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   January  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
5th January 1984
GAF
Panavia Tornado 43+39 JbG.38

Training flight. Crashed at Vlieland during

simulated bomb attack on the Dutch range

     
OLtzS Stawny killed ???
DETAILS
 
9th January 1984
Navy
Panavia Tornado 43+66 MfG.1

Control loss during practice aerial combatCrashed near Samsų

     

OLtzS P. K.  Schmerder

OLtzS Hansen Hagge  
11th January 1984
USN
A-6 Intruder   USS John F. Kennedy launching bar broke went over the front of the carrier      
Lt. William Davis ejected landed back on the carrier Lt. (jg) Mark Beach ejected - parachute caught on tail of another A-6 and was left dangling over the side or the carrier until pulled to safety  
17th January 1984 RAF Jaguar T2 XX915/15 EPTS

No. 2 engine ignited fuel leaking from a failed No. 1 engine during an emergency landing at Boscombe Down. Crashed onto open farm land.

Sqn. Ldr. T. N. Allen ejected and landed on the Chemical Research Establishment at Poron Down

 
   
18th January 1984 USN F‑14A Tomcat 59840
NH 106
VF‑114
CVW‑9
USS Enterprise
CVAN-65
 lost power during single  engined night approach to the carrier  into Pacific off California     Martin-Baker
Lt. Cdr. T. R. Brown ejected Lt.JG D. P. Rouse ejected Martin-Baker
23rd January 1984
HAF
Mirage       Capt. L. Angelopoulos   Martin-Baker
24th January 1984
GAF
F-104            
1.Lt. Tesmer Capt. Zabler  

11jan84               154132   A‑6E   AC 556   VA‑85, into Mediterranean off USS John F Kennedy, during launch from USS John F Kennedy,

            crew    ejected safely

17jan84               154410   TA‑7C   NJ 203   VA‑122, nr NAS Fallon, NV, USA, engine failure, crew    ejected safely

181an84               154652   TA‑4F   SC 30   VMAT‑102, Yuma MCAS, AZ, USA, hit an animal on the runway during take‑off and caught fire,

            crew    ejected safely

   159840            F‑14A   NH 106   VF‑114, into Pacific off California oft USS Enterprise, CA, USA, lost power during single

            engined night approach to the USS Enterprise, crew    ejected safely

 

   February 

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
6th February 1984
RAF
Tornado GR1 ZA451 15 Sqn Struck by lightning. Caught fire and crashed near Jever, West Germany     Martin-Baker Mk.10
Flt. Lt. F. P. Smith ejected Sqn. Ldr. L. Travers Smith ejected Martin-Baker Mk.10
7th February 1984
RAF
Hawk T.1 XX288 2 TWU

Following engine malfunction Abandoned after touchdown. Crashed at Swansea Airport

Flg. Off. G. T. Bagwell ejected   Martin-Baker
18th February 1984 USAF F-4C Phantom 64-0686 122nd TFS La ANG ???      
Capt. D. Kline ejected    
21st February / June 1984
CHECK DATE

Indian A. F.
Kiran HJT-16   AFA   Flt Lt Stephen    
Flt Cdt Shankar Krishnamurthy   Date not exact - only year is confirmed as 1984

13feb84               157458   A‑7E   AE 414   VA‑87, off USS Independence, pilot    ejected safely

29feb84               72‑0122   F‑4E   SP   52nd TFW, nr Spangdahlem AB, West Germany, on approach, crew    ejected safely

 

   March

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
1st March 1984
USAF
F-4 Phantom II       ??   Martin-Baker Mk.7
??   Martin-Baker Mk.7
5th March 1984
Chile
C.101           Martin-Baker
5th or 6th March 1984
RAF
Phantom FGR2 XT891 228 OCU overshoot at RAF Waddington Flt. Lt. R. Newton   Martin-Baker Mk.7
Flt. Lt. T. J. Nolan   Martin-Baker Mk.7
6th March 1984
RAAF
Mirage     crashed in Malaya Flt. Lt. McCormack ejected   Martin-Baker
8th March 1984
Switz
Hunter           Martin-Baker
8th March 1984
Switz
Hunter           Martin-Baker
12th March 1984
Fr AF
Mirage       ADJ Bury   Martin-Baker
13th March 1984

SAAF
Mirage       Capt. D. Holdsworth   Martin-Baker
13th March 1984
Pak
Mirage           Martin-Baker
15th March 1984
USN
A‑7E 160880
NF 315
VA‑93
USS Midway
slow speed launch off USS Midway crashed into Arabian Sea pilot ejected safely   Escapac
15th March 1984
USAF
 T‑38A 14th FTW   collided with T‑38A 66‑4331 nr Dime, AL, USA, , 3 pilots killed one of the crew ejected

more details needed to match aircraft to ejectee

  Weber
16th March 1984
RN
Sea Harrier FRS1 XZ496/126 800 Sqn Engine failure alongside HMS Illustrious. Crashed into the sea off Norway Lt. Cdr. Watson   Martin-Baker
20th March 1984
Fr AF
Jaguar       Lt. Pernod   Martin-Baker
20th March 1984
Fr AF
Mirage       CNE D. E. Saxce   Martin-Baker
21st March 1984
RAF
Hawk T1 XX251 Red Arrows Hit the ground during display practice at Akrotiri, Cyprus

The impact forced the ejection seat through the canopy and deployed the chute dragging the pilot out

Inadvertent ejection   Martin-Baker
21st March 1984
Ind AF
Kiran       Cadet V. Sivaraman   Martin-Baker
Cadet Vishvakarma     Martin-Baker
22nd March 1984
USAF
F-4E Phantom II 74-1647
SPY
52TFW Spangdahlem, Germany Dual Engine Fire due to improperly installed afterburner liners. Crashed near Eberbach South of Frankfurt, Germany Capt Frank Cantrell ejected 8500ft at approx 380Kts   Martin-Baker Mk.7
Capt Mike Carter ejected 8500ft at approx 380Kts   Martin-Baker Mk.7
27th March 1984
Libya
Mirage       Lt. Salhen    Martin-Baker

 April  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew photo seat
2nd April 1984
USN
F-4S Phantom II 155757
NF 112
VA-122
USS Midway
Crashed into North Arabian Sea during take-off      
Pilot killed RIO Lt. (jg)  G. G. Sigler ejected  
4th April 1984 USSR MiG-31 serial 832   Systems failure, aircraft crashed both killed no ejection
Test Pilot Aleksandr Vasilyevich Fedotov killed crewmember Valerie Sergeyevich Zaytsev killed no ejection
8th April 1984
 (PAF)
SY.F6       Flt. Lt. S.Yar    
11th April 1984 Ind AF  Jaguar        Flt. Lt. S. Atwal   Martin-Baker
12th April 1984
Bulgarian A.F.
FIRST BULGARIAN AF LOSS OF FOXBAT
MiG-25RBT   Red 73
736
Tolbukhin AB weather rapidly deteriorated when fog spread across the airfield. Directed to land at nearby Baltchik AB. Crashed after it ran out of fuel Capt. L. Tcholakov successfully ejected and landed without injuries in a field in darkness   KM-1
15th April 1984   Classified           Martin-Baker
25th April 1984


DDR

MiG‑21 SPS‑K

 7301
674
JG‑1 undercarriage damage. Crashed Schweinitz, Germany Lt Frank Becker ejected   KM-1
26th April 1984
RAAF
Mirage  III-D A3-105 2-OCU 7 nm east of  Darwin, NT  Undercarriage  malfunction at night.     Martin-Baker
FLTLT J.  Barden  (captain) ejected at 3,000  ft and 200 kts with only  minor injuries SBLT  J. Conlan RAN,  (student) ejected at 3,000  ft and 200 kts with only  minor injuries Martin-Baker
26th April 1984
USAF
Soviet built MiG-23   Tonopah, USA Test flying an "Air Force specially modified test aircraft" Lt Gen.
Robert Bond, Vice Commander of Air Force Systems Command ejected near Tonopah
   

 May  

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
3rd May 1984
RAAF
Mirage  III-OA  A3-76 ARDU 17 nm  northwest of  RAAF

  Edinburgh, SA  Undercarriage  malfunction. PilotRAAF
FLTLT T.  McCormick  ejected at 3,000 ft and  300 kts with only minor  injuries.    Martin-Baker
8th May 1984
Singapore
Strike Master            
Lt. M. Lim ejected Cadet Anselm ejected  
8th May 1984
HAF
F-5       Lt. G.Moraitis   Martin-Baker
9th May 1984 Civ Mirage       M. Jean Michel Saget    
10th May 1984   Classified           Martin-Baker
14th May 1984 Fr AF Jaguar       Capt. L. Eyharts    
17th May 1984
USAF
F-4 Phantom             
ejected ejected  
22nd May 1984   U-2R       Capt. David Bonsi    
23rd May 1984
USAF
             
1.Lt. W. E. Harvey Capt. K. B. Harrison  
24th May 1984 RAF Hunter       Flt. Lt. M. Hale    
27th May 1984
RAAF
Mirage     crashed near Darwin Pilot F. Off. John Quaife ejected    

05may84      149654   A‑4E   OG 04   VMA‑131, nr NAS Cecil Field, FL, USA, birdstrike, pilot    ejected safely

   68‑10333      U‑2R      9th SRW, nr Osan AB, South Korea, shortly after take‑off; tail section broke off after explosion,

            pilot    ejected safely

24may84      153477   TA‑4J   B 217   VT‑22, hit ground near target during weapons training sortie, pilot ejected safely

   158476   TA‑4J   UE15      VC‑5, into the sea, hit water short of runway during night touch‑and‑go, 1 crew killed, 1

               ejected safely

 

   June    

Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
Date Air Force A'cft Unit / Serial based crashed crew seat photo
1st June 1984 FAB Brazil AMX A-1
first prototype, A.01
MM X594
[Italian registration]
  turbine suffered a surge during the approach for landing. Quarantelli stayed with the malfunctioning first prototype of the Italian / Brazilian AMX to clear populated areas near Turin-Caselle Airport rather than eject at a safe altitude Aeritalia chief test pilot, Manlio Quarantelli ejected. Died later due to the wounds suffered, given the high vertical speed of the falling aircraft   Martin-Baker
1st June 1984 Ind AF  Jaguar       Sqn. Ldr. G. Singh    
1st June 1984 Fr AF Mirage       Grossette   Martin-Baker
1st June 1984
USAF
F-4E Phantom II 67-0271 37th TFW
West Germany
Mid-air collision near Aurich inbound to Jever Air Base     Martin-Baker
ejected ejected Martin-Baker
1st June 1984
USAF
F-4G Phantom II 69-7223
WW
37th TFW
West Germany
    Martin-Baker
ejected ejected Martin-Baker
1st June 1984
USAF
F-5F 83-0072
WW
57th FWW
Hill Air Force Base
Crashed near base Pilot ejected   Northrop
3rd June 1984
RAF
 Harrier GR3 XZ135 4 Sqn engine fire and emergency landing during air display  Aschaffenburg Germany Flt. Lt. N. Gilchrist ejected   Martin-Baker
5th June 1984   Classified            
11th June 1984
HAF
F-4E Phantom 4833
74-1619
339 MPK   Lt. Giannaros   Martin-Baker
Lt. Outsios   Martin-Baker
15th June 1984 Italy F-104       Lt. B. Massimo    
19th June 1984
Danish
F-16B Block 10 ET-209 Esk 726 Collided over Fyn Island, Denmark, with F-16B (78-0211, ET-211) Lieutenant Egon Christensen ejected but hit the canopy and didn't survive   ACES II
SA Flemming Mortensen  ejected but hit the canopy and didn't survive   ACES II
19th June 1984
Danish
F-16B Block 10B ET-211 Esk 727 Collided over Fyn Island, Denmark, with F-16B (78-0209, ET-209) Captain Ole Bria Lesse ejected safelyl   ACES II
no other crew member   ACES II
22nd June 1984 RCAF LAST CRASH OF A CANADIAN VOODOO      
CF-101F Voodoo 56-0328 [CAF 101007] No. 409 Sqn

lost near CFB

[Canadian Forces Base] Comox, on the east coast of Vancouver Island

 

Capt. Tom Chester ejected landed with minor injuries on Texada Island Captain Bernie Hughes ejected landed with minor injuries on Texada Island Weber
improved ejection seats

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