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January

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
14th January 1988	French AF	Mirage F.1C	EC.12		crashed near Solenzara, Corsica	Lt. F. Demonsais ejected		Martin-Baker
14th January 1988	French Navy	Aeronavale F8E(FN) Crusader	No. 42		crashed near Guessant, France, during practice dog-fight	Pilot ejected but was killed		Martin-Baker
18th January 1988	French AF	Mirage IIIB			crashed near Mont-de-Marsan, France			Martin-Baker
18th January 1988	French AF	Mirage IIIB			crashed near Mont-de-Marsan, France	S.Lt. Huillier ejected	STDT Chaisse ejected	Martin-Baker
19th January 1988	USN	Corsair II	158664 NH 305	VA‑22USS Enterprise	into the sea, lost control during Dissimilar Air Combat Maneuvering	pilot ejected and was recovered uninjured		Escapac
22nd January 1988	French AF	Mirage F.1CR			Two French AF Mirage F.1CRs of ER-33 crashed near Haguenau following mid-air collision in bad weather. One pilot ejected, the other landed safely.	C.Sturn		Martin-Baker
23rd January 1988	Ecuadorian AF	Mirage F-1JE		FAE / Escaudron de Caza 211	Crashed during bad weather near Taura Air Base, Ecuador.	Major G. Chico		Martin-Baker
28th January 1988	USN	F/A‑18A Hornet	163109 or 163136	VFA‑161 NAS Lemoore	crashed in the Sierra Nevadas, California, following mid-air collision. One killed, one ejected.	Lt.JG D. T. Morgan		Martin-Baker

February

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
3rd February 1988	Thai Air Force	Tiger II AF-5E			shot down near Na Kok, Thailand.	Pilot ejected safely
3rd February 1988	Classified							Martin-Baker
11th February 1988	USMC	AV‑8B	162071 VL	VMA‑331	engine flamed out on target run	pilot ejected safely		Stencel
12th February 1988	Royal Netherlands Air Force	Fighting Falcon AF-16A	J-639	306 Squadron from Volkel Air Base	Crashed near Haasbergen after pilot reporting engine failure. He intended to divert to Twente Air Base. The aircraft crashed in moorland and was destroyed	Pilot forced to eject. He parachuted across the border and landed in Germany.
14th February 1988	SAAF	Impala				CMDT T. J. Schroeder		Martin-Baker
14th February 1988	Royal Thai Air Force	Bronco OV-10C			shot down by Laotian ground fire during a reconaissance mission near Laos border
14th February 1988	Royal Thai Air Force	Bronco OV-10C				Pilot ejected safely and was captured.	Co-Pilot ejected safely and was captured.
	Notes: February saw the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) suffer its first casualties in fighting along disputed border areas with neighbouring Laos. Both countries lay claim to a 30 square mile area close to the Laotian capital of Vientiane some 250 miles north of Bangkok. During the short, sharp battle in the remote mountainous region, rich in timber, a RTAF F-5E Tiger II was brought down by a shoulder-fired Laotian SAM-7 on February 3rd. The pilot was killed. This appears to contradict the report that the pilot ejected safely - or were two F-5s brought down??
15th February 1988	Iraqi AF	Mirage						Martin-Baker
18th February 1988	French AF	Alpha Jet	E6/314-UG	GE-314	crashed near Vouzailles, France.			Martin-Baker
18th February 1988	French AF	Alpha Jet	E6/314-UG	GE-314	crashed near Vouzailles, France.	Cdr. F. Garbani ejected	Lt. M.Chavand ejected	Martin-Baker
18th February 1988	USAFE	RF-4C Phantom	68‑0563	26th TRW	crashed at Kaiserlautern near Zweibrucken, West Germany.			Martin-Baker
18th February 1988	USAFE	RF-4C Phantom	68‑0563	26th TRW	crashed at Kaiserlautern near Zweibrucken, West Germany.	C. D. Finney	S. N. Kohler	Martin-Baker
20th February 1988	SAAF	Mirage F.1			brought down by a SAM over Angola.	Pilot ejected safely.		Martin-Baker

March

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
1st March 1988	Royal Saudi Air Force	F-5F		Taif	crashed in northern Saudi Arabia.	One killed (pilot ?),
1st March 1988	Royal Saudi Air Force	F-5F		Taif	crashed in northern Saudi Arabia.	one ejected safely
8th March 1988	USN	TA-4J Skyhawk		TW-2	crashed 8 miles north of Escobas in Zapata County, Texas, after an engine fire	crew member ejected safely		Escapac
8th March 1988	USN	TA-4J Skyhawk		TW-2		crew member ejected safely		Escapac
10th March 1988	RAAF	Macchi MB.326H	A7-046	Roulettes aerobatic team (RAAF/CFS)	collided in mid-air during aerobatic practice with another MB.326H (A7-054) over RAAF Base Laverton, near East Sale, Victoria. The other pilot made a wheels-up belly landing at Laverton, East Sale.	Flt. Lt. R.Crispin		Martin-Baker
11th March 1988	USAF	F‑16A	81‑0766	159th FIS FL ANG, Jacksonville IAP, FL, USA	crashed on approach following engine flame‑out	Pilot ejected		ACES II
17th March 1988	USAF	F‑111D	68‑0132 CC	27th TFW, Cannon AFB, NM, USA	crashed during single‑engined emergency landing	crew ejected safely		Capsule
20th March 1988	RAF	Tornado GR.1		20 Squadron	crashed in the desert during Exercise Green Flag in Nevada, USA	Pilot ejected.		Martin-Baker
20th March 1988	RAF	Tornado GR.1		20 Squadron		Navigator ejected		Martin-Baker
25th March 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	159441 AC 203	VF-32, operating from CV-67 USS John Kennedy.	cold cat shot from LUSS John F Kennedy, crashed into the Atlantic off Norfolk, Virginia	Lt. N. A. Filippone		Martin-Baker
25th March 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	159441 AC 203	VF-32, operating from CV-67 USS John Kennedy.		Lt. E. P. Lampela		Martin-Baker
30th March 1988	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZA448/EB	15 Squadron	Crashed on the Nellis AFB ranges during a "Green Flag" exercise. Control lost after taking avoiding action due to a SAM contact.	Flg. Off. T. D. Robinson (20 Sqn) ejected safely		Martin-Baker
30th March 1988	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZA448/EB	15 Squadron		Flt. Lt. S. P. Townsend (20 Sqn) ejected safely		Martin-Baker
31st March 1988	SAAF	Impala	safely		31-3-1988 crashed in northern South West Africa during training mission.	Pilot ejected.		Martin-Baker

April
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
1st April 1988	French AF	Mirage IIIE			crashed near Bar-le-Duc in Eastern France.	Capt. J. Bellot		Martin-Baker
4th April 1988	USAF	F-4 Phantom				Capt. T. Ganiko		Martin-Baker
4th April 1988	USAF	F-4 Phantom				COL T. Grirnsley		Martin-Baker
5th April 1988 SHOULD this be the 25th April ??	RAAF	Macchi	2 FTS		crashed at Pearce RAAF Base W.A following an engine failure			Martin-Baker
5th April 1988 SHOULD this be the 25th April ??	RAAF	Macchi	2 FTS		crashed at Pearce RAAF Base W.A following an engine failure	Pilot Wg. Cdr. Frank Atkins ejected	Plt. Off. Andrew Richardson ejection at 300ft. level flight at 200kt. Suffered slight compression fracture of the spine	Martin-Baker
7th April 1988	Zaire	MB.326GB			3 MB.326GB trainers crashed in bad weather during a joint exercise with US Forces. 4 crew killed - 2 ejected Crew status of each aircraft unsure - were the 2 ejectees from the same aircraft ???	ejected		Martin-Baker
7th April 1988	Zaire	MB.326GB				ejected		Martin-Baker
11th April 1988	USAF	RF‑4C	67‑0431 BA	67th TRW Bergstrom AFB, TX. USA	Crashed near Riverside drive, Austin, 1 m from air base
	USAF	RF‑4C	67‑0431 BA	67th TRW Bergstrom AFB, TX. USA	Crashed near Riverside drive, Austin, 1 m from air base	ejected safely	ejected safely
	IS THIS THE 4th April Loss wrongly dated ??
11th April 1988	RAF	Lightning	XR769	11 Squadron	crashed in the North Sea five miles east of Easington, Humberside, following an engine fire	RAAF exchange Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
12th April 1988	USAF	RF-4C Phantom		67th TRW . Crew	crashed into a row of small warehouses just off Riverside Drive in southeast Austin, Texas, approximately one mile short of the runway at Bergstrom AFB	Pilot ejected safely.		Martin-Baker
12th April 1988	USAF	RF-4C Phantom		67th TRW . Crew		RIO ejected safely		Martin-Baker
14th April 1988	SAAF	Impala				COL S.C. Forreira		Martin-Baker
16th April 1988	SAAF	Impala of the Silver Falcons aerobatic display team			crashed in mountains near Langebaanweg Air Force base during air display.	Capt. K. Griesel ejected		Martin-Baker
18th April 1988	USAF	F-16C Block 30A Fighting Falcon	85-1462 'RS'	526 TFS 86th TFW	Crashed at Erzberg, Germany near the town of Hermeskeil	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
27th April 1988	USAF	RF-4C Phantom II	64‑1020	192nd TRS NV ANG, Reno IAP, NV, USA	hydraulic failure on landing, nosewheel collapsed left runway			Martin-Baker
27th April 1988	USAF	RF-4C Phantom II	64‑1020	192nd TRS NV ANG, Reno IAP, NV, USA		Lt.COL R. J. Bath	W. R. Burks	Martin-Baker
28th April 1988	Peru	Mirage				MAJ J. Molina		Martin-Baker
28th April 1988	Somali AF	Hunter				Sqn. Ldr. J. R. Blythe-Wood		Martin-Baker

May
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
4th May 1988	French AF	Mirage				CNE P.Charaix		Martin-Baker
10th May 1988	USN	F/A‑18A Hornet	163112	VFA‑125 NAS Lemoore. CA, USA	engine stalled shortly after take‑off	LTJG N. S. McEachern		Martin-Baker
12th May 1988	Spain	Mirage IIIDE CE	11-30/11-75	Ala 11	Crashed into the sea 15 miles off Gandia after losing control during combat practice. 2 crew ejected.			Martin-Baker
12th May 1988	Spain	Mirage IIIDE CE	11-30/11-75	Ala 11		J. T. Albert	F. G. E. Amian	Martin-Baker
13th May 1988	RAF	Hawk T.1A	XX 197	TWU/79 Squadron	Crashed on take off at Brawdy, Dyfed following a bird strike. Both crew ejected safely.	R. F. Passfield	Martin-Baker
13th May 1988	RAF	Hawk T.1A	XX 197	TWU/79 Squadron		A. Threadgold	Martin-Baker
18th May 1988	Peru	Mirage				?	Martin-Baker
18th May 1988	Peru	Mirage				MAJ J. Avila	Martin-Baker
20th May 1988	USAF	F-16A Block 15A	80-0574 'HS'	309 TFS 31st TFW	In‑flight fire. Crashed Leach Lake range, California	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
25th May 1988	Singapore	Hunter FGA.74			Crashed near Clark Air Base in the Philippines.	LTC.C. Wen ejected but killed		Martin-Baker
25th May 1988	USN	TA‑4J	153530 JH	VC‑10	engine fire			Escapac
25th May 1988	USN	TA‑4J	153530 JH	VC‑10	engine fire	ejected safely	ejected safely	Escapac
26th May 1988	USN	TA‑4J	158457 A 709	VT‑7	engine failure			Escapac
26th May 1988	USN	TA‑4J	158457 A 709	VT‑7	engine failure	ejected safely	ejected safely	Escapac

June
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
1st June 1988	French AF	Mirage				CNE J. P.Castel		Martin-Baker
4th June 1988	Dutch Air Force	F-16A	J-625	KLu/311 Squadron	crashed near Goose Bay, Canada.	Pilot ejected safely.
7th June 1988	French AF	Mirage 5F	54/13-PL	EC 2/13 Alpes	crash landed on approach to Gutesloh, West Germany, after running out of fuel. Pilot	Lt. J. M.Clament ejected safely.		Martin-Baker
7th June 1988	USAF	F-16A	81-0713	159th FIS Florida ANG	crashed into two wild pigs on the runway while landing at Jacksonville International Airport, Florida. The aircraft veered off the runway and crashed into a clump of trees	. Pilot ejected safely.		ACES II
10th June 1988	Belgian AF	Mirage VBA	BA63	3 Squadron 8 Wing	crashed at Mancheim (Marchin ?).	Capt. V. Schoenwinkle ejected safely		Martin-Baker
14th June 1988	RN	Hunter GA.11	WT809 /867	FRADU	crashed in circuit near Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset following engine failure.	Lt. Cdr. Braithwaite ejected safely at low level.		Martin-Baker
16th June 1988	Portuguese AF	F.G91				Capt. H. Borges		Martin-Baker
17th June 1988	Austrian Air Force	SAAB 105S			crashed on landing at Salzburg	crew ejected		SAAB
17th June 1988	Austrian Air Force	SAAB 105S			crashed on landing at Salzburg	crew ejected		SAAB
19th June 1988	USAF	OV‑10A Bronco	67‑14654	27th TASS 602nd TACW	Engine failure, crashed 110 NM SW of Albuquerque, NM, USA			North American
19th June 1988	USAF	OV‑10A Bronco	67‑14654	27th TASS 602nd TACW	Engine failure, crashed 110 NM SW of Albuquerque, NM, USA	ejected safely	ejected safely	North American
20th June 1988	French Air Force	Mirage F.1CR		ER 1/33	crashed on take-off from Strasburg-Entzeim.	Pilot ejected.		Martin-Baker
22nd June 1988	USAF	AT-38B Talon	60-0569 HM	434th TFTS 479TTW	Crashed 5 miles north of Holloman AFB
22nd June 1988	USAF	AT-38B Talon	60-0569 HM	434th TFTS 479TTW	Crashed 5 miles north of Holloman AFB	pilot ejected safely		Northrop
22nd June 1988	USAF	A‑7D	72‑0184 OH	112th TFS OH ANG Toledo MAP, OH, USA	Engine trouble on approach. Crashed 1 NM short of the runway	pilot ejected safely		Escapac
24th June 1988	RAF	Hawk T.1 of the Red Arrows	XX304	RAF Scampton	crashed on take-off from RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire. Pilot, Sqn Ldr Pete Collins, .	Sqn. Ldr. Pete J.Collins deputy leader, ejected suffered back and facial injuries		Martin-Baker
27th June 1988	Indian Navy	Sea Harrier				Lt. R. Sharma		Martin-Baker
27th June 1988	Indian Navy	Sea Harrier				Cdr. S. K. Danile		Martin-Baker
28th June 1988	USAF	T‑37B	61‑2506	71st FTW Vance AFB, OK	Crashed 23 NM N of air base	USA pilot ejected safely
29th June 1988	USAF	F-16C Block 25F	84-1395 'HR'	313 TFS 50th TFW at Hahn	Mid air collision during an air combat manoeuvring session, south of Mainz.	Captain Bob McCormack sustained neck burns and back injuries on ejection Captain Mike Crandall killed	CAN ANYONE MATCH PILOT TO AIRCRAFT ?	ACES II
29th June 1988	USAF	F-16C Block 25F	85-1401 'HR'	313 TFS 50th TFW at Hahn			CAN ANYONE MATCH PILOT TO AIRCRAFT ?	ACES II
29th June 1988	USAF	F-16C Block 30C	86-0247 'SP'	23 TFS (52nd or 57th ?) TFW	Low level flight. Engine problems. Crashed near Merxzell-Burbach, near Baden Baden during TAM 88 (Nato Tactical Fighter Meet) exercise Germany	Capt. Jack Friedman ejected safely		ACES II

July

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
4th July 1988	German AF	F-4 Phantom			crashed near Stade			Martin-Baker
4th July 1988	German AF	F-4 Phantom			crashed near Stade	Capt. J. Vergin	1.Lt. G. Borowiak	Martin-Baker
19th July 1988	Iranian	F-4E Phantom			shot down by Iraqi AAA over Kirkuk			Martin-Baker
19th July 1988	Iranian	F-4E Phantom			shot down by Iraqi AAA over Kirkuk	Pilot ejected	RIO ejected	Martin-Baker
25th July 1988	USAF	F‑16C	84‑1232	19th TFS/363rd TFW	engine flamed out during ACM, , into Atlantic 61 M NE of Charleston, SC, USA	pilot ejected safely		ACES II

August

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
2nd August 1988	RAF	Phantom FGR2	XV501/B	56 Sqn	Crashed near Mayenne in western France due to a technical fault while on a sortie from Reims	Flt. Lt. D. Johnson		Martin-Baker
2nd August 1988	RAF	Phantom FGR2	XV501/B	56 Sqn		N. S. Hacke		Martin-Baker
2nd August 1988	USMC	F-18 Hornet				P. D. Ford		Martin-Baker
3rd August 1988	RAAF	Macchi	CFS		crashed near Barrington Tops NSW due to failed BFCU sea caused engine to fail			Martin-Baker AUO4B
3rd August 1988	RAAF	Macchi	CFS			Flt. Lt. Brendan Heslin ejected through canopy at 4,000ft. 200kt. in high wind. Suffered back injuries, slight hypothermia due to delay in rescue because of snow showers in the area. Picked up after 3 hours.	Flt. Lt. Dennis "Rhino" Hume spent 3 hours trapped in a tree until rescue. Also suffered back injuries and hypothermia.	Martin-Baker AUO4B
4th August 1988	Soviet Air Force	Sukhoi SU-25			shot down 190 miles southwest of Islamabad after straying over the border from Afghanistan	Colonel Alexander Rutskoi (2nd ejection - previous one in 1986 from Su-25 -date not yet known)		K-36
4th August 1988	4-8-1988 Soviet Air Force Sukhoi-20 Fitter shot down 190 miles southwest of Islamabad after straying over the border from Afghanistan. Pilot ejected and was captured. [afm s/6/88] Sqn. Ldr. Athar Bukhari of No. 14 Squardon (PAF Minhas) became the first PAF pilot to shoot down a Russian aircraft. On August 04, 1988, Sqn. Ldr. Bukhari was asked to patrol near Bannu at a height of 10,000 ft. He was vectored on a heading of 300 degrees, and the controller reported the target 30 degree left, 15 NM. The contact was made and the GCI controller clearly told Bukhari to go ahead and shoot the target. The missile was launched from about 2.5 NM from the target which was soon followed by a ball of fire. Descending to 5,000 feet, and dispensing chaff and flares, the pilot then took a safe passage home. The wreckage of the shot down aircraft was located, but not the pilot. The tribal people caught him the next evening and handed him over to the authorities. His name was Colonel Alexander Rutskoi
7th August 1988	Belgian Air Force	Mirage V			crashed near Sanicole during an airshow	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
12th August 1988	Italy	MB339				C. Speziali		Martin-Baker
17th August 1988	Israel DF/AF	F-4 Phantom				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
17th August 1988	Israel DF/AF	F-4 Phantom				Fate of navigator not known		Martin-Baker
18th August 1988	RAF	Harrier GR3	XW921/E	3 Sqn	Engine fire. Crashed on approach to Gutersloh, West Germany	Flt. Lt. P. W. Leach ejected		Martin-Baker
22nd August 1988	USAF	F‑16C	84‑1221	19th TFS/363rd TFW	struck a radio mast during low‑level training flight,	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
25th August 1988	Omani AF	Hunter				Flg. Off. A. A. AI-Baluchi		Martin-Baker
25th August 1988	Moroccan AF	Mirage				STDT Tazerny		Martin-Baker
28th August 1988	Pakistan AF	SY.F6				Sqn. Ldr. Abid		Martin-Baker

September

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
1st September 1988	USAF	F-16C Block 30	85-1414 'MJ'	14 TFS 432nd TFW Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture	Flame out. Crashed near into mountain, Oguni, Kawai Village, Shimohei County, Iwate Prefecture, Iwate, Japan	Pilot ejected safely		ACES II
7th September 1988	RAF	Jaguar T.2A	XX834/EZ	6 Squadron	Rrashed during low level flight near Stuttgart, West Germany. Struck HT cables near Wilbad-Kreuth. RAF Pilot killed, USAFE back-seater/navigator ejected.
7th September 1988	RAF	Jaguar T.2A	XX834/EZ	6 Squadron		pilot killed	1.Lt. J. O. Black [USAFE ] ejected	Martin-Baker
8th September 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	162609	VF‑111	Crashed into North Arabian Sea, during ACM			Martin-Baker
8th September 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	162609	VF‑111	Crashed into North Arabian Sea, during ACM	Lt. Cdr. M. A. Bruder	Lt. J. A. Abrams	Martin-Baker
8th September 1988	Malaysian AF	A-4 Skyhawk			crashed into the sea off the south east coast of Malaysia	Pilot ejected		Douglas
9th September 1988	USAF	F‑16A	79‑0338	72nd TFTS/56th TFW	into Gulf of Mexico 39 NM SW of Sarasota, FL, USA	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
9th September 1988	Japan Air Self Defence Force	Fuji T.1A			crashed into the sea of Kyusha Island	Pilot ejected but died later		Weber (Daicel License Built seat ??)
10th September 1988	Italian AF	F-104			crashed on take off from Miranare Air Base	Capt. D. Aloisi ejected		Martin-Baker
10th September 1988	USN	A‑7E	157579 AF	VA‑203	Baker County, FL, USA	pilot ejected safely		Escapac
12th September 1988	USN	F-14 Tomcat		NAS Mirimar	crashed on landing at Gillespies Field, San Diego, following loss of control			Martin-Baker
12th September 1988	USN	F-14 Tomcat		NAS Mirimar		Lt. Cdr. J. Barnett	?????	Martin-Baker
14th September 1988	Pakistan AF	SY.F6				Flt. Lt. Arshad		Martin-Baker
13th September 1988	USAF	F-16A Block 15N	82-0994 'HL'	388 TFW Hill AFB, UT, USA	Exploded flight, possibly as a result of a lightning strike. Crashed, Great Salt Lake, Utah 25 M W of air base	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
14th September 1988 also seen as 13th	USAF	F-16C Block 25D	84-1249 'SW'	17 TFS Shaw AFB	Crashed on take-off Hit the ground near Sumter, on a training mission from Shaw AFB in South Carolina, USA.	Pilot ejected, two injured on the ground by debris		ACES II
15th September 1988	Argentinian AF	MB326						Martin-Baker
15th September 1988	Argentinian AF	MB326				Lt.COL Rodemo	Lt.COL Gianelli	Martin-Baker
18th September 1988	Somali AF	Hunter				M. Seegmuller		Martin-Baker
18th September 1988	Classified							Martin-Baker
22nd September 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	162596	VF‑2 NAS Fallon, NV, USA	Crashed 70 km NE of air base			Martin-Baker
22nd September 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	162596	VF‑2 NAS Fallon, NV, USA	Crashed 70 km NE of air base	Lt. Cdr. J. H. Russell	LTC. P. Liptak	Martin-Baker
26th September 1988	Indian AF	Kiran				Flt. Lt. V. Satyamurthy		Martin-Baker
26th September 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	161144	VF‑111	in northern Arabian Sea			Martin-Baker
26th September 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	161144	VF‑111	in northern Arabian Sea	Lt. Cdr. R.C. Sweeney	Lt. M. S. Helwig	Martin-Baker
29th September 1988	Greek AF	Mirage F.1			crashed in central Greece following an engine fire.	J. Parliaris ejected		Martin-Baker

October

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
6th October 1988	USN	A‑4E	151090 NJ	VFA‑127		pilot ejected safely		Escapac
7th October 1988	Civilian	F/A‑18A Hornet	N844NA	NASA Edwards AFB,	shortly after take‑off 3 M N of Boron, CA, USA	Mr. S. Ishmael ejected safely		Martin-Baker
8th October 1988	USMC	AV‑8B	162952 VL 02	VMA‑331	into Mediterranean off Turkey, engine caught fire	RAF pilot ejected safely		Stencel
11th October 1988	USAFE	F-16C		50th TFW 10th FTS	crashed near Hahn AB, West Germany	Pilot ejected		ACES II
12th October 1988	USAF	F-16C Block 25E	84-1289 'HR'	496 TFS	engine failure. Landed just short of runway at Hahn AB, Germany	Pilot egressed safely on ground CAN ANYONE CONFIRM also seen reported as an ejection		ACES II
16th October 1988	Jordanian AF	Mirage				Lt. Afif		Martin-Baker
18th October 1988	USAF	F-16C Block 30E	86-0344 'TJ'	613rd FTS 401st TFW	Fuel transfer problem. Crashed near Incirlik, Turkey	pilot ejected		ACES II
18th October 1988	RAF	Phantom GR.2	XV437/'Y'	92 Squadron	crashed near Holzminden, 40nm east of Gutersloh, West Germany following engine failure			Martin-Baker
18th October 1988	RAF	Phantom GR.2	XV437/'Y'	92 Squadron		Flt. Lt. Fryer ejected, injured	Lt. F. L. T. Lines ejected, injured	Martin-Baker

November

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st November 1988	RAF	Phantom			crashed near Polle, West Germany	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
1st November 1988	RAF	Phantom			crashed near Polle, West Germany	Navigator ejected		Martin-Baker
3rd November 1988	Afghan AF	MiG-23 Flogger			shot down by Pakistan Air Force F-16 over Pakistan territory	Pilot ejected and captured.		KM-1
5th November 1988	SAAF	Impala			crashed near Tafelkop soon after take-off from Bloemfontein	Capt. M. Bates		Martin-Baker
7th November 1988	Spain	F/A-18 Hornet	Ala 15		crashed near Zaragoza Air Base following a technical failure.	Capt. I. A. Ortiz ejected		Martin-Baker
7th November 1988	USAF	AV‑8B	163184 WH	VMA‑542 Maxwell AFB, AL, USA	rolled over during landing ‑ heavily damaged but SOC later	pilot ejected safely		Stencel
Tuesday 9th November 1988	USAF	B‑1B Lancer	85-0063	96^th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas	Crashed near Abilene, Texas. Fire in left wing caused engine failure during practising "touch-and-go" landings	Pilot ejected safely		Weber ACES II
						Co-pilot ejected safely		Weber ACES II
						Defensive Systems Officer (DSO) ejected safely		Weber ACES II [left seat rear]
						Offensive Systems Officer (OSO) ejected safely		Weber ACES II [right seat rear]
						Three crew ejected on pilot's command - he ejected after steering aircrfat away from residential area
	The Strategic Air Command ordered the fleet grounded for a mandatory, one-time inspection of all electric, fuel and hydraulic fluid lines.
8th November 1988	Indian AF	MiG-21			crashed at Bahadurgah, in the outskirts of New Dehli killing a three year old girl and seriously injuring eight others. The aircraft was part of a flypast and suffered a birdstrike	The pilot ejected safely.		KM-1
9th November 1988	French AF	Mirage				Capt. Genty		Martin-Baker
10th November 1988	Kenyan	Hawk				Capt. J. K.Chepkwony		Martin-Baker
10th November 1988	Kenyan	Hawk				Capt. T. N. Giati		Martin-Baker
10th November 1988	SAAF	Atlas Impala	8 Squadron		crashed on take-off from Bloemspruit.	CMDT R. Masson		Martin-Baker
14th November 1988	Indian AF	Hunter				Flt. Lt. G. R. S. Reddy		Martin-Baker
14th November 1988	SAAF	Impala 1			crashed shortly after take-off from Jan Smuts Airport, Johannesburg following a mid-air explosion	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
14th November 1988	SAAF	Impala 1				back seater killed
17th November 1988	Belgian AF	General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon	10 Wing at Kleine -Brogel Air Base		birdstrike just after take-off	The pilot ejected safely		ACES II
17th November 1988	Belgian AF	General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon	1 Wing at Beauvechain Air Base		The engine failed on finals	The pilot ejected safely		ACES II
18th November 1988 also seen as 17th November	USAF	B‑1B Lancer	85-0076	Ellsworth AFB, SD	Struck a high voltage and utility poles on approach to Runway 31 and crashed during landing in bad weather at Ellsworth AFB, S.D	pilot, Maj. Thomas C. Skillman ejected safely		Weber ACES II
						co-pilot, Capt. Mick R. Gunthals ejected safely		Weber ACES II
						defensive systems officer Maj. Dean C. Spraggins ejected, suffered a back injury Taken to a hospital at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Tex		Weber ACES II [left seat rear]
						offensive systems officer, Capt. Grover M. Gossett ejected safely		Weber ACES II [right seat rear]
	An Air Force investigation concluded that the pilot and co-pilot lost track of altitude because of weather conditions.
20th November 1988	USAF	T‑2C	159156 A 981	CTW‑1	lost control	pilot ejected safely

December

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
7th December 1988	Classified							Martin-Baker
7th December 1988	Classified							Martin-Baker
8th December 1988	Angolan AF	MiG-23 Flogger			crashed during training flight following technical problems	Pilot ejected		KM-1
8th December 1988	USAF	OA‑10A	77‑0223 NF	23rd TASS	Tohono O'Odham Indian reservation, 80 M W of Tucson, AZ, USA	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
16th December 1988	Finnish AF	Hawk						Martin-Baker
16th December 1988	Finnish AF	Hawk				Lt. P. Tikkanen	Lt.JG M. Jakonen	Martin-Baker
16th December 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	159865 NJ 422	VF‑124, NAS Alameda, CA	struck F‑14A 160888 during landing, ran off the runway into San Francisco Bay			Martin-Baker
16th December 1988	USN	F-14A Tomcat	159865 NJ 422	VF‑124, NAS Alameda, CA		Lt. J. F.Campbell	Lt.JG D. A. Guerrieri	Martin-Baker
19th December 1988	Argentine Navy	AerMacchi MB326	Nr 101		Sudden impact over Uruguay River at 350 kts...and 100 ft
19th December 1988	Argentine Navy	AerMacchi MB326	Nr 101		Sudden impact over Uruguay River at 350 kts...and 100 ft	Lt. C. Gustavo Rodaro ejected but did not survive	Co-pilot Lt. Gustavo Yannielli ejected at low level [personal testimony]	Martin-Baker
21st December 1988		F‑111 D	68‑0130	27th TFW Cannon AFB, NM. USA	engine caught fire on take‑off crashed 6 NM SW of air base	crew ejected safely		McDonnell Capsule
22nd December 1988	USAF	A‑10A	81‑0986 AR	511th TFS/10th TFW	nr Needingworth, Cambs, UK	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
27th December 1988	USAFE	A-10 Thunderbolt II		10th TFW based at RAF Alconbury	crashed near Willingham, Cambridgeshire, following a technical fault	Pilot ejected		ACES II

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