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   January  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed

crew

 seat photo
2nd January 1980
Greek Air Force		 Mirage       Lt. K.Chiou ejected    Martin-Baker
6th January 1980
Pakistan Air Force		 SY.F6       Flg. Off. A. Mazhar ejected    Martin-Baker
7th January 1980
USN		 F-4J Phantom 158371
NF 		VF‑151
USS Midway		 Crashed into Pacific, on take‑off from USS Midway Lt.JG F. I. McClennan ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt. T. R. Brown ejected      Martin-Baker
8th January 1980
USN		 A-6E Intruder 160426
NK 510		 VA‑196
USS Coral Sea		 Aircraft lost during catapult launch Lt(jg) D. Butler ejected.    Martin-Baker GRU
Lt(jg) F. Giblin ejected
8th January 1980
USN		 A‑7E Corsair II   159297
  NK 3		 VA‑97
USS Coral Sea		 stalled on final approach and struck the ramp

Pilot ejected safely

   Escapac
14th January 1980
USN		 A-6E Intruder       Lt.(jg) M. J. Himer ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt. B. T. Stuckert ejected    Martin-Baker
18th January 1980
Italian Air Force		 F-104S       Capt. A. Mazzotti ejected    Martin-Baker
23rd January 1980
SAAF		 Impala       Capt. L. Burger ejected    
January 1980
USAF		 U-2C   9thSRW crashed at Oroville, California

The pilot ejected safely

    
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
5th February 1980
USAF		 F‑111 D Aardvark 68‑0119 27th TFW,  Clovis, NM, USA collided with Cessna 206 N7393N Both crew ejected
believed fatal
[can anyone confirm??]		   McDonnell Escape Capsule
13th February 1980
USN		 TA‑4J Skyhawk 155101 VT‑25, MCAS Yuma, AZ, USA lost control during take‑off but crashed into other parked TA‑4Js pilot ejected safely   Escapac
14th February 1980
USN		 TA‑4J Skyhawk 156916  VT‑25. Port O'Connor, TX, USA struck a 4801t high radio mast crew    ejected but were killed   Escapac
15th February 1980
RAAF 		MB-326     crashed 20 miles north east of Pearce RAAF Base, Western
Australia		 Flt. Lt. G. A.Cashmere ejected    Martin-Baker AUO4B
Cadet P. J.Craven ejected    Martin-Baker AUO4B
15th February 1980
Romanian Air Force		              Martin-Baker
15th February 1980
Brazilian Air Force		         TEN AV G. D. Arboes ejected    Martin-Baker
18th February 1980
RAAF		 Mirage  A3-75 77 Sqn crashed near Sale RAAF Base following flame out after bomb
ricochet		 Flt. Lt. J.Carr ejected    Martin-Baker
19th February 1980
USAF		 F-4 Phantom            Martin-Baker
     Martin-Baker
27th February 1980
Moroccan Air Force		 Mirage       Lt. Houari ejected    Martin-Baker

   March
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
3rd March 1980
USN		 F-14 Tomcat       Lt. Cdr. J.Kumpan ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt.JG B. W.Clingan ejected    Martin-Baker
4th March 1980
WGAF		 F-104G 20+15
,JbG 31		 crashed near Genk, Belgium pilot ejected   Martin-Baker
     
4th or 5th March 1980
RAF		 F-4 Phantom FGR.2 XV436/E 29 Squadron, RAF, Coningsby, Lincolnshire suffered
an hydraulic failure on a night take-off		 Flg. Off. A.C.Cairncross ejected    Martin-Baker
Flt. Lt. N. B. Randall ejected    Martin-Baker
6th March 1980
Indian Air Force		 Kiran       Cadet A. K. Singh ejected    Martin-Baker
Sqn. Ldr. A. K. Dasgupta ejected    Martin-Baker
6th March 1980
USN		 F-14 Tomcat       Lt.JG T. W. Trotter ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt. Cdr. L. E. Stampe ejected    Martin-Baker
12th March 1980
RAF		 Harrier GR.3 XW765/W 3 Sqn
The aircraft was operating out of Wittering		 bird strike, near Lampeter,
Dyfed during low level practice for Maple Flag		 Flt. Lt. P. Barton ejected    Martin-Baker
16th March 1980
Pakistan Air Force		 SY.F6       Flg. Off. Z. I. Haider ejected    Martin-Baker
17th March 1980
Royal Navy		 Hunter GA.11 XF977     Pilot ejected   Martin-Baker
21st March 1980
Brazilian Air Force		 MB326       TEN AV E. A. Furujawa ejected    Martin-Baker
22nd March 1980
SAAF		 Impala       Capt. C. A. Small ejected    Martin-Baker
26th March 1980
German Air Force		 F-4 Phantom       Lt. D. Holst ejected    Martin-Baker
 O.Lt. H. J. Behrens ejected    Martin-Baker
29th March 1980
USAF		 F-4 Phantom            Martin-Baker
     Martin-Baker

 April  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
Tuesday 1st April 1980
USN		 F-14 Tomcat 160388 VF-41
USS Nimitz		 Detroit Lt.JG W. “Zobes” Zobel,  ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt.JG M.Chabal ejected    Martin-Baker
Friday 4th April 1980
German Air Force		 F-104        O.Lt. W. Schreiber ejected    Martin-Baker
Friday 4th April 1980
Ecuador Air Force		 S.Mas       TEN M. Ibarra ejected    Martin-Baker
Saturday 6th April 1980
USN		 F-4 Phantom       Lt.JG K. B. Fischer ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt.JG A. R.Clever ejected    Martin-Baker
Monday 7th April 1980
USMC		      MCAS Yuma At The MCAS Yuma, Arizona 1st Lt. D. V. Hunter ejected   Stencel
7th April 1980
USMC  		AV‑8A 158389
WF 		 VMA‑513 jammed control stick during ACM and lost control pilot ejected safely   Stencel
7th April 1980
USAF		 Republic F-105 B Thunderchief   New Jersey Air National Guard Operation Red Flag mission out of Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Ejection occurred in central Utah on the way to bomb a tactical target in the Dugway Proving Grounds Captain John Mansfield   Republic Fairchild rocket system

parachute was a Weber force deployed backpack
13th [14th?] April 1980
USN		 F‑4J 157275
AC		  VF‑103 into Mediterranean off USS Saratoga Lt. J. G.Carlton ejected   Martin-Baker
Lt. (jg) R. Ritorto ejected   Martin-Baker
14th April 1980
USN		 EA‑4F 152869
GD7		 VAQ‑33 CO, USA, engine failure pilot ejected safely   Escapac
15th April 1980           ?    Martin-Baker
?    Martin-Baker
22nd April 1980
USN		 A‑7E 159305
AJ 402		 VA‑86
USS Nimitz		  Indian Ocean, on take‑off from USS Nimitz

pilot ejected safely

   Escapac
25th [26th?] April 1980
USMC  		RF‑4B 151975 RF01 VMFP‑3 collided  in dense clouds with 151983 nr Mesquite, TX, USA Capt. M. S. Fagan ejected   Martin-Baker
Lt. Col. B. B. Sperry ejected   Martin-Baker
28th April 1980
RAN		 TA-4G Skyhawk N13-154647 / 878 HMAS
Albatros		 flameout on take off - 5 km north crashed at Nowra, NSW Lt. A. Sinclair ejected safely and picked up by RAN helicopter.   Douglas Escapac
                 
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 May  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
3rd May 1980
RAAF 		Mirage A3-58 77 Sqn near Tanilba Bay, Port Stephens near RAAF Williamtown  P.O.  G. Butterworth ejected    Martin-Baker
6th May 1980
Danish Air Force		 F-100 G-747   Engine
flameout. On approach to Skrydstrup		  2.Lt. E.Christensen ejected    Martin-Baker
8th May 1980
RAF		 Jet Provost T.5A XW314/28 RAFC crashed a 100 yards from the A46 Newark-Lincoln
road		 Flt. Lt .C.Massey ejected      Martin-Baker 
Flt. Lt. P.Jones ejected Martin-Baker
11th May 1980
Pakistan Air Force		 SY.F6   Samungli   Flg. Off. A. Najamul ejected at 3000 feet   Martin-Baker
12th May 1980
Belgium Air Force		 TF-104G FC 05 FAB/10 Crashed into an office block on the outskirts of Neunkirchen,
Belgium. Three people on the ground were killed.		 Pilot ejected    
Crew member ejected    
14th May 1980
Swiss Air Force		 Venom FB.50      near Gebertingen, Switzerland. pilot ejected safely    Martin-Baker
14th May 1980
French Navy		 F-8 Crusader       Lt. V. P. Cambot ejected    Martin-Baker
15th May 1980
USAF		 F-4 Phantom            Martin-Baker
     Martin-Baker
15th May 1980
SAAF		 Impala            Martin-Baker
17th May 1980
USN		 A-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154196 HAMS-42 Pilot felt controls stiffen as aircraft became uncontrollable Pilot successfully ejected.   Escapac
17th  May 1980
RAF		 Hawk T.1 XX262 CFS Red Arrows Crashed into the sea off Brighton after colliding with a yacht's mast which had ignored a sailing ban during the display Squadron Leader S. JOHNSON ejected at mast height  Martin-Baker
20th  May 1980
RAF		 Hawk T1 XX176  4FTS
RAF Valley		 RAF Valley Flight Lieutenant M. P. J. BUTLER ground ejection      Martin-Baker
Flight Lieutenant I. W. ROBERTSON ground ejection

see FEEDBACK below

    Martin-Baker
20th May 1980
USN		 EA-6B Prowler 158799 VAQ137   Lt.JG D. T. Hanaoka ejected   Martin-Baker
Lt. Cdr. D. A. Larsen ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt. L. J. Stack ejected    Martin-Baker
28th May 1980
RAF		 Hunter FGA.9 XG261/J 2 TWU on "the scalp" near Dufftown,
Banffshire, Scotland		  Flg. Off. M.C. Longstaff ejected    Martin-Baker
28th May 1980
RAF		 Jaguar GR.1 XX964
BL		 17 Squadron Two Jaguar's collided over Bruggen, West Flt. Lt. W. Kirkpatrick ejected    Martin-Baker
29th May 1980
RAF		 Hunter T.7   216 Squadron near Bury St. Edmunds following an engine flameout Sqn. Ldr. J. R. McEvoy ejected    Martin-Baker
Sqn. Ldr. B. F. Mahaffey ejected    Martin-Baker
31st May 1980
Indian Air Force		 Hunter       Sqn. Ldr. P. K. Mokharjee ejected    Martin-Baker

   June    

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
2nd June 1980
USAF		 F-4 Phantom             Martin-Baker
2nd June 1980
Peru		 Mirage       Mr. M. Kolly ejected    Martin-Baker
2nd June 1980           not available    Martin-Baker
2nd June 1980
Peru    		Mirage       EL.TNT L. Viale ejected    Martin-Baker
3rd June 1980
RAF		 F-4 Phantom FG.1   XV589/P 111 Squadron crashed on approach to Alconbury, England.
Radome latches failed		 Flt. Lt. P. R. Watling ejected  Martin-Baker
Flt. Lt. S. L. James ejected  Martin-Baker
10th June 1980
USN 		 F-4 Phantom        Lt. S. R. Perco ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt. J. L. Schram ejected    Martin-Baker
12th June 1980
Brazilian Air Force		 MB326       ASP AVC. F. P. Santos ejected    Martin-Baker
15th June 1980           not available    Martin-Baker
not available    Martin-Baker
22nd June 1980
SAAF 		Impala       Lt. N. G. Thomas ejected    Martin-Baker
 June 1980
USAF 		 A‑10A   77‑0179
MB 		354th TFW Nellis ranges, NV pilot ejected safely   ACES II
 June 1980
USAF		 F‑16A 78‑0071  4th TFS/388th TFW while performing in a Yellow Flag exercise pilot ejected safely   ACES II
26th  June 1980
RSAF		 SK.37  F15   north west of
Soderhamn		 1. Fte I. Fallgren ejected   Saab
Fing C. Magnusson ejected

   July     

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
                 
4th July 1980
USN		 S-3A  159769. VS-24 Damaged at Willow Grove NAS open house A child managed
to fire one of the ejection seats. The child was killed and several other people were injured		    
7th July 1980
USN		 A-4M Skyhawk 158418 VMA-311 Flight leader confirmed fire indicator and as he called for ejection mishap

Pilot ejected

   Escapac
11th July 1980
Italian Air Force		 F-104       Capt. G.Barale ejected     Martin-Baker
14th July 1980
USAF		 F-111D    27th TFW crashed 9 miles north of Cannon AFB, New Mexico The crew
used their escape capsule		    
16th July 1980   F-4 Phantom            Martin-Baker
     Martin-Baker
17th July 1980
RAF		 Jaguar GR.1 XX817/BB 17 Squadron Engine fire. Crashed in woods 7 miles from Bruggen, West
Germany		 Flt. Lt. J. Wittingham ejected landed in the car park of a bank, from
where he telephoned his squadron		    Martin-Baker
23rd July 1980
USAF		 F-16B 78‑0092 HL   of 388TFW . Both crew
ejected.		 crashed at Eagles Range, Utah Pilot ejected   ACES II
WSO ejected   ACES II
23rd July 1980
USAF		 F-4 Phantom            Martin-Baker
     Martin-Baker
23rd July 1980
USN		 Intruder       Lt. F.C.Cook ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt. J. E. Nortz ejected    Martin-Baker
28th July 1980
Belgian Air Force		 F-16A FA 08 FAB/1 Wing crashed in Belgium The pilot ejected   ACES II
 
FA-08 c/n 6H-8 Fiscal Year : 78-0123 Line-nr SABCA : B-011
 
  • 231079: Taken on charge by the Belgian Air Force
  • 280780: After a flame-out the pilot managed to airstart the engine, but nevertheless it crashed at Obaix-Buzet and was severely damaged.
    Pilot ejected safely. Kapt.vl.Henri Malaise (1 Wing - 349 Squadron) (aircraft wore 349 Squadron markings)

 
30th July 1980
USAF		 FB‑111A 68‑0279 509th BW in a logging camp 54 M N of Bagotville, Quebec, Canada Crew escaped safely   McDonnell Escape Capsule
 

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31st July 1980
RAF		 Jet Provost T.3A XN590/86 7 TFS
RAF College RAF Elvington		 Bird strike when taking off. Crashed into woodlands near Goole, Yorkshire      Martin-Baker
Flt. Lt. D. R.Chapman ejected Navigator ejected Martin-Baker
31st July 1980
USMC		 F-4J Phantom