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   January  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
1st January 1974
USAF 
F-4 Phantom       O.Lt. H. Genditzki   Martin-Baker
1st January 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
1st January 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
1st January 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
1st January 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
1st January 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
1st January 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
1st January 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
1st January 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
1st January 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
9th January 1974
USAF
F‑4E 67‑0284 388th TFW
Korat RTAFB, Thailand
115 km N of airbase Capt. W. A. Hill   Martin-Baker
 Capt. T. P. Mahan   Martin-Baker
9th January 1974
Sing
S.Mas       Lt. M.Tio   Martin-Baker
18th January 1974
USAF
F-4 Phantom       ejected   Martin-Baker
ejected   Martin-Baker
22nd January 1974
USA
Grumman OV-1D Mohawk 69-17015   crashed in Germany. During approach for landing in IMC instruments indicated failure of both No. 1 and No. 2 inverter, unable to correct the situation Pilot Capt. W. Spencer ejected   Martin-Baker
T.O. SP4 G. Phillips ejected   Martin-Baker
22nd January 1974
USMC 
        1.Lt. D. Mozingo   Martin-Baker
24th January 1974
RAF
Harrier GR3 XV797/H 4 Sqn Crashed at Vredepeel, Netherlands after fuel pump failure pilot ejected but was killed when his parachute harness failed.   Martin-Baker
28th January 1974
USAF
RF‑4C 65‑0919 AR 10th TRW
RAF Upper Heyford
on approach to airbase Stoke Lyne, Oxon, UK MAJ D. M. Stewart   Martin-Baker
Capt. L. B. Speckman   Martin-Baker
31st January 1974
Port 
F.G91       TEN PIL V. M. F. Gil   Martin-Baker

   February 

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
1st February 1974
USAF
F-4 Phantom II   George AFB, CA inflight fire, crashed in Death Valley Capt. Brewster  Shaw  (USAF)   Martin-Baker
OLt Heinz Genditzki (German Air Force)   Martin-Baker
13th February 1974
RAF
Lightning F.3 XR715
95198 'R'
29 Sqn engine fire, crashed at Blyford Green, Souuthwold, Suffolk Flt. Lt. T. Butcher ejected safely   Martin-Baker
13th February 1974
Col
        Capt. R.Santamaria   Martin-Baker
15th February 1974
USAF
RF‑4C 66‑0451 Udom RTAFB, Thailand Crashed 16 km NE of airbase Christenberry   Martin-Baker
Children   Martin-Baker
19th February 1974
GerN
F-104       KAP B. Tengler   Martin-Baker
27th February 1974
USAF
F-4 Phantom       1.Lt. Bradley   Martin-Baker
Captain Pettit   Martin-Baker

   March

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
5th March 1974
USAF
F-4 Phantom       MAJ G. E. Kreig

MAJ D. C. Cartwright

2.Lt. R. L. Westfall

WHO WAS IN WHICH AIRCRAFT ???

  Martin-Baker
5th March 1974
USAF
F-4 Phantom         Martin-Baker
  Martin-Baker
8th March 1974
USN
A-6 Intruder       Lt. D. A. Babboni   Martin-Baker
Lt. D. A. Woxland ejected   Martin-Baker
11th March 1974
GerAF 
F-104        IM H. Bohnke   Martin-Baker
12th March 1974
GerAF 
F-104       O.Lt. H. Martin   Martin-Baker
12th March 1974
GerAF 
F-104       O.Lt. W. Baltes   Martin-Baker
13th March 1974
Fr AF
Mystere       Lt. Lafferre   Martin-Baker
21st March 1974
Fr AF
Mirage       Lt. Porchier   Martin-Baker
25th March1974


DDR

MIG‑21 PFM

760603
818
1./JG‑2 Technical problem, defective fuel pump. Crashed Trollenhagen, Germany Hpt Dieter Bittkau ejected   SK-1

1298   56IC77 Ejection et sea Key West, FL RVAH‑3; Lt. Carson, 5 Mar 1974

   Ledr. Comstock

 April  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
1st April 1974
RAAF
Mirage A3-18   Following engine failure. crashed in Butterworth, or Malaya Flt. Lt. L. Bell D. Boyd ejected   Martin-Baker
1st April 1974
Belg
Mirage       2.Lt. P. Vantieghem   Martin-Baker
1st April 1974
Italy
F.G91       Sgt. N.Costa   Martin-Baker
8th April 1974 Classified NFD           Martin-Baker
    Martin-Baker
16th April 1974
Braz 
MB326        ASP IAV X. A. Eder   Martin-Baker
17th April 1974
GerAF
F-104       HPT V. Ding   Martin-Baker
23rd April 1974
GerAF
F-104        O.Lt. M. Murmurachi   Martin-Baker
27th April 1974
Italy
F.G91       Capt. C. Livoni   Martin-Baker

 May  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
1st May 1974
USAF 
F-4 Phantom       Capt. Miller   Martin-Baker
2nd May 1974
USAF
U‑2C 56‑6714 100th SRW nr Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, USA pilot ejected safely   Lockheed
4th May 1974
Gree
F-104        Lt. P. Tsolis   Martin-Baker
6th May 1974
USAF
T‑38A   12th FTW   ejected safely   Weber
ejected safely   Weber
6th May 1974
USAF
F-4 Phantom       Capt. F. N. Markette   Martin-Baker
Capt. J. T. Sornberger   Martin-Baker
7th May 1974
Pak
F-86 Sabre       Flg. Off. Sikandar   Martin-Baker
10th May 1974
USAF
 T-38   Vance Crashed into Woodlands near Enid, Garfield County pilot safely ejected    
pilot safely ejected    
10th May 1974
USN
F-4 Phantom       Lt. T. J. Terrill   Martin-Baker
ENS J. A. Wilcox   Martin-Baker
12th May 1974
USN
KA-6 Intruder tanker 152637 VA-196
CVA-61 "USS Ranger"
refuelling F-4 Phantoms collided with F-4J Phantom II BuNo 158357.
Vietnam
Lt.
John Adams
  Martin-Baker
navigator- bombardier Lt. Robert V. McHale [VA-145 "Swordsmen"]   Martin-Baker
12th May 1974
USN
F-4J Phantom 158357   ENS R. G. Armisted   Martin-Baker
Lt. R. L. Lyman   Martin-Baker
13th May 1974
Italy
F-104        Capt. R. Favaro   Martin-Baker
13th May 1974
Iran
F-4 Phantom           Martin-Baker
16th May 1974
RAF
Harrier GR3 XV800 4 Sqn Birdstrike. Crashed near RAF Wildenrath, West Germany Pilot ejected   Martin-Baker
23rd May 1974
RN
F-4 Phantom       Flt. Lt. L. Hurst   Martin-Baker

   June    

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
 2nd June 1974
Iran
F-4 Phantom       Capt. Saboonchi   Martin-Baker
 4th June 1974
USMC 
F-4 Phantom        Capt. L. J. Bucko   Martin-Baker
1.Lt. R. L. Stockus   Martin-Baker
 5th June 1974
Fr AF
Mirage       A. Lely   Martin-Baker
 5th June 1974
USMC
AV‑8A 158948
WH 12
VMA‑542 Crashed into a wooded area near Camp LeJeune, NC, USA CAPT. Richard H. Briggs ejected but was killed Stencel

or

Martin-Baker
????

 9th June 1974
JASDF
F-4EJ Phantom II 17-8307 Chitose AB "Collision with aircraft or object unknown."

UFO theory

Lt. Colonel Toshio Nakamura, died in the ejection   Martin-Baker
RIO Major Shiro Kubota survived   Martin-Baker
16th June 1974
Iraq Air Force
Hunter       Flt. Lt. Jawad   Martin-Baker
 17th June 1974
RAF
Hunter       Flt. Lt. I. Firth   Martin-Baker
 17th June 1974
Fr AF
Mystere       Sgt. Bonin   Martin-Baker
20th June 1974


DDR

MiG‑21U

662516
263
JAG‑15 Crashed, Germany Olt Falko Rose ejected   SK-1
OS Wolfgang Kilian ejected   SK-1
 23rd June 1974
Italy
F.G91       GEN F. Ristory   Martin-Baker
 24th June 1974
Iran
F-4 Phantom       MAJ Afshar   Martin-Baker
Capt. Seyedreza   Martin-Baker
24th June 1974
RAF
Lightning F.3 XR748
C/n 95215 'M'
111 Sqn
RAF Coltishall
crashed near Coltishall, into the sea off Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk due to hydraulic failure
Flg. Off. K. Mason ejected   Martin-Baker
 24th June 1974
Fr AF
Mirage       Lt. Werne   Martin-Baker
28th  June 1974
USAF
F-4 Phantom       Capt. J. W. Cizek   Martin-Baker
Capt. D. E. Healy   Martin-Baker

5th June 1974 USMC AV-8A Harrier  159234/CG-.. CHECK DETAILS

   July     

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
3rd July 1974
Fr AF
Mirage       Lt. F. Bourdin   Martin-Baker
11th July 1974
USN
RA‑5C 156614
AA 603
RVAH‑6
USS Forrestal
 fire warning light illuminated 4 min. after launch. Engine was shut down but fire did not extinguish and control was lost in Mediterranean Sea ejected safely   Martin-Baker
ejected safely   Martin-Baker
11th July 1974
USMC
TA‑4J Skyhawk 154615
KD 14
VMAT‑203 entered spin at 19,000 ft after it stalled during ACM pilot ejected safely at 8000 ft   Escapac
22nd July 1974
Grec
F-4 Phantom       Lt. K. Papadoulis   Martin-Baker
Capt. E. Papadopoulo   Martin-Baker
22nd July 1974
GerAF
F.G91       MAJ B. Willigmann   Martin-Baker
27th July 1974
USMC 
AV-8A 158971/WF VMA-513   Capt. S. C. Torrent   Martin-Baker
27th July 1974
Pak
Mirage       G.Capt. W. Azim   Martin-Baker

   August     

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
10th August 1974
Iran
F-5       Capt. Toussi   Martin-Baker
13th August 1974
FrAF
Etendard       Lt. X. Lizee      Martin-Baker
18th August 1974
USMC
F-4 Phantom       1.Lt. J. Smolak    Martin-Baker
Capt. W.Lounsburry   Martin-Baker
20th August 1974
Ind N
Kiran         Lt. Cdr. T.H.Chowfin   Martin-Baker
S.Lt. Y. Choudhri     Martin-Baker
19th August 1974
Dutch
F-104G D-6682 312th squadron of Volkel
Leeuwarden airbase
Dusk flying. Hit the water during a bomb ru Pilot ejected. Recovered from "local pub"   Lockheed

A-5 151630 13/8/74 off Florida coast.  ???

   September     

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
5th September 1974
IndAF 
Kiran       Flt. Lt. N.M.Gupte   Martin-Baker
A.Raha   Martin-Baker
5th September 1974
Braz 
Mirage            Martin-Baker
9th September 1974
GerAF 
F-104       HPT J. Imhof     Martin-Baker
19th September 1974
Italy
F-104       Capt. L. Abbate     Martin-Baker
20th September 1974
USAF 
F-4 Phantom       MAJ J.D.Cutter     Martin-Baker
Capt. R. F. Henley   Martin-Baker

   October    

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
 2nd October 1974
RAF 
        Flt. Lt. J.E.Downey