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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 | |
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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
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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 | |||||
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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 |