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| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 1st January 1971 |
IndAF |
Hunter | Sqn. Ldr. S. K. Gupta | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 1st January 1971 | NFD | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 1st January 1971 | NFD |
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Martin-Baker | |||||
| 2nd January 1971 |
USAF |
F-4E Phantom II |
67‑0359 JV |
469th TFS/388th TFW |
W of Ban Ban valley, Laos, hit by AAA over northern edge of Plain of Jars, headed back to base but crashed |
Capt. H. Weir ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | Martin-Baker | |
| Lt. R.Brown ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 5th January 1971 |
USN |
F-4J Phantom II |
155577 NE 1 |
VF‑21 USS Ranger CVA-61 |
Operational loss, missed wires during landing on USS Ranger and went overboard, Pilot ejected and was rescued, RIO drowned Gulf of Tonkin c70 M NE of Dong Hoi, NVN, | |||
| Lt. L. Rinne ejected, recovered | one killed | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 8th January 1971 |
USN |
A‑6C Intruder |
155647 NE 5 |
VA‑145; USS Ranger |
Operational loss, ditched in front of USS Ranger shortly after launch, pilot killed. Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, | |||
| Pilot killed | BN Lt. Cdr. G.Smith rescued | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 8th January 1971 |
RAF |
Vulcan B2 | XM610 | 44 Sqn |
Fire in the No. 2 engine damaged the flying controls. Crashed at Wingatte, County Durham all three rear crew bailed out over the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland |
Flt. Lt. Alcock ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |
| Flg. Off. Hoskins ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 13th January 1971 |
Civ |
Mirage G | take-off from Istres | during Flight 316 | Mr. Jean Coureau |
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Martin-Baker | |
| 17th January 1971 |
USAF |
F-4E Phantom II |
66‑0288 LC |
21st TFS/366th TFW |
hit by AAA during target run on NVA storage area at Ban Kaloung, Laos. Caught fire. Pilot turned towards sea. Crashed in sea 15 M E of Da Nang, SVN. Pilot killed |
WSO Major J. D. Siderius ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | Martin-Baker | |
| 18th January 1971 |
USMC |
F-4 Phantom | Lt. S.T.Turner | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 1.Lt. F.W.Pickerell | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 19th January 1971 |
GerAF |
F-104 | O.Lt. P.Buendgen | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 19th January 1971 |
USMC |
A-6 Intruder | 1st Lt. Salewski ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 1st Lt. F. J. Gose ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 19th January 1971 |
USAF |
F-4 Phantom | Capt. L. Gregory | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Capt. A.A. Salge | Martin-Baker | |||||||
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22nd January 1971 |
USMC |
Crusader F-8K | (BuNo) 146937 |
VMF-112 NAS Dallas Marine Reserves detachment |
El Toro | Lt.COL Robert G. Davis | Martin-Baker | |
|
Happened on your site.
I ejected from F8K Bureau Number 146937 after 42
(forty-two) second in a takeoff roll at El Toro on the short east/west
runway on 22 January 1971. Had 3 afterburner explosions and left it at about
150 feet in the mung. Later discovered several burner pigtails were broke
and high pressure fuel was being pumped around burner can. Martin baker seat
worked like a hose, I swung once. LA Times was pissed because the plane
didn't fall out of the sky in the Old Folks apartments close to the end of
the runway. Only got 4 lines on front page. Got my tie about four years
later from M/B rep at Farnbourgh.
I think the Squadron was still VMF 112 and not
VMFA 112 (was changed a bit late). Squadron was from Navy Dallas Marine
Reserve . I was Squadron CO and was the last flight out after a 14
day deployment. Nice way to spoil a deployment. Had to fly a transport home.
Thanks,
Robert G. Davis
Colonel USMCR (retired)
in email 17th January 2007 |
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| 20th January 1971 |
USAF |
F-4E Phantom II |
67‑0267 LC |
421st TFS/366th TFW |
hit by small arms fire shortly after take‑oft from Da Nang. Engine caught fire. Crashed in sea off Da Nang, SVN, |
Capt. D.Warner ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter |
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Martin-Baker |
| Major Kiefer ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 25th January 1971 |
RAF |
Lightning F.3 | c/n 95184 XP756 "E" | 29 Squadron | Reheat fire in the jet pipe which caused a loss of control. crashed into the North Sea off Great Yarmouth | Capt. W.Povilus ejected safely. | Martin-Baker | |
| 26th January 1971 |
USN |
A‑4F |
154980 NIP |
VA‑164 | Crashed during launch from LUSS HancockSouth China Sea off SVN | pilot ejected | Douglas | |
| 28th January 1971 |
RAF |
Lightning F.2A | XN772/N | 92 Sqdn | Aircraft went into a spin at 36,000ft and could not be recovered. Crashed near Diepholz, West Germany | Flg. Off. Hitchcock ejected | Martin-Baker | |
| 29th January 1971 |
RAF |
Canberra T17 | WH884 | 60 Sqn |
Canberra T17 WH884 and Canberra T4 WJ862 Collided
over Sutton in Ashfield, near Mansfiled, Nottinghamshire when flying in formation and crashed |
Flg. Off. J.W.Pearson Flg. Off. D.Irwin Flg. Off. Alan Threadgold Flg. Off. C. R. Pitt Flg. Off. P.T Jennings WHO WAS IN WHICH AIRCRAFT ??? |
Martin-Baker | |
| Martin-Baker | ||||||||
| 29th January 1971 |
RAF |
Canberra T17 | WJ862 | 60 Sqn | Martin-Baker | |||
| Martin-Baker | ||||||||
| 29th January 1971 | LLTV | #2 | NASA | Stu Present ejected | ||||
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| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 2nd February 1971 |
GerAF |
F.G91 | O.SFW K. Boehm | |||||
| 3rd February 1971 |
USAF |
F-4D Phantom II |
66‑8777 FA |
25th TFS/8th TFW | Near Ban Kantaloung, 10 M SW of Ban Karai Pass, Laos, hit by AAA during sensor dropping mission |
![]() Pilot Robert Standerwick MIA - Killed on ground |
![]() WSO Norbert A. Gotner POW |
Martin-Baker |
| 4th February 1971 | IndN | Sea Hawk | Lt. M. Bhada | |||||
| 5th February 1971 | Leb | Mystere | M. Ibrahim | |||||
| 5th February 1971 | USN | F-8J Crusader |
BuNo 149197 NP 1 |
VF-211 of CVA-19 USS Hancock | struck ramp during landing on USS Hancock, in Gulf of Tonkin oft NVN | Lt. J.Bodansket | ||
| 6th February 1971 | USN | F-4 Phantom | Lt.JG C.D.Boyer | |||||
| Lt. J.S.Payne | ||||||||
| 9th February 1971 | Iran | F-4 Phantom | ejected | |||||
| M. Zarrabi ejected | ||||||||
| 11th February 1971 | Fr AF | Mirage | Capt. Vericen | |||||
| 11th February 1971 |
USAF |
F‑4D |
66‑7473 HK |
480th TFS/12th TFW or 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Phu Cat |
hit by automatic weapons fire while pulling up from target, near Be Long, 12 M SW of Quang Tri, SVN |
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| pilot Capt. M. W. Ford ejected and rescued by ground troops | WSO 1st Lt .Robert A. Eisenbeisz killed | pic on file | ||||||
| 11 Feb 1971 Captain M. W. Ford and 1st Lt .Robert A. Eisenbeisz of the 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Phu Cat were flying a close air support mission near Ba Long, some 12 miles southwest of Quang Tri City. Their aircraft, F-4D #66-7473, was hit by automatic weapons fire while pulling off from their third pass. Although Captain Ford successfully ejected and was picked up, 1st Lt Eisenbeisz did not leave the aircraft | ||||||||
| 15th February 1971 | Ger AF | F.G91 | HPT N. Heel | |||||
| 15th February 1971 | USA | Mohawk | WO1 Dover | |||||
| SP4 Calloway | ||||||||
| 16th February 1971 | Lightning Mk3 | XP747 | 9 Sqdn | 9 Sqdn XP698 and XP747 collided off Harwich. Flt. Lt "Chile" Cooper in XP698 was killed | Flt Lt Paul Reynolds ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||
| 16th February 1971 |
USAF |
F‑4D |
66‑8787 FA |
25th TFS/8th TFW |
lost control due to AAA damage sustained over Ban Karai Pass 40 M E of Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
|
Lt. COL W.Cox ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | ||
| Capt. D.Warner ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | ||||||||
| 24th February 1971 | RAF | Jet Provost T3 | XN465/3 | 3 FTS |
failing to recover from a spin crashed near Easingwold, Yorks |
P.O Spears | ||
| Flt. Lt. F. Morrison | ||||||||
| 24th February 1971 | USN | A‑6A Intruder |
156994 NE 5 |
VA‑145 USS Ranger CVA-61 |
Operational loss. Crashed shortly after launch from USS Ranger Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, | Lt. Cdr. W. Galbraith ejected and rescued | ??? | Martin-Baker |
| Lt. D. D. Waters ejected and rescued | ??? | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 25th February 1971 |
USAF |
F‑4D |
65‑0637 HK |
480th TFS/12th TFW | AAA near Ban Tampanko, SVN | pilot ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | ||
| WSO ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | ||||||||
| 25th February 1971 |
USAF |
F‑4D | 66‑6691 | 366th TFW |
AAA hit in cockpit during target run near Ban Tamil 17 M SW of Khe Sarah, SVN |
pilot killed | ||
| WSO ejected safely | ||||||||
| 26th February 1971 | USN | F-8J Crusader | BuNo 149150 | VF-124 | USA | |||
| 27th February 1971 |
USN |
A‑7E | NH 4 | VA‑195 | engine flamed out and could not be relighted in SEA | pilot ejected safely | ||
| 27th February 1971 |
USN |
F‑4J Phantom II |
155884 NE 1 |
VF‑21 USS Ranger CVA-61 |
afterburner failed during catapult launch off USS Ranger. Aircraft crashed into the sea Gulf of Tonkin c125 M E of Gong Hoi, NVN
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| ejected and killed | Lt.JG J. Carroll ejected and rescued | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 18th February 1971 | USAF | F-4 Phantom II | ||||||
| Capt. C. Ferrell | 1.Lt. T.Propeck | |||||||
| 22nd February 1971 | Den | F-104 | SK.Lt. P. E. R. Anthonsen | |||||
| 24th February 1971 | RAF | Jet Provost | ||||||
| P/O Spears | Flt. Lt. F. Morrison | |||||||
| 25th February 1971 | USAF | F-4 Phantom | ||||||
| Lt. T.McLaughlin | Capt. J. Talley | |||||||
| 25th February 1971 | USAF | F-4 Phantom | Capt. Hedditch | |||||
| 25th February 1971 | USN | Intruder | ||||||
| Lt. Cdr. W.Galbraith | Lt. D.D.Waters | |||||||
| 26th February 1971 | GerAF | F-104 | MAJ Schebiella | |||||
| 26th February 1971 | Fr AF | Mystere | Capt. Marion | |||||
| 26th February 1971 | Fr AF | Mystere | ADJ.CH Mandon | |||||
| 26th February 1971 | USN | F-8 Crusader | Lt.JG Larson | |||||
| 27th February 1971 | USAF | F-4 Phantom | 1.Lt. E.Payne | |||||
| 27th February 1971 | USN | F-4 Phantom | Carroll | |||||
| th February 1971 | ||||||||
| th February 1971 | ||||||||
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| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 1st March 1971 | Fr AF | Mystere | Lt. Druau | |||||
| 3rd March 1971 |
Fr AF |
Mirage IV | Martin-Baker Mk.BM.4 | |||||
| Capt. Wirotte | Lt. Inge | Martin-Baker Mk.BM.4 | ||||||
| 4th March 1971 | IndAF | Marut | Flt. Lt. S. Agnihotri | |||||
| 4th March 1971 |
USA |
OV‑1B Mohawk |
64‑14240 |
131st AVN company Phu-Bai |
Aircraft suffered an engine failure while on night reconnaissance mission, then as the aircraft approached its base, Phu-Bai Thus, Thien province, SVN, the other engine failed |
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Martin-Baker |
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| pilot Captain James John Shereck ejected but seat malfunctioned and he fell to earth still strapped to the seat | Tech Obs. SPE3 Martin ejected OK | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 6th March 1971 |
USAF |
A-1H Skyraider | 139734 | 1st Lt. Charles L. Tipton | YANKEE extraction | |||
| 9th March 1971 | GerAF | F-104 | O.Lt. D.Nickolai | |||||
| 11th March 1971 | F‑100D | 56‑3181 |
35th TFW
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engine caught fire during take‑off, runway 33, Phu Cat AB, SVN | ||||
| 12th March 1971 | GerAF | F-104 | Lt. H.Gebhardt | |||||
| 13th March 1971 |
USN |
A-7E Corsair II |
157589 NE315 |
VA 113 USS RANGER |
Struck by AAA during combat mission over the Ho Chi Minh
Trail in Laos Alive on ground Did not return |
Lt. Barton Sheldon Creed |
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Escapac |
| 14th March 1971 | RAAF | Canberra Mk.20 | A84-228 |
2 Sqn Phan Rang. |
hit by two SAMs. Crashed 31 miles from Quang Tri, South Vietnam |
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| Pilot W. Cdr. F.J.L. Downing used face blind to eject aircraft staright and level at 14,000ft. at est. 250kt.After separation from the seat stabilised in free fall until parachute automaticaly opened. Crashed through tree and laned on his knees on steep slope. No ejection injuries but badly bruised left knee, broken right kneecap, minor injuries to right elbow. |
Navigator Flt. Lt. Pinches ejected at 14,000ft. at 290kt.. Crashed through
tree, suspended few feet from the ground in harness. Fractured 4 spinal vertebrae on ejecting, probably being caused by being hunched up on ejection when seat fired after second pull of th face blind. Fractured his left wrist and badly bruised his right hand in the tree. |
Martin-Baker Mk.1C Parachute seat pack Mk.14 |
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Both were rescued by helicopter 28 hrs. later |
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| 15th March 1971 | GerAF | F-104 | O.Lt. J.Wagner | |||||
| 15th March 1971 | Peru | Mirage | ??? | |||||
| 17th March 1971 | IndAF | Hunter | P.O J. P. S. Talwar | |||||
| 17th March 1971 |
Kuwait AF |
Jet Provost | P.O A. R. Ghanam | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 15th March 1971 | RAAF | Sabre | 41 OTU from Williamstown | crashed some 41 miles awy from base |
Pilot. Off. O.J. Elsbury ejected at 4,000ft, and 130kt. with aircraft spinning out of control.. Superficial injuries during ejection. Rescued 2 hours later by SAR helicopter from single seat life raft. |
NAA - ejection seat. Parachute back type | ||
| 16th March 1971 | USN | F-8J Crusader |
(BuNo) 150294 NP 114 |
VF-211 CVA-19 | struck ramp during landing on carrier, Gulf of Tonkin off NVN | Lt. R. Amber | ||
| 22nd March 1971 | USAF | F‑4D |
66‑7655 OC |
13th TFS/432nd TRW | hit by SAM during recce escort mission, 10 M SW of Dong Hoi, NVN | |||
| MAJ Cubberley ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | MAJ R.Priest ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter | |||||||
| 23rd March 1971 | Ger N | F-104 | K. K. Gladziejewski | |||||
| 23rd March 1971 | USN | RF-8G Crusader | Lt. T.A. Pearl | |||||
| 24th March 1971 | OV‑10A | 67‑14693 | 20th TASS/504th TASG | hit in cockpit by 37mm AAA. 5 M E of Ban Talon, S of Saravan, Laos | pilot ejected but was captured | |||
| 26th March 1971 | Den | L.T33 | ||||||
| Sgt. A. Berg | Flt. Lt. G. Houlind | |||||||
| 30th March 1971 | USN | Prowler | Lt. W. Lawrence | |||||
| th March 1971 | ||||||||
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 6th April 1971 | A-1J Skyraider | 142077 | Capt. J. Steward | YANKEE extraction | ||||
4-4-1971
USN Crusader F-8J (BuNo) 149196 VF-194 CVA-34
19-4-1971
USN A-6 Intruder. Lt. J. R. MacDonald and Lt. Cdr. B. Bremner ejected.
[sj./3030 & 3031]23-4-1971
USN Crusader F-8J (BuNo) 150878 VF-191 US
23-4-1971
RAF Harrier GR1 XV798/T of 20 Sqn. Suffered a very heavy vertical landing at
Wildenrath, West
Germany. The pilot ejected.
[bmal/178] & [bmalog/31]
28-4-1971
RAF Lightning F.6 XS938/E of 23 Sqn. crashed into the estuary of the River Tay,
12 miles north
east of Leuchars, Fife after being abandoned following a reheat fire. Pilot
ejected safely.
[barg/ap/54/91] & [bmal/178] & [bmalog/31]
28-4-1971
RAAF Macchi crashed into the sea off HMAS Albatros near Nowra. Pilot Lt. E. M.
Kavanough and
Lt. P.L. Clark ejected and landed safely in the bush near Sussex Inlet. after
aircraft went into an
inverted spin.
[Australian listing]
| 04-Apr-71 | Lt. D. R. Woltz | USN | F-8 Crusader | M-B | OC | ||||
| 07-Apr-71 | Lt.JG R. Lifer | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 07-Apr-71 | Lt. G. W. Kraus | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 07-Apr-71 | Lt. W. Meingast | GerAF | F.G91 | M-B | OC | ||||
| 08-Apr-71 | TEN P. Mossenta | Italy | F.G91 | M-B | OC | ||||
| 15-Apr-71 | ADJ.CH G. Cornil | Fr AF | Mirage | M-B | OC | ||||
| 16-Apr-71 | HPT J.H.Heinrich | GerAF | F-104 | M-B | OC | ||||
| 19-Apr-71 | MAJ Guidotti | Italy | F-104 | M-B | OC | ||||
| 19-Apr-71 | Lt. J. R. MacDonald | USN | Intruder | M-B | OC | ||||
| 19-Apr-71 | Lt. Cdr. B.Bremner | USN | Intruder | M-B | OC | ||||
| 22-Apr-71 | Capt. R.S.Dotson | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | EA | ||||
| 22-Apr-71 | Capt. B.D.Smith | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | EA | ||||
| 23-Apr-71 | Lt. FL T. Middleton | RAF | Harrier | M-B | OC | ||||
| 23-Apr-71 | Lt. K. D. Welch | USN | F-8 Crusader | M-B | OC | ||||
| 28-Apr-71 | Lt. P. Clarke | RAN | F-8 Crusader | M-B | OC | ||||
| 28-Apr-71 | Flg. Off. S. McCIean | RAF | Lightning | M-B | NK | ||||
| 28-Apr-71 | Lt. E.Kavanagh | RAN | F-8 Crusader | M-B | OC | ||||
| 30-Apr-71 | S.M.Sgt. S.Liebold | GerAF | F-104 | M-B | NK |
13apr71 55‑3749 F‑100D VP 614th TFS/35th TFW, 25 M W of Katum, lust inside, Cambodia, hit by 37mm AAA during pull‑up
from attack run, pilot ejected safely
15apr71 56‑2955 F‑100D VM 352nd TFS/35th TFW, nr Kontum, SVN, hit by small arms fire during pull‑up from target run 4 M
SW of Ben Het, nr Dak To. Turned towards base but crashed on the way back, pilot ejected
safely and rescued by an Army unit
17apr71 157511 A‑7E NE 305 VA‑113, or Ding, 35 M N of Muang Fangdeng, Laos, hit by 23mm AAA while attacking truck
convoy, pilot ejected and was rescued by helicopter
21apr71 66‑7717 F‑4D FP 497th TFS/8th TFW, southern part of Laos, hit by AAA, 2 crew ejected and were rescued
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 5th May 1971 |
USN |
F-4 Phantom | Lt. Cdr. J.Allen | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Lt.JG Lehman | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 6th May 1971 |
USAF |
F‑4E | 67‑0335 | 4th TFS/366th TFW | hit by AAA. Tonle Kong river, 10 M SW of Muang Fangdeng, Laos | Major A. J. Blisset ejected and were rescued | Martin-Baker | |
| Capt. J. E. Seaton ejected and were rescued | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 8th May 1971 |
CAF |
CF-100 | Capt. R. McKendry | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Capt. G.E.Benton | Martin-Baker | |||||||
|
10th May 1971 or 11th May 1971 Confirm ??? |
RAF |
Lightning F3 | XP744/H | 56 Sqn | Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea eight miles south east of Cyprus, 15 miles west of Akrotiri | Flt. Lt. R.D.Cole ejected due to a fire | Martin-Baker | |
| 11th May 1971 |
Leb |
Mirage | ONE OR TWO AIRCRAFT ??? | Capt. J.Nader | Martin-Baker | |||
| Capt. H. Daher | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 12th May 1971 |
RAF |
Buccaneer | Flt. Lt. R. Holland | |||||
| 12th May 1971 |
USAF |
F-4 Phantom | Major W. RowIey | Martin-Baker | ||||
| ???? | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 17th May 1971 |
USMC |
Cougar | 1.Lt. L. D. Cohen | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 18th May 1971 |
Fr N |
Etendard | 2.MTR Daumic | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 19th May 1971 |
RN |
Phantom | XT862/VL156 | 767 Sqn. |
Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 25 miles off Newquay / Torquay, Devon |
Lt. P.Love | Martin-Baker | |
| Cdr. W. Hawley | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 20th May 1971 | NFD | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 21st May 1971 |
USMC |
F-4B Phantom II | MCAS El Toro | double engine flame out doing FMLP | Pilot Lt Tom Valerga ejected | Martin-Baker | ||
| 1.Lt. E.Hamamoto | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| FEEDBACK |
As a young Marine RIO Lt. I ejected out of my F-4B at MCAS El Toro after having a double engine flame out doing FMLP. Pilot was Lt Tom Valerga. May 21, 1971. We couldn't have been higher than 300 feet when we left. Thankfully, we were in landing configuration and within the ejection envelop. I live in Hawaii with my wife of 37 years. She was 6 mo. pregnant with my son, now 35, at the time of my ejection. Talk about a bad day at the office! Eugene Hamamota |
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| 26th May 1971 |
RAF |
Lightning | XS902/J | 5 Sqn |
Reheat fire. Crashed into the North Sea nine
miles south east of Spurn Head, 15 miles north east of Grimsby, Yorkshire |
Flt. Lt. A. McKay ejected | Martin-Baker | |
| 27th May 1971 |
Ger N |
F-104 | 1.Lt. G. Kohlke | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| Friday 4th June 1971 |
USN |
F‑4J Phantom II | Blue Angels |
![]() Blue Angels |
Caught fire during practice. Crashed over Narragansett Bay near the ex-NAS Quonset Point in Rhode Island. |
Cmdr Harley Hall ejected [see also 27th January 1973] |
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Martin-Baker |
21-6-1971
USN Crusader F-8J (BuNo) 150868 VF-194 CVA-34
5-6-1971
RAF Buccaneer S2B XN987 of 12 Sqn. Lost control during air refuelling and
crashed near Creil, 28
miles north east of Le Bourget, Northern France.
[bmal/178] & [bmalog/31]
8-6-1971 [SEA Conflict ?]
USA Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. SP4 R. Bailey and Maj. J. Collamore ejected.
[sj/3069 & 3070]
22-6-1971 [SEA Conflict ?]
USA Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. SFC Hinners ejected.
[sj/3077]
29-6-1971
RN Phantom FG1 XV565/R001 of 892 Sqn. Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off
Florida, USA
while operating off HMS Ark Royal. The crew ejected.
[bmal/177] & bmalog/35]
29-6-1971
RAF Jet Provost XN558/4 of 3FTS. Crashed at Dishforth, Nort Yoyrks after
suffering a bird strike.
The crew ejected safely.
[bma]/179] & [bmalog/35]
041un71
67‑14692 OV‑10A 20th TASS/504th TASG, nr Ban Thakkapang, 15 M NE of Muang Fangdeng, Laos, hit by ground
fire. 2 crew ejected safely
O6jun71 151458 F‑4B WS VMFA‑323, nr Azusa, N of Duarte, CA, USA, collided with Air West DC‑9 N9345, pilot killed, RIO
ejected safely. 49 on board DC‑9 killed
201un71 67‑14668 OV‑10A 20th TASS/504th TASG, or point where borders of Laos, Cambodia and South Vietnam merge,
but just inside Laos, hit by ground fire 15 M SE of Muang Fangdeng, 2 crew ejected safely and
were rescued
21jun71 150868 F‑8J NM 2 VF‑194, Gulf of Tonkin c70 M E of Dong Hoi. NVN, entered the break and flew into the water,
pilot was squadron XO, he ejected but was killed when he drowned
241un71
60‑6936 YF‑12A NASA, Edwards AFB, CA, USA, caught fire on approach due to metal fatigue in fuel lines, 2
crew ejected safely
291un71 66‑8686 F‑4D FO 435th TFS/8th TFW, nr Da Nang AB, SVN, hit by 37mm AAA over western part of DMZ, tried to
reach Da Nang but lost control on final approach, 2 crew ejected safely
| 04-Jun-71 | Cdr. H. H. Hall | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 04-Jun-71 | Capt. E. Zepponi | Italy | F-8 Crusader | M-B | OC | ||||
| 04-Jun-71 | TEN R. Fabbiani | Italy | MB326 | M-B | OC | ||||
| 05-Jun-71 | M R.G.Kemp | RAF | Buccaneer | M-B | OC | ||||
| 05-Jun-71 | Flt. Lt. A.W.Marrs | RAF | Buccaneer | M-B | OC | ||||
| 06-Jun-71 | 1.Lt. C. E. Schiess | USMC | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 07-Jun-71 | Lt. K. A. Strauss | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 07-Jun-71 | Lt. D.McDonald | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 08-Jun-71 | SP4 R.Bailey | USA | Mohawk | M-B | NK | ||||
| 08-Jun-71 | MAJ J. Collamore | USA | Mohawk | M-B | NK | ||||
| 10-Jun-71 | Capt. J. R. Dempsey | USMC | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 10-Jun-71 | Capt. Daubas | Fr AF | Mystereere | M-B | NK | ||||
| 15-Jun-71 | Capt. L. Catanzaro | USMC | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 15-Jun-71 | Lt. H. S. Conrad | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 16-Jun-71 | Lt. D. Hausmanns | GerAF | F.G91 | M-B | OC | ||||
| 18-Jun-71 | Flt. Lt. Orak Zai | Pak | F-86 Sabre | M-B | NK | ||||
| 22-Jun-71 | SFC Hinners | USA | Mohawk | M-B | NK | ||||
| 28-Jun-71 | Lt. M. J. Grainger- Holcombe | RN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 28-063 | Lt. D. A. Hill | RN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 29-Jun-71 | Flt. Lt. C. S. Hall | RAF | J.Provost | M-B | OC | ||||
| 29-Jun-71 | Capt. W. Ricks | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | NK | ||||
| 29-Jun-71 | Flt. Lt. C. J. Thompton | RAF | J.Provost | M-B | OC | ||||
| 29-Jun-71 | Lt. B. D. Buffkin | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | NK |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
8-7-1971
RAF Lightning F3 Xp705/L of 29 Sqn. Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea 35 miles
south off
Akrotiri, Cyprus after the pilot ejected following an engine fire.
[bmal/179] & [bmalog/35]
10-7-1971
F-4 Phantom U.S.A.F., South East Asia 3,000th Life saved by Martin-Baker seat.
[MB H7AF]
28-7-1971
USN A-6 Intruder. Lt. A. T. Nilsen and Lt. Cdr. G. O'Brian ejected.
[sj./3102 & 3103]
29-7-1971 Vietnam
USMC OV-10 Bronco of VAL-4 the "Black Ponies" was shot down by Viet Cong Fire.
The two
man crew ejected and were rescued by Army helicopter.
[Air Enthus. No 32 p. 78]
10jul71
66‑0392 RF‑4C AC 12th TRS/460th TRW, 45 M W of Saigon, SVN, hit by automatic weapons fire and starboard
wing caught fire nr Stoeng Treng, 60 M N of Kratie, Cambodia. Fire went out and crew tried to
return to Tan Son Nhut but lost control, 2 crew ejected and rescued by USAF helicopter
227ul71 65‑0847 RF‑4C AC 12th TRS/460th TRW, nr Prom Prey Rumdeng, 55 M S of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, hit by AAA,
crew ejected safely and rescued by Army helicopter
28jul71 139702 A‑1 H TC 1st SOS/56th SOW, 10 M W of Khe Sanh, SVN, hit by small arms fire, pilot ejected and was
rescued by US Army helicopter
| 05-Jul-71 | MAJ A. Politis | F-104 | M-B | NK | |||||
| 06-Jul-71 | Lt. N. E. Todd | RN | S.Vix | M-B | OC | ||||
| 06-Jul-71 | Flg. Off. Hamlyn | RN | S.Vix | M-B | OC | ||||
| 07-Jul-71 | F. R. Spraul | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | NK | ||||
| 07-Jul-71 | 1.Lt. M. J. Lotti | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | NK | ||||
| 07/08/1971 | Flt. Lt. Clarke | RAF | Lightning | M-B | OC | ||||
| 10-Jul-71 | Lt. J. C. Bates | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | |||||
| 10-Jul-71 | 1.Lt. J. F. Stermer | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | EA | ||||
| 10-Jul-71 | Capt. R. C. Wheeler | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | EA | ||||
| 10-Jul-71 | Lt. N. D. Hudnall | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 10-Jul-71 | Lt. C. M. Rubel | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 10-Jul-71 | Lt.JG A. T. Beck | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | NK | ||||
| 21-Jul-71 | Lt. T. K. Pal | IndN | Sea Hawk | M-B | OC | ||||
| 22-Jul-71 | Lt.COL Musgrove | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | EA | ||||
| 22-Jul-71 | . 1.L TJ. F.Stuermer | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | EA | ||||
| 26-Jul-71 | Flt. Lt. I. U. H. Siddui | M-B | |||||||
| 27-Jul-71 | Cadet A. N. Mazook | Kuw | S.Mas | M-B | OC | ||||
| 27-Jul-71 | M. Haleen | Kuw | S.Mas | M-B | OC | ||||
| 28-Jul-71 | Lt. A. T. Nilsen | USN | Intruder | M-B | OC | ||||
| 20-Jul-71 | Lt. Cdr. G. OBrian | USN | Intruder | M-B | OC |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 2nd August 1971 | Sing | S.Mas | ||||||
| Capt. Y.P.Yong | Cadet N. K. Ngen | |||||||
| 3rd August 1971 | RAF | Harrier GR1 | XV803/Y | 1 Sqn |
Crashed near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire after nozzle valve failure. |
pilot, Capt. L. Distelzweig USAF unable to eject as the ejection seat safety pins had been left in. Killed |
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| 12th August 1971 | USN | KA-6 Intruder |
152598 NF 517 |
VA‑115 | Caught fire in refuelling equipment, Gulf of Tonkin, NVN | |||
| Lt. J. S. McMahon | Lt. Cdr. B. S. Wade ejected | |||||||
| 20th August 1971 | USA | Grumman OV-1 Mohawk | ||||||
| Capt. G. Baxter | 1st Lt. J. Killackey | |||||||
| 24th or 25th August 1971 | USN | F-8J Crusader | (BuNo) 150315 | VF-191 | Japan | Lt.JG Swearingen | ||
| 27th August 1971 | RAF | Hunter F6 | XG229/42 | 63 Sqn / 229 OCU | flying control seiure. Crashed in a field near Merton, Devon | Pilot Flg. Off. Scoffham ejected | ||
| 27th August 1971 | USN | F-4 Phantom | ||||||
| Lt. M.R.Bolier | Lt.JG MJ.Stancel | |||||||
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 22nd September 1971 | RAF | Lightning MkF.3 | XP736 "G" | 29 Sqdn Wattisham |
crashed in North Sea 30 miles east of Lowestoft, Norfolk |
Fg. Off. Mottershead on first trip with squadron ejected but was never
found. crashed into the N. Sea off Lowestoft, sources: [FI 20-1-71 p109], [barg/n/171/85], Peter Hindley |
Martin-Baker | |
| 30th September 1971 | RAF | Lightning F6 | XR764/E | 29 Sqn |
Engine fire. Crashed into Limasol Bay, 35 miles east of
Akrotiri, Cyprus |
pilot
Flt. Lt. R. Bealer ejected sources:[bmal/179] & [bmalog/35] |
Martin-Baker | |
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07sep71
66‑0316
F‑4E
1st TFW, c5 M SE of
Clewiston, FL, USA, left engine caught fire, 2 crew
ejected
safely
21sep71 148262 TF‑4A US Navy, nr San Diego, CA, USA, canopy became separated, at least 1 crewmember ejected
safely
22sep71 68‑0559 RF‑4C ZR 86th TFW, Zweibrucken AB, West Germany, 2 crew ejected safely
30sep71 66‑0332 F‑4E FD 27th TFS/1st TFW, Tampa Bay, FL, USA, engines lost power, lost control during approach, 2
crew ejected safely
02sep71 66‑8731 F‑4D OC 13th TFS/432nd TRW, nr Ban Len, northern edge of Plain of Jars, Laos, hit by small arms fire
while attacking enemy troop concentrations, 2 crew ejected and rescued by Air America
helicopter
08sep71 153223 A‑7A NM 3 VA‑153, Gulf of Tonkin off NVN, engine failed during launch from USS Oriskany, pilot ejected
safely and was rescued
22sep71 154430 A‑78 NM 411 VA‑215, m SEA, probably in sea oft NVN, engine failure during strike mission, pilot ejected
safely
26sep71
67‑14664 OV‑10A 19th TASS/504th TASG, 10 M NW of Kampong Cham, Cambodia, hit by AAA while controlling air
strike against 4 12.7mm AAA sites. Caught tire and crashed, 2 crew ejected and were rescued
by USAF helicopter
| 02-Sep-71 | MAJ J.B.Compton | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | EA | ||||
| 02-Sep-71 | Capt. R. Fitzgerald | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 04-Sep-71 | WO G.C.Cecconi | Italy | F.G91 | M-B | OC | ||||
| 06-Sep-71 | Classified | M-B | |||||||
| 07-Sep-71 | HPT H.Kretschmar | GerAF | F.G91 | M-B | OC | ||||
| 07-Sep-71 | Capt. E.C.Hebner | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 07-Sep-71 | MAJ R.B.Reed | USAF | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 08-Sep-71 | Capt. A.Bosi | Italy | F-104 | M-B | OC | ||||
| 09-Sep-71 | F.Frutschi | Switz | Vampire | M-B | OC | ||||
| 15-Sep-71 | Flt. Lt. J.B.Williams | Oman | S.Mas | M-B | OC | ||||
| 17-Sep-71 | Cdr. L.T.Logue | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 17-Sep-71 | Lt. J.Sumnick | USN | F-4 Phantom | M-B | OC | ||||
| 21-Sep-71 |