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   January   NFD = No Further Details at present
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
1st January 1977 NFD             Martin-Baker
1st January 1977 NFD             Martin-Baker
1st January 1977 NFD             Martin-Baker
1st January 1977 NFD             Martin-Baker
1st January 1977 NFD             Martin-Baker
1st January 1977 NFD             Martin-Baker
1st January 1977 NFD             Martin-Baker
1st January 1977 NFD             Martin-Baker
4th January 1977
Fr AF 		 Mirage       M.Bergasse   Martin-Baker
4th January 1977
Fr AF 		 Jaguar       Capt. Amarger   Martin-Baker
10th January 1977
USN		 TA‑4J 158511
C 5		 VT‑25
NAS Chase Field		 Engine failed during circuit training. Crashed nr NAS Chase Field, TX, USA pilot ejected safely   Escapac
17th January 1977
RAF		 Vulcan       Flt. Lt. R. M. Aspinall   Martin-Baker
Flt. Lt. A.Ryder   Martin-Baker
17th January 1977
RAF 		 Buccaneer       Sqn. Ldr. R.L. Hollett   Martin-Baker
19th January 1977
USMC		 F-4 Phantom       1.Lt. J. J. Dicks   Martin-Baker
Capt. J. E. Beery   Martin-Baker
23rd January 1977
RJAF		  T-37      Training Hussein Al Biss ejected
(now Major General)		   Weber
28th th January 1977
Fr N 		 F-8 Crusader       P. M. Degletagne   Martin-Baker
31st January 1977
BAF		 F-104 Starfighter Fx-25 1 Wing CTT Loss of control following a technical problem Sint Jans Geest Cpt John Cammaerts   Lockheed C2

   February 

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
1st February 1977
Ger AF 		 F.G91       W.Bold   Martin-Baker
1st February 1977
Fr N		 F-8 Crusader       ASP Guillot   Martin-Baker
3rd February 1977
RAF		 Buccaneer S.2B XW548/S 16 Squadron caught fire during a low-level exercise and crashed near
Volkel, Netherlands		 Flt. Lt. M. W. Brown   Martin-Baker
Flt. Lt. R. P. Kemp   Martin-Baker
4th February 1977
Fr AF		 Mirage       Lt. Saissy   Martin-Baker
5th February 1977
USAF		   F-4 Phantom      1.Lt. D.E.Olsen   Martin-Baker
1.Lt. F.Himstedt   Martin-Baker
9th February 1977
USN		 F-4 Phantom        Lt. T. G. Dobrovolny   Martin-Baker
Lt.JG E. E. Mercker   Martin-Baker
11th February 1977
USMC		  AV‑8A 158967
WH 00		 VMA‑542 Engine failure. Crashed into water nr NAS Fallon, NV, USA pilot ejected safely   Stencel
16th February 1977
Fr AF		 Mystere       Sgt. P.Didier   Martin-Baker
21st February 1977
Fr AF		 Mirage       Lt. Leheup   Martin-Baker
22nd February 1977
USN		 F-14 Tomcat       Lt. J.O.Ellis   Martin-Baker
23rd February 1977
Italy		 F.G91       Lt. F.Casadio   Martin-Baker
24th February 1977
RAF		 Lightning T4 XM968/Q 92 Sqn Hydraulic failure. Crashed near Gutersloh, West Germany Sqn. Ldr. Lawrence   Martin-Baker
Sqn. Ldr.  G. Granville-White   Martin-Baker
29th February 1977
USAF		 F‑15A 74‑0129
WA		 57th TTW

Collided with an F‑5E which landed safely and crashed on Nellis ranges 46 NM from Nellis AFB, NV, USA

 pilot ejected safely   ACES II

   March
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
1st March 1977
USAF		 F‑4E Phantom II 68‑0364
ZF 		307th TFS/31st TFW Avon Park range, FL, USA Capt. G. L. Haseloh   Martin-Baker
Capt. D. L. Heiman   Martin-Baker
3rd March 1977
Ger AF 		 F-104        O.Lt. P. Kornemnn   Martin-Baker
22nd March 1977
Peru		 Mirage       Capt. Vargas   Martin-Baker
23rd March 1977
USAF		 F-4 Phantom            Martin-Baker
    Martin-Baker
24th March 1977
Switz		 Mirage       CAPT C. Keckeis   Martin-Baker
24th March 1977
Switz		 Mirage       Lt. D. Trosch    Martin-Baker
24th March 1977
Switz		 Mirage        Capt. D. Girardet   Martin-Baker
28th March 1977
USN		 F-14 Tomcat       Lt. G. A. Stevens   Martin-Baker
Lt. G. A. Quist   Martin-Baker
30th March 1977
Fr AF		 Mirage       S.Lt. Martin   Martin-Baker

 April  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
4th April 1977
RAF		 Buccaneer XW525 208 Sqn   Pilot Flt. Lt. Summers ejected   Martin-Baker
Nav. Flt. Lt. Peter J. R. Hill ejected   Martin-Baker
4th April 1977
RAF		 Buccaneer XW525
 B3-01-69		 208 Sqn., RAF Honington Structural failure following violent move to avoid collision with two Hunters during a practice bombing run on the Claerwen Reservoir Dam,
west of Rhyader, Powys.  losing its tail section, Crashed into Claerwen Reservoir near Rhayader, Radnor aircraft and		 Flt. Lt. Summers   Martin-Baker
Flt. Lt. P. J. R. Hill   Martin-Baker
7th April 1977
USN		 A-6 Intruder       Lt. Cdr. G. P. Stone   Martin-Baker
Lt. T. L. Thorson   Martin-Baker
19th April 1977
Ger N		 F-104        Lt.CPT E. Stiemerling   Martin-Baker
19th April 1977
USN		 F-14A Tomcat 159842  NJ 432 VF‑124 engines flamed out during DACT Chocolate Mountains nr El Centro NAF, CA, USA Lt. G. A. Barrett   Martin-Baker
ENS N. F.Carlock   Martin-Baker
19th April 1977
USMC  		 F-4J
Phantom II		 Buno. 153883
VMFA-312, Beaufort, S.C. USA
graphic source
 airplane caught on fire as a result of bomb fragments from bombs that failed to retard on release during a weapons demonstration. Crashed about one mile north of the 301 Bridge over the Potomac River     Martin-Baker
Major Peter B. Field
USMC
ejected
  450 knots and 4500 feet
minor injuries		 Capt. M. I. Mott
USMC
ejected
 450 knots and 4500 feet
minor injuries		 Martin-Baker
On 3rd March 2006 Major Field's son Christopher ejected from an EA-6B Prowler making them the only father / son ejectees in the Martin-Baker records
20th April 1977
USAF  		 F-4 Phantom        Capt. C. D. Nelson   Martin-Baker
     
25th April 1977
USAF  		 F-4 Phantom        MAJ Seeger   Martin-Baker
MAJ Danborn   Martin-Baker
27th April 1977
BAF		 T-33 FT 04 11 Sqn Collision in flight with the FT 26. Ciney Kotwicz   Lockheed
28th April 1977
RAAF		 F-111     crashed near Armidale Pilot Capt. William Baker (USAF)   FIRST RAAF F-111 LOSS
CAPSULE ESCAPE
Flt. Lt. David Clarkson (RAAF]  
29th April 1977
USN		 F-14 Tomcat       M. A. Peinemann   Martin-Baker

 May  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
4th May 1977
Ger AF 		 F.G91       MAJ A. M. Stroop   Martin-Baker
11th May 1977
USN		 RF-8G Crusader BuNo. 145629 VFP-63
CV-67		   Lt. Cdr. J. S. Ozbirn ejected   Martin-Baker
13th May 1977
RAF		 Hunter FGA9 XE651/W TWU Engine fire. Crashed 40 miles south of Brawdy, Dyfed Flg. Off. Ruddock ejected   Martin-Baker
13th May 1977
Den		 F-100       MAJ J. F. Lauritsen   Martin-Baker
16th May 1977
USAF		 F-4 Phantom       1.Lt. R. J. Schade   Martin-Baker
Capt. E. D. Stites   Martin-Baker
16th May 1977
Pak		 SY.F6       Sqn. Ldr. Maqsood   Martin-Baker
17th May 1977
RN		 Phantom FG1 XV588/R004 892 Sqn Engine fire. Abandoned on take off from Leuchars     Martin-Baker
Flg. Off. T. Newby Flt. Lt. Steve Riley Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK

 

 

Thanks to Steve Riley for correcting the Phantom Serial number and also providing this photo of the damaged XV588

 

in email 21st February 2008
18th May 1977
USN		 RF-8G Crusader BuNo. 146895 VFP-63  in US ENS R.B.Platt ejected   Martin-Baker
18th May 1977
Ind AF 		 Kiran        Flt. Lt. R. K. Poonia   Martin-Baker
Flt. Lt. R. Bakshi   Martin-Baker
23rd May 1977
Italy		 F-104       Capt. R. Ponzanelli    Martin-Baker
24th May 1977
Pak		 SY.F6       Flg. Off. Masroor   Martin-Baker

   June    

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
6th June 1977
Ger AF		 F-4 Phantom        MAJ J. Sauer   Martin-Baker
HPT U. Scholz   Martin-Baker
13th June 1977
BAF		 T-33 FT 33 11 Sqn Kerkom Maj Houppert (USAAF) + unsuccessful ejection   Lockheed
15th June 1977
Brazil		 MB326       Capt. L. M. Tichetti   Martin-Baker
T. Mayo     Martin-Baker
21st June 1977
USN		 F-14A Tomcat 159594
AD		 VF‑101

Engine trouble. Crashed into Atlantic 48 M SE of NAS Oceana, VA, USA

 Lt. Cdr. D.F. Green   Martin-Baker
Lt. S.C. Miller    Martin-Baker
21st June 1977
USMC  		 F-4 Phantom       1.Lt. D. L. Smith   Martin-Baker
MAJ R.C. Frantz   Martin-Baker
22nd  June 1977
USMC  		 F-4 Phantom        Capt. A. J. Spring   Martin-Baker
27th June 1977
USMC		 RF‑4B 157344 RIF 611 VMFP‑3
NAS Atsugi, Japan		 engine caught fire during take‑off ejected   Martin-Baker
ejected   Martin-Baker
28th June 1977
10:30
USN		 F-14A Tomcat 158996
NK 215		 VF-2
NAS Mirimar		 Crashed during practice Touch and Go     Martin-Baker
Lt.JG W. R. Kirkpatrick
command ejection initiated by rear seater 		LTJG Kevin L. "Duke" Dilley
ejected
Main chute did not fully open
severe impact injuries		 Martin-Baker
28th June 1977
USN		 F-14A Tomcat 159854
NH 101		  VF‑114 85 M SW of San engine exploded Diego, CA, USA     Martin-Baker
Lt. R. Keever Lt. S.Smith Martin-Baker
28th June 1977
USAF		 F‑111D 68‑0146
CC		 27th TFW control loss  nr Capulin, NM, USA   McDonnell Douglas Escape Capsule

   July     

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
5th July 1977
Brazil		 MB326        LTM.A.C.Azevedo   Martin-Baker
SGTJ.A.P.Filho   Martin-Baker
6th July 1977
USAF		 F-4 Phantom        Capt. R. Logan   Martin-Baker
8th July 1977
Brazil		 MB326       TEN A.M.G.Filho   Martin-Baker
11th July 1977
GAF		 RF-4E 35+15 AG 51
'Immelmann'		       Martin-Baker
MAJ M. Wassel MAJ W. Rauch Martin-Baker
11th July 1977
Ger AF 		 F-104        MAJ D.A. Fisher   Martin-Baker
14th July 1977
Iran		 F-4 Phantom       MAJ.GEN M.Mehrmand   Martin-Baker
???   Martin-Baker
18th July 1977
USN		 RF-8G Crusader BuNo. 141363 VFP-63 in US Lt. E. S. Gregory ejected   Martin-Baker

   August     

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
2nd August 1977
BAF		 F-104 Starfighter Fx-98 10 JBW Crash in approach of KB, Ospel  Netherlands SLt D' Haese + unsuccessful ejection   Lockheed C2
2nd August 1977
Ger AF		 F-104        O.Lt. A.Sindelar    
4th August 1977
Brazil		 MB326        TENA.I.Bittercourt   Martin-Baker
ASP A.F.C.Kanffmann   Martin-Baker
15th August 1977
RAF		  Canberra E.15 WH948/U 100 Sqn starboard engine fire 7 miles
north-west of Coltishall and crashed into woodland near Norwich, Norfolk		 S. L Gordon   Martin-Baker
Flt. .Lt. Smith   Martin-Baker
16th August 1977
USN		 A-6 Intruder       Lt Jg M. L. Clark ejected   Martin-Baker
16th or 18th August 1977
RAF		 Buccaneer S2B XX890/K 15 Sqn In flight fire, caused by a turbine failure. Abandoned in the circuit at Laarbruch Flt. Lt. R.A.Pittaway   Martin-Baker
Flt. Lt. K.I.Mackenzie   Martin-Baker
17th August 1977
USMC 		 F-4 Phantom         Capt. R.A.Cote   Martin-Baker
Capt. D.I.Dannewitz   Martin-Baker
23rd August 1977
USN		 F-4 Phantom        Lt. G. M. Jack   Martin-Baker
ENS R.A.Ladd   Martin-Baker
26th August 1977
Brazil		 MB326        ASPP.R.Pertusi   Martin-Baker
29th August 1977
Italy		 F-104        CAPTA.Benfatto