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| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 5th January 1982 |
USN |
TA‑4J |
158076 B 2 |
![]() VT‑22 NAS Kingsville, TX, USA |
crashed near NAS | ejected | Escapac | |
| ejected | Escapac | |||||||
| 7th January 1982 |
RAF |
Hawk T1 | XX344 | RAE |
Lost control in the slipstream of Britannia
aircraft on approach to Bedford |
pilot Flt. Lt. P. Bennett ejected injured | Martin-Baker | |
| navigator stayed with the aircraft injured | ||||||||
| 20th January 1982 |
USN |
F-18 Hornet | Lt. Cdr. T. S. Heath | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 20th January 1982 |
IDF/AF |
F-16A Block 10C |
266 80-0650 |
253 sqn | Collided with F-16 (80-0657, 276) | Ilan Ramon, ejected |
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ACES II |
| 21st January 1982 |
USN |
TA‑7C | AD |
VA‑174 NAS El Centro, CA, USA |
landed short of runway | pilot ejected safely | Escapac | |
| 22nd January 1982 |
USN |
EA-6B Prowler |
160708 NF 604 |
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caught fire nr Clark AB, Philippines | Lt. Cdr. R. Pinnell | Martin-Baker | |
| Lt. M. Rickenbacker ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| Lt. Cdr. J. Powell ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| Lt. T. Wood ejected safely | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 26th January 1982 |
USA |
Grumman OV-1D Mohawk | Sn. 67-18920 | crashed in Georgia, USA | Mr. Lindsay ejected safely | Martin-Baker | ||
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During a two engine approach at an airspeed of approx. 104 kts the left engine failed from an unknown cause. The aircraft began rolling to the left. Power was reduced on the right hand engine to stop the left roll. The IP commanded the RSP to eject then he, the IP, ejected. The RSP did not attempt to eject and was killed when the aircraft struck the ground in a near vertical dive. The IP, Mr. Lindsay, was severely injured and transported to hospital and then transferred by the Medical Center for treatment. |
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| 27th January 1982 |
USAF |
F‑16A |
79‑0318 HL |
388th TFW | flight control system failure just SW of Luke AFB, AZ, USA | pilot ejected safely | ACES II | |
| 27th January 1982 |
USAF |
F‑111D |
68‑0110 OC |
27th TFW | engine fire after take‑off nr Woodlin, CA, USA | 2 crew ejected safely | Capsule | |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | seat | photo |
| 4th February 1982 |
USMC |
A-6 Intruder |
155612 ED |
VMA(AW)‑533 | Crashed after take‑off into sea 6 NM off lwakuni MICAS, Japan | Lt. Col. W. D. Carr | Martin-Baker | |
| Col. K. C. Bateman | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 6th February 1982 |
USN |
F-14 Tomcat | Lt. T. J. Davis | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Lt. G. Gayax | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 10th February 1982 |
Indian A. F. |
HF-24 Marut | Flg. Off. S. Mohan | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 11th February 1982 | Classified | NFD | Martin-Baker | |||||
| 12th February 1982 |
USMC |
A-6 Intruder | Capt. J. E. Bull | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 1st Lt. T. J. Spegle | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 25th February 1982 |
RAF |
Canberra B.2 | WK116/CE | 100 Sqn | Crashed into the aircraft stalled on a climb out from Akrotirir, Cyprus. Mediterranean Sea | Flt. Lt. M. S. McGeown | Martin-Baker | |
| Flt. Lt. T. J. B.Tucker | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 26th February 1982 |
Kenya |
Hawk | Capt. Kundu | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Capt. Ndeti | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 28th February 1982 |
Ger AF |
F-104 | O.Lt. D. Kall | Martin-Baker |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 3rd March 1982 | Iraq | Mirage | Major Ryad | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 3rd March 1982 | USAF | F-4 Phantom II | Major R. L. Myer | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 6th March 1982 | USN | F-14A Tomcat |
159599 AG 111 |
VF‑143 USS Eisenhower |
Cable broke during landing and aircraft went overboard into Mediterranean off Sardinia, Italy | Lt. Kandalec | Martin-Baker | |
| Lt. Spilman | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 15th March 1982 | Classified | NFD | Martin-Baker | |||||
| 15th March 1982 | Tunis | MB326 | ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 15th March 1982 | Tunis | MB326 | ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| ejected | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 16th March 1982 | Pak | SY.F6 | P.O F. H. Sikander | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 17th March 1982 | RAF | Hunter T12 | XE531 | RAE |
Crashed on take off from Farnborough, Hants after the engine exploded |
Flt. Lt. Rod Sean | Martin-Baker | |
| Mr. John Leng | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 19th March 1982 | USAF | F-4 Phantom | Major W. L Miller | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Capt. M. A.Christiansen | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 22nd March 1982 |
USAF |
A‑10A |
80‑0148 WR |
81st TFW RAF Bentwaters |
engines stalled, nr Herford, West Germany |
1Lt
Jim Preston ejected safely |
ACES II | |
| 31st March 1982 | USMC | F-4N Phantom |
151513 EC 14 |
VMFA‑531 | Lost control during ACM, crashed into Pacific off California, CA, USA | |||
| 1.Lt. J. W. Williams | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 1.Lt. M. J. Flood | Martin-Baker |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | photo | seat |
| 1st April 1982 | Italian Air Force | F-104 Starfighter |
MM 6572 6-24 |
154°Gruppo CBOT Ghedi A/B |
Hit electrical cables at low level | Maj Rocchelli, ejected | ||
| 5th April 1982 | USAF | F-4 Phantom | Capt. R. W. Bundschub | |||||
| Capt. W.C. Welde | ||||||||
| 6th April 1982 | USAF | F‑15C |
78‑0524 ZZ y |
18th TFW | Fuel leak. 40 NM NW of Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan | pilot ejected safely | ACES II | |
| 7th April 1982 | Pak | SY.F6 | P.O Bilal | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 7th April 1982 | Singapore Air Force | Skyhawk | Engine failure. Crashed near Williamtown N.S.W |
Lt. Jaspal Singh ejected safely |
Escapac | |||
| 12th April 1982 | USAF | F‑16A |
78‑0016 HL |
388th TFW | Lost control and crashed during attempted emergency landing. Michael AAF, Dugway range, UT, USA | pilot ejected safely | ACES II | |
| 14th April 1982 | RAF | Phantom FGR.2 | XT912/F |
228 OCU Coningsby, Lincs |
collided with the underside of Phantom FGR.2 XT903/X. Crashed near Billingham. XT903 landed safely | Sqn. Ldr. George ejected | ||
| Sqn. Ldr. Slocum ejected | ||||||||
| 14th April 1982 |
Fr AF |
Mirage III E |
Engine failure just after take off from Solenzara AFB. Three cows killed |
Lt.COL Michel Courteille ejected safely and managed to be back on the base
within minutes |
Martin-Baker | |||
| 14th April 1982 | Civ | Alpha | CAPT. C. Sirot | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 19th April 1982 | USN | A-7E Corsair II |
156842 AB 3 |
VA‑46 NAS Cecil Field |
on approach to NAS Cecil Field. FL, USA | pilot ejected safely | Escapac | |
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Crashed into a residential area of Jacksonville, Florida. The aircraft was
inbound to NAS Cecil Field from Puerto Rico when the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to steer clear of the town but was forced to eject at 1,000ft. The Corsair demolished one house, injuring three people. |
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| 19th April 1982 |
West German Air Force |
Alpha Jet A | 40+55 | Jagdbombergeschwader 49 Furstenfeldbruck | collision with another Alpha Jet, other Alpha jet landed at Neuberg with slight damage | MAJOR Hans VINNEMEIER ejected safely | Stencel | |
| 21st April 1982 | Ger AF | F-104 | HPT P. Heidmann | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 22nd April 1982 | Ind AF | Hunter | P.O A. Yadav | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 22nd April 1982 |
RAF |
Jet Provost T4 | XP564 | 1TWU | Throttle linkage failed. Crashed near Nant‑Y‑Moch Reservoir | |||
| Flight Lieutenant D M McIntyre ejected |
Commander Arun Prakash ejected |
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| Commander Prakash also had baled out of Vampire FB 52 in 1967 | ||||||||
| 26th April 1982 | French Air Force | Jaguar | Hit a car near Bordeaux when it crashed | ASP Wurtz ejected | Martin-Baker | |||
| 27th April 1982 |
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MiG‑21 SPS‑K |
6810 999 |
JG‑2 | Technical problems in take-off. Crashed Woggersin, Germany | Ltn Jurgen Somnitz ejected | KM-1 | |
| Date | Air Force | A'cft | Unit / Serial | based | crashed | crew | seat | photo |
| 01-May-82 |
FAA |
Mirage IIIEA | I-015 |
shot
down by AIM-9L fired from RN Sea Harrier, |
Primer Ten. Carlos Perona ejected safely. First aircraft to be shot down in the Falklands War! | |||
| 01-May-82 |
FAA |
Canberra B.62 | Grupo 2 | shot down north of Falklands |
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Martin-Baker | |
| Lt. Ibanez ejected - not recovered | Lt. Gonzalez ejected - not recovered | Martin-Baker | ||||||
| 4th May 1982 | USAF | F-16A Fighting Falcon |
79‑0390 NA |
474th Tactical Fighter Wing Nellis-based F-16 was operating on temporary detachment to RAF Bentwaters |
main fuel pump failed causing engine failure during postmaintenance check Crashed nr Beccles Suffolk, England |
pilot ejected safely. |
ACES II | |
| 5th May 1982 |
Indian A. F. |
HF-24 Marut | Jodhpur Basani Indl Area Pt BO | Sqn. Ldr. S. N. Garg | Martin-Baker | |||
| 6th May 1982 |
SAAF |
Impala Mk.I | 536 | near Port Elizabeth |
Capt. R. M. "Robbie" Turner see also 11th April 1991 |
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Martin-Baker | |
| Student made late ejection and was killed | ||||||||
| 10th May 1982 | USN | TA‑4J Skyhawk |
158145 A7 |
VT‑7 | lost power after carver touch & go | ejected safely | Escapac | |
| ejected safely | Escapac | |||||||
| 10th May 1982 | USMC | A‑4M Skyhawk |
160038 WL |
VMA‑311 MCAS Twenty‑Nine Palms, CA, USA |
engine flamed out after target run | ejected safely | Escapac | |
| 12th May 1982 | RAF | Hunter FGA9 | XE649/P | 1 TWU | engine failure. Crashed fifteen miles south est of Aberystwyth, Dyfed | Flt. LTC. Robinson ejected | Martin-Baker | |
| 13th May 1982 | USN | EA‑6B Prowler |
158546 NJ 917 |
VAQ-129 | during aerobatics 80 NM NE of NAS Fallon, NV, USA | 1.Lt. T. R. Trueblood | Martin-Baker | |
| LTC. G. Elcock | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| Lt. R.C. Perkins | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| ??? | ||||||||
| 14th May 1982 | Fr AF | Mirage | Capt. Perret | Martin-Baker | ||||
| CDT Moisset | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 15th May 1982 | Pak | Mirage | pilot ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 15th May 1982 | USAF | F-4 Phantom | 2.Lt. J. M. Bell | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Capt. M. E. Sams | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 17th May 1982 | RAF | Sea Harrier |
XZ438 development aircraft |
A. & A.E.E. |
being used for various ramp trials. Aircraft had fuel transfer / imbalance problem whilst taking off from ramp
with 330 gallon ferry tanks |
Lt. Cdr. D. Poole ejected safely suffering minor injuries | Martin-Baker | |
| 20th May 1982 |
FAB |
Mirage | ??? | Martin-Baker | ||||
| ???? | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 20th May 1982 | Pak | SY.F6 | P.O Z. Malik | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 21-05-1982 |
FAA |
Dagger | 1st Lt. Senn ejected |
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| 21-5-1982 |
CANA |
A-4Q Skyhawk |
0660 3-A-307 |
3 Escuadrilla de Caza y Ataque | Combat loss over Falkland Sound shot down over San Carlos area, Falklands | Capitán de Corbeta Alberto Philippi ejected safely. |
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Escapac 1 |
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21-5-1982 morning |
RAF |
Harrier GR3 | XZ972/33 |
1 Sqn HMS Hermes |
Hit by a Blowpipe SAM over Port Howard, West Falklands while on reconnaissance mission from carrier |
Flt. Lt. Jeff Glover ejected and was taken
prisoner. Later released. |
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Martin-Baker |
| 21-5-1982 |
CANA |
A-4Q Skyhawk |
0665 3-A-312 |
3 Escuadrilla de Caza y Ataqu Rio Grande |
Combat loss over Falkland Sound, damaged by AA near Puerto Argentino (or Port Stanley), Falklands after bombing HMS 'Ardent' |
Teniente de Navio Arca |
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Escapac 1 |
| 21-05-1982 |
FAA |
A-4C Skyhawk | C-309 | Grupo 4 de Caza | Combat loss over West Falkland |
Teniente Lopez |
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Escapac 1 |
| 21-05-1982 |
FAA |
Pucara |
Maj. Carlos Tomba |
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Martin-Baker | |||
| 21-05-1982 |
FAA |
Pucara | Cpt. Benitez ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 21-05-1982 |
FAA |
Dagger | Cpt. Donadile ejected |
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Martin-Baker | |||
| 21-05-1982 |
FAA |
Dagger | Maj. Piuma ejected |
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Martin-Baker | |||
| 21-05-1982 |
FAA |
Dagger | Lt. Luna ejected |
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Martin-Baker | |||
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23-5-1982 also seen as 29-5-1982 CONFIRM ??? |
RN |
Sea Harrier FRS1 |
ZA174 000 |
801 Sqn. |
Slipped over the edge of HMS
Invincible whilst positioning for take off due to deck movement as ship rolled heavily in rough seas |
Lt.Cdr. Mike Broadwater ejected safely |
Martin-Baker | |
| 23rd May 1982 |
CANA |
A-4Q Skyhawk | 0659/3-A-306 | Base Aeronaval Alte. Quijada, Río Grande | aircraft suffered brake problems when landed fully armed with bombs from a mission during the Falklands War, when the aircraft was bouncing off the runway. The aircraft was repaired! |
the pilot, Capitán de Corbeta Carlos Zubizarreta ejected, but hit the ground hard and killed |
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| 24-05-1982 |
FAA |
Dagger | Maj. Puga ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 24-05-1982 |
FAA |
Dagger | Cpt. Diaz ejected | Martin-Baker | ||||
| 25th May 1982 | RAF | Jaguar GR1 | XX963/AL | 14 Sqn | Shot down 35 mile3s north east of Bruggen, West Germany by a sidewinder missile accidentally fired by an RAF Phantom | Flt. Lt. D. S. Griggs ejected | Martin-Baker | |
| 25-5-1982 |
FAA |
A-4C Skyhawk | C-319 | Grupo 4 de Caza | Combat loss San Carlos Water |
Teniente Lucero ejected successfully and was recovered by HMS Fearless |
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Escapac 1 |
| 25-5-1982 |
FAA |
A-4C Skyhawk | C-304 | Grupo 4 de Caza | Combat loss when returning from a mission on San Carlos Water |
Capitan Garcia successfully ejected but was not recovered from the water. His body was washed ashore in a dinghy at Golding Island in 1983 |
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Escapac 1 |
| 26-05-1982 |
CANA |
MB326 | Lt. Col. Mazorra | Martin-Baker | ||||
| Lt. Col. Chiaretio | Martin-Baker | |||||||
| 27th May 1982 |
FAA |
A-4B Skyhawk |
C-215 Ex- USN 4B BuAer 142102 |
Grupo 5 de Caza |
Combat loss at Ajax Bay,
40 mm AAA from
HMS Intrepid [see FEEDBACK below] |
Teniente
Mariano A.
Valasco ejected succesfully |
Escapac 1 | |
| FEEDBACK |
". . . In 1982 I served onboard HMS INTREPID and spent most of my time in the Falklands in San Carlos, on the 27th May that year I opened fire on two A4 Skyhawks hitting one of them and for 25 years believing I had killed that pilot. Last year 2007 I was watching a documentary about the Falklands and noticed that the pilot I had shot down and thought I had killed was still alive, I have traced the pilot, his name is Valasco, we have exchanged many e-mails and he has confirmed to me that HMS FEARLESS could not have hit him as previously thought, as we were the sister ship to Fearless i believe it was mistaken as them when really it was us who hit him! I spent Friday last week sat with my old Captain, Rear Admiral Dingemans and he once again confirmed to me that it was Intrepid who shot the A4 down."
Best Wishes |
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| 27-5-1982 |
RAF |
Harrier GR3 | XZ988/34 | 1 Sqn |
Hit by small arms fire while on a bombing run over Goose Green, Falklands |
Sqn. Ldr. R. D. Iveson ejected and was rescued |
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Martin-Baker |
| 28-05-1982 |
FAA |
Pucara | ????? | Lt. Arganaraz | Martin-Baker | |||
| 28-05-1982 |
FAA |
Pucara | Lt. Cruzado | Martin-Baker | ||||
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30-5-1982 |
RAF |
Harrier GR3 | XZ963/14 |
1 Sqn HMS Hermes |
Fuel exhaustion after the tanks were hit by small arms fire over Port Stanley, Falklands. Crashed into the sea 30 miles from carrier |
Sqn. Ldr. J. J. Pook ejected |
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Martin-Baker |
| May 1982 | ||||||||
| 31st May 1982 | A‑7E Corsair II |
156803 ING 4 |
VA‑147 | ade emergency landing after fire warning but ran off runway White River, AZ, USA | pilo | |||