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   January  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
 ?? January 1983
USN
A‑4F Skyhawk     during post rework test flight pilot ejected safely   Escapac
 4th January 1983
USAF
F‑15C 80‑0036 94th FS/1st TFW  in Atlantic Ocean 150 M off NC, USA pilot ejected safely   ACES II
 7th January 1983
USAF 
F-4 Phantom        Major J A. Vincent ejected   Martin-Baker
T. S. Hong ejected   Martin-Baker
 11th January 1983
USMC 
F-4 Phantom        CAPTC. W. Strong ejected   Martin-Baker
1.Lt. T. M. Sweeney ejected   Martin-Baker
 14th January 1983
USAF
T‑38A 65‑10444 71st FTW engine caught fire nr Enid, OK, USA ejected safely   Weber
ejected safely   Weber
11th January 1983 Pak SY.F6       Flg. Off. Abbasi ejected   Martin-Baker
 19th January 1983
Ind AF 
Ajeet       Flg. Off. J. L.Cutinha ejected   Martin-Baker
 21st January 1983 RN Sea Harrier FRS1  ZA177/711 899 Sqn Crashed at Cattistock, near Dorchester, Dorset Pilot Lt. K. Fox ejected suffering spinal injuries   Martin-Baker
 29th January 1983
Ind AF 
Kiran       Lt. G. S. Maneklala ejected   Martin-Baker
Flt. Lt. A. G. Patil ejected   Martin-Baker

   February 

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew   seat
 1st February 1983
Fr AF 
Mirage       Capt. Meilhan ejected photo Martin-Baker
 4th February 1983 ??          ejected   Martin-Baker
 4th February 1983
USAF
F‑15A 76‑0081 59th TFS/33rd TFW, Tyndall AFB, FL uncontrollable roll, USA pilot ejected safely   ACES II
 4th February 1983
USN
A‑7E 160863
AJ 4
VA‑86

collided with another VA‑86 A‑7E which landed safely at Akrotin eastern Mediterranean

 

pilot ejected safely   Escapac
 8th February 1983 Pak SY.F6       Flg. Off. Javed ejected   Martin-Baker
 16th February 1983
USN
A‑7E 157497
INK 4
VA‑27 during bombing run pilot ejected safely   Escapac
 17th February 1983 Italian Air Force Lockheed F-104S       - - - - - - 5000th Life saved by a Martin-Baker Ejection Seat - - - - - -Capt. F. Troglio ejected   Martin-Baker
MB.IQ7A
 18th February 1983
USN
TA‑4J 155119 NTPS. Chesapeake Bay. MD, USA during aerobatics ejected safely   Escapac
ejected safely   Escapac
 18th February 1983 Gree F-4 Phantom        C. Petinaris ejected   Martin-Baker
 A. Krikonis ejected   Martin-Baker
 23rd February 1983 RAF Harrier GR3 XV795/AF 3 Sqn collided with RAF Harrier T4 XW926/X of 233 OCU at
Eye near Peterborough, Cambs
Flt. Lt. D. Oakley ejected   Martin-Baker
 27th February 1983
Ind AF 
Hunter        Flg. Off. K. Singh ejected   Martin-Baker
 28th February 1983
USN
F-14A Tomcat 161289
NE 200
VF‑2 crashed after entering flat spin, c10 M S of Wellton, 20 M E of MICAS Yuma, AZ, USA Lt.JG L. P.Gmoch ejected   Martin-Baker
Lt. G. B. Holthus ejected   Martin-Baker

   March

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
 3rd March 1983 ??          ejected   Martin-Baker
 7th March 1983 RAF Jaguar GR1 XZ376/BE 17 Sqn During a bomb-toss manoeuvre on the Tain Range,
Highland
Flt. Lt. B. R. Iddon ejected and sustained major injuries   Martin-Baker
 7th March 1983 Ecuad Mirage       Pilot ejected   Martin-Baker
 8th March 1983 Rom Orao       I. G. Tanase ejected   Martin-Baker
 17th March 1983
USN
F-14A Tomcat 161431
AG 205
VF‑142 collision between  F‑14A 161439 and  F‑14A 161431, 2 crew killed, 2 crew ejected safe. Crashedinto Caribbean 100 M N of PR, USA Lt.JG W. E. Thiel ejected
Lt. W. G. Welch ejected
Lt.JGC. V. Browne ejected
Cdr. J. M. Sumnick ejected
[not yet matched to aircraft]
  Martin-Baker
  Martin-Baker
 17th March 1983
USN
F-14A Tomcat 161439  AG 107 VF‑143 into Caribbean 100 M N of PR, USA   Martin-Baker
  Martin-Baker
17th March 1983
USN
F-14A Tomcat 161436   AG 210 VF‑142 hydraulics failure caused loss of control. Crashed into Caribbean off PR, USA, during approach to USS Eisenhower    
 22nd March 1983 RAF Harrier GR3 XV787/H 1453 Flt Engine failure
Crashed into Port William Sound, Falklands
Flt. Lt. M. A. Leakey ejected   Martin-Baker
23rd March 1983
USN
A‑7E 158820
AJ 3
VA‑82 engine failure, crashed into Mediterranean Sea off Sicily, Italy pilot ejected safely   Escapac
 30th March 1983 RAAF Mirage A3-69 75 Sqn collided with Singapore A.F. A-4 Skyhawk and crashed near
Singapore AFB Tengah, Singapore
 Flt. Lt. John O'Halloran ejected safely   Martin-Baker
30th March 1983
RSAF
Skyhawk  A-4S No 636 engah  Airfield,  Singapore Midair collision with RAAF Mirage  III-OA A3-69 75 Sqn that was  on finals  for Rwy 36. and crashed  1 nm south of  Tengah  Airfield,  Singapore  LTA Foo Siew  Ngan ejected  successfully   Escapac
 30th March 1983
Ind
AF
Kiran       Cadet Dharwarkar ejected   Martin-Baker
 30th March 1983 Pak SY.F6       Flg. Off. A. Tanvir ejected   Martin-Baker

 April  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
 4th April 1983
USN
F-4S Phantom  155769
ND 210
VF‑302 Left runway during a rainstorm. El Paso, TX. USA Lt. Cdr.C. J. Tinker ejected   Martin-Baker
Lt. J. L Walsh ejected   Martin-Baker
5th April 1983
Danish
F-16A Block 1 E-175 Esk 730
Skrydstrup AFB
Crashed near Fole, South Juttland 2nd lieutenant Kim Robert Juul, ejected safely   ACES II
 5th April 1983
USAF 
F-4 Phantom        Pilot ejected   Martin-Baker
RIO ejected   Martin-Baker
 5th April 1983
Fr AF 
Mirage        Costa ejected   Martin-Baker
5th April 1983
USN
A‑7E 157446
AE 4
VA‑87 engine failure pilot ejected safely   Escapac
11th April 1983
USN
TA‑4J 153661
UA04
VC‑1 Caught fire during in‑flight refueling, Crashed into Pacific 700 M NE of HI, USA ejected safely   Escapac
ejected safely   Escapac
 12th April 1983 SAAF Mirage       CAPT C. A. Smal ejected   Martin-Baker
13th April 1983
USAF
F‑111A 66‑0054
MO
366th TFW Engine fire. Mountain Home AFB, ID, USA crew ejected safely   Capsule
14th April 1983
USN
A‑7E 157465
AE 4
VA‑87 engine failure pilot ejected safely   Escapac
14th April 1983
USAF
A‑7D 71‑0361 149th TFS VA ANG, Prince George, VA, USA engine caught fire pilot ejected safely   Escapac
 19th April 1983 RAF Jaguar GR.1 XX742/EF 6 Sqn Crashed into the North Sea, forty miles off Bacton,
Norfolk
Flg. Off. J. L. Jackson ejected   Martin-Baker
 21st April 1983 RAF Hawk T.1 XX227     Sgt. P. P. Inman  Backseat ejection   Martin-Baker
 25th April 1983 Spain  F-4 Phantom       Capt. A. M. Alvarez ejected     Martin-Baker
Capt. R. N. Medina ejected     Martin-Baker
 26th April 1983 RAF  Hawk       Flt. Lt. G. Preston ejected   Martin-Baker
 26th April 1983 ?? NFD        ejected   Martin-Baker
 28th April 1983
USMC
EA-6B Prowler       Capt. G. B. Habbested ejected   Martin-Baker
Capt. J. F. Scheiner ejected   Martin-Baker
Capt. J. J. Cuff ejected ejected   Martin-Baker
28th April 1983
USN 
Mohawk        Major D. H. Jacobs ejected     Martin-Baker
29th April 1983
Fr AF
Etend       J. J. Grunberg ejected   Martin-Baker

 May  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
 1st May 1983 Arg AF  Mirage       Lt. Perona ejected   Martin-Baker
 2nd May 1983
USN
F/A-18A Hornet 161248 NATC
NAS Patuxent River, MD, USA
ost control on final approach Lt. Cdr. C.Stencil ejected   Martin-Baker
 3rd May 1983 Pak SY.F6       Pilot ejected ejected   Martin-Baker
 3rd May 1983 RAF Harrier GR3 XZ134/AJ 3 Sqn Engine failure. Crashed at Lippstadt, West Germany Flt. Lt. S.K.Brown ejected   Martin-Baker
 5th May 1983
USAF
F-4 Phantom  68‑0362
WA
57th FWW structural failure in turbulence Pilot ejected   Martin-Baker
RIO ejected   Martin-Baker
9th May 1983
USAF
F‑15A 77‑0094 7th TFS/49th TFW White Sands MR, NM, USA pilot ejected safely   ACES II
12th May 1983
Polish Air Force
MiG-21pfm(SPS)   2plm Goleniów wooded area  3900m. from Goleniów airport Lieutenant Wiesław Kalicki  ejected KM-1   PSMs2
 14th May 1983
USN 
F-4N Phantom  150476
AF
VF‑202 nr Comanche, TX, USA Lt. Cdr. J. G. Stevenson ejected    Martin-Baker
Lt. M. H. Knighton ejected   Martin-Baker
 16th May 1983 RN Hunter GA11 XE716/VL834 FRADU Engine failure. Crashed into the English Channel off Portland Bill ,
Dorset
AIR R. M. "Dan" Carter ejected safely   Martin-Baker
22nd May 1983
USN
A-6E Intruder 154144
AG
VA‑65 into sea off USS Eisenhower ejected   Martin-Baker
ejected   Martin-Baker
24th May 1983
USAF
AT‑38B 60‑0550 479th TTW uncontrollable pitch‑down ejected   Weber
ejected   Weber
28th May 1983
USMC
A‑4M Skyhawk 160028
WE
VMA‑214 during bombing run, Yuma ranges, AZ, USA pilot ejected safely   Escapac
 31st May 1983 ??         ejected   Martin-Baker
ejected   Martin-Baker

   June    

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
?? June 1983
US
MC
A‑4F     during bombing run pilot ejected safely   Escapac
1st June 1983
US
F‑15C 79‑0071
or
80‑0008
53rd TFS/36th TFW Both aircraft in collision - one pilot ejected, the other was killed, near Kusel, 20 km W of Ramstein AB, West Germany. who ejected safely from which aircraft ???   ACES II
 3rd June 1983
Fr AF 
Mirage       SGT.CH J. M. Girbe ejected   Martin-Baker
 4th June 1983 Pak SY.F6        Flt. Lt. Humayun ejected   Martin-Baker
 4th June 1983
USN
F-4S Phantom  153869
NF 104
VF-161
Chargers
(Rock Rivers)

USS Midway
 Struck ramp while trying to land aboard carrier, crashed into Pacific 90 M E of Nyutabaru, Japan
one killed
Lt. Cdr. R. Johnson ejected   Martin-Baker
7th June 1983
US
FB‑111A 68‑0242 509th BW engine failure, caught fire followed by control loss, 36 NM SE of Mesquite, on Nellis ranges, NV, USA 2 crew ejected safely   Capsule
 8th June 1983
USAF
RF-4C Phantom 68‑0556 1st TRS‑10th TRW Lost control at low level. Oudeschip, nr Groningen, Netherlands 1.Lt. Gresham ejected   Martin-Baker
1.Lt. Ambs ejected   Martin-Baker
10th June 1983
US
A‑10A Thunderbolt II 76‑0541
MB
 354th TFW, Fire warning light, 12 NM SSE of Myrtle Beach AFB, SC, USA pilot ejected safely   ACES II
 13th June 1983
Fr N
F-8 Crusader       Pilot ejected   Martin-Baker
 13th June 1983 Pak SY.F6        P.O Riaz-UI-Haq ejected   Martin-Baker
14th  June 1983 Ger AF  F-104        O.Lt. W. Frank ejected   Martin-Baker
O.Lt. L. Schonecker ejected   Martin-Baker
14th June 1983
US
A‑7E Corsair II 157439
AD
VA‑174
USS Lexington
 Hit sea during launch, Gulf of Mexico pilot ejected safely and landed on the ship   Escapac
 15th June 1983 RN Sea Harrier FRS1  XZ500/H coded 127 800 Sqn
HMS Illustrious
crashed into
the Bay of Biscay following a protracted spin
Lt.Hargreaves ejected safely   Martin-Baker
 16th June 1983 RAF Jaguar GR.1 XZ105/25 2 Sqn Collided on approach to Goose Bay Jaguar GR.1 XZ110/30 Flt. Lt. B. Robinson ejected   Martin-Baker
16th  June 1983 RAF Jaguar GR.1 XZ110/30 2 Sqn Collided on approach to Goose Bay with Jaguar GR.1 XZ105/25

both aircraft crashing into the water surrounding the airfield

Flt. Lt. S. Dalton ejected
[not certain of who was in which aircraft]
  Martin-Baker
17th June 1983
US
A‑4F Skyhawk 154213 VMA‑134
NAS Miramar
hydraulics failure after take‑off from NAS. Crashed near Del Mar, CA, USA pilot ejected safely   Escapac
 17th June 1983
USAF
RF-4C Phantom 69‑0377
BA
 67th TRW caught fire in rear cockpit Capt. R. G. Leary ejected   Martin-Baker
1.Lt. R. L. Toms ejected   Martin-Baker
 18th June 1983
Fr N
F-8Crusader        L.V M. Mezencev ejected   Martin-Baker
 22nd June 1983 RAF Jaguar GR1 XX721/GE 54 Sqn fuel starvation on take
off from Hahn, West Germany.
Capt. N. J. Halvgaard [Danish pilot] ejected   Martin-Baker
 28th June 1983
USMC
A-6 Intruder       1st Lt. J. Wright ejected   Martin-Baker