMC	F-8C Crusader	146959	VMF-333	Location not known	Ejected		Martin-Baker or Vought
17th April 1964		F‑105E	62‑4431	49th TFW	in‑flight explosion , nr Simandre, France, 50 km W of Geneva. Switzerland	ejected safely
17th April 1964		F‑105E	62‑4431	49th TFW		ejected safely
21st April 1964	RAF	Hunter FGA9	XG293"F"	20 Sqn	Crashed in Malaysia. Flame out after inverted climb	Fl. Lt. P. S. Martin ejected at 3-400ft., 160kts I.A.S. suffered compression fracture		Martin-Baker
21st April 1964		F‑105E	63‑8264	4529th CCTW	engine flamed out on approach, Indian Springs AFAF, NV. USA	pilot ejected safely
21st April 1964		F‑105E	63‑8264	4529th CCTW	engine flamed out on approach, Indian Springs AFAF, NV. USA
21st April 1964	USN	Lockheed TV-2			Aircraft stalled shortly after take-off	Pilot was killed. Cockpit safety pins had not been removed		M-B Mk.5
21st April 1964	USN	Lockheed TV-2			Aircraft stalled shortly after take-off	The rear seater,Lt. Charles W. Kerber [Kergber], flight surgeon [with VMA-533?], ejected at low level, through the canopy. spent 20 months in Bethesda Naval Hospital		M-B Mk.5
22nd April 1964	USN	Demon				Lt(jg) H. E. Henning ejected		M-B
23rd April 1964	USN	F-8E Crusader	149160	VF-124	in US	Ens. P. V. Vampatella ejected [see book in file for biography]		Martin-Baker
27th April 1964	RAF	Lightning F1			Probable flame-out on GCA and cockpit misting	Pilot ejected but was killed		M-B Mk.4BSA

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
5th May 1964	Danish A.F.	Lockheed T-33				Sgt. J. Pedersen		Martin-Baker
5th May 1964	Danish A.F.	Lockheed T-33				Fl. Lt. B. Nielsen		Martin-Baker
8th May 1964	German A.F.	F-84				O/Lt. J. Lemm ejected		Martin-Baker
9th May 1964	USAF	F‑105B	57‑5801	Thunderbirds	broke up in flight during 6G pitch‑up for landing Hamilton AFB, CA, USA	pilot ejected but was killed		Republic
11th May 1964	RAF	Vulcan B2	XH535	A. & A.E.E.		co-pilot Flt Lt. R. L. Beeson B Sqn, A&AEE ejected sustaining major injuries ejected at 2,5000 ft		Martin-Baker
11th May 1964	RAF	Vulcan B2	XH535	A. & A.E.E.		captain Mr. O. J. Hawkins TP - Avro ejected shortly after at 2,000 ft		Martin-Baker
11th May 1964	WGAF	F-104G Starfighter	8142	AG 51	Engine failure at Manching	Capt. Norbert Senger ejected successfully		Martin-Baker
11th May 1964	USN	A-4E Skyhawk				Lt. J. H. Fetterman Ejected		Douglas
12th May 1964	Norwegian	Lockheed T-33				Capt. Breived ejected		Martin-Baker
13th May 1964	USAF	F‑105D	59‑1744	4529th CCTS/4520th CCTW	shortly after take‑off lost power. Pilot tried to steer aircraft away from populated area WSW of Nellis AFB, NV, USA 4 on ground killed	Pilot ejected too late - killed		Republic
14th May 1964	USAF	F‑105D	62‑4245	12th TFS/18th TFW	engine failure - nr Okino‑Daito, 230 M SE of Okinawa, Japan	pilot ejected		Republic
17th May 1964	USA	Mohawk				Capt. A. J. Ortner		Martin-Baker
17th May 1964	USA	Mohawk				Capt. H. L. Woodard		Martin-Baker
21st May 1964	USN	Intruder				Lt. W. M. Tschudy		Martin-Baker
21st May 1964	USN	Intruder				Lt(jg) J. D. Harden		Martin-Baker
21st May 1964	USMC	F-8B Crusader	145506	VMF-232	in Hawaii	2nd Lt. F. C. Gardner ejected		Martin-Baker
22nd May 1964	USAF	F-4C Phantom II	637416	MacDill AFB, FL	Crashed at the Avon Park bombing range in central Florida	Capt. Joseph J. Onate killed
22nd May 1964	USAF	F-4C Phantom II	637416	MacDill AFB, FL	Crashed at the Avon Park bombing range in central Florida