Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
January 1989
January 1989
January 1989
January 1989
January 1989
January 1989
January 1989
January 1989
4th January 1989	USAF	F-16A Block 15S	83-1116 'HS'	308 TFS	Birdstrike - Turkey Buzzard. Lake Okeechobee near Avon Park range, Florida	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
5th January 1989	USAF	F-16C Block 25C	84-1228 'SW'	19 TFS	Multiple bird strike during take off. Damaged beyond repair Shaw AFB			ACES II
29th January 1989	USAF	F-16C Block 30D	86-0297 'WP'	35 TFS	Crashed into the Yellow Sea just off South Korea	Pilot ejected, rescued by a US Army Chinook		ACES II
January 1989
5th January 1989 10.00h	U.S. Air Force	F-16A block 15	83-1116	Homestead Air Force Base	Surface attack/tactics training mission. Hit by turkey buzzard at 515 knots. Canopy penetrated and struck pilot. Crashed southern end of Dade County in a cow pasture north of Lake Okeechobee located in south-central Florida.			ACES II
					First USAF penetration of an F-16 canopy

3-1-1989
USAF Phantom F-4C 63-7626 of 123rd FIS/Oregon ANG from Portland, Oregon crashed in sea 30
nm off Tillamook Bay, Oregon. Crew ejected safely.
[afm/ju/6/89] & [afm/s/7/89]

9-1-1989
RAF Phantom FGR.2 XT908/CW of 228 OCU from Leuchars crashed into the North Sea 50 nm off
Dundee during a training flight. Crew ejected at 5,000ft. Pilot missing. Major injuries sustained by
the navigator. The aircraft was descending, wings level, at 250 kts.
[afm f/7/89] see report [afm/au/59/90] & [bmal/237] & [bmalog/127]

13-1-1989
RAF Tornado GR.1 ZD891 BB of 14 Squadron, from Bruggen, West Germany flew into a
formation of 8 West German Air Force Alpha Jets on approach to Wittmund colliding with two of
the trainers. The Tornado and one of the Alpha jets crashed near Weismoor. Two crew of Tornado
killed. Pilot of Alpha Jet 40+87 of JBG 43 ejected.
[afm f/7/89] & full report [afm/j/15/90] & [bmal/237]

14-1-1989
Two Libyan Air Force Mig 23 Floggers from Al Bunbah Air Base engaged two USN F.14
Tomcats from USS John Kennedy, flying CAP, 60 miles off the coast of Libya. Both MiGs were
shot down and two parachutes were reported, presumably ejected. Neither pilots were found
following extensive Libyan sea and air search.
[afm f/4/89] & also various further details on incident in other publications e.g. Detail and Scale on
the F.14 Tomcat.

28-1-1989
Royal Netherlands Air Force GD F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed on landing
at Leeuwarden Air Base. Pilot ejected.
[afm/m/7/89]

31-1-1989
USAF GD F-16C Fighting Falcon 86-0297/WP of the 35th TFS from Kusan, Korea, crashed into
the South Korea Sea. Pilot ejected and was rescued by US Army Chinook.
[afm/m/7/89]

2-2-1989
US Air Force General Dynamics FB-111A 68-0243 380th BW crashed into woods north-east of
Vermont, both crew escaped (capsule ???)
[afm/f/61/90] & [afm/ap/7/1989]

10-2-1989
USAF F-4E Phantom 68-0465 from Indiana ANG/122nd TFW/163rdTFS at Fort Wayne attempted
an emergency landing at Baer Field City Airport after the pilot was incapacitated in his smoke filled
cockpit. The WSO tried to land the aircraft but shortly before touchdown he ejected and the pilot
and the aircraft crashed. Pilot was killed and WSO seriously injured.
[afm/f/61/90] & [afm/jy/6/89]

1-3-1989
  from  .
[afm/jy/6/89]

3-3-1989
USAF Ohio ANG 121st TFW/166th TFS A-7D Corsair II 72-0246 from Rickenbacker AFB
crashed in southern Ohio after engine failure. Pilot ejected safely.
[afm/f/61/90] & [afm/jy/6/89]

4-3-1989
Indian Air Force jet fighter (MiG 21 ?) crashed near Jamnager airfield, India after pilot ejected
whilst attempting a forced landing there due to technical problems.
[afm/s/7/89]

8-3-1989
RAF Jet Provost T.3A XN547 coded '48' from 1 Flight training School crashed near Malton, Great
Habton, North Yorkshire, after the pilot ejected safely.
(see card file entry) also [afm/ap/7/89] also [afm/d/14-15/89] & [bmal/237] & [bmalog/136]

14-3-1989
Two USAFE GD F-16C's, 86-0311/TJ & 86-0312 TJ, from the 401st TFW/612nd TFS at Torrejon
collided in mid-air near Valverde del Jucar, Cuenca Province, Spain. One pilot ejected but the other
was killed.
[afm/my/7/89]

14-3-1989
Two Hungarian Air Force MiG 21 Fishbeds collided in mid-air near Bata, Hungary. Both pilots
ejected safely.
[afm/jy/6/89]

15-3-1989
South African Air Force Atlas Impala from Bloemfontein crashed nearWinverg. Pilot ejected.
[afm/my/7/89]

25-3-1989
Italian Air Force Aeromacchi MB.326 MM54205/9-01 AF Stormo 9 / 609 SC for 9 at
Grazzanise-Caserta crashed in Italy after the two crew ejected safely.
[afm/s/15/89] & [afm/n/15/89]
 

15th April 1989	Indian A. F.	Ajeet		2 Sqdn	I NAVY Cr  L  a/c in unpopulated area Got SC	Lt Uday Kumar Sondhi		Martin-Baker
April 1989
April 1989
April 1989
April 1989
April 1989
April 1989
April 1989
April 1989
April 1989
April 1989

4-4-1989
USAF A-7D Corsair of Iowa ANG/132nd TFW/124th TFS from Des Moines Airport crashed west
of Junction City, Kansas. Pilot ejected safely.
[afm/jy/6/89]

5-4-1989
Two Royal Norwegian Air Force GD F-16A's, 287 &294, from 338 Skv at Orland collided in
mid-air over Sula, Norway, some 50 nm west of Orland and crashed into the Norwegian Sea. One
pilot killed the other ejected
safely.
[afm/jy/6/89] & [afm/s/7/89]

13-4-1989
Two USN T-2C Buckeyes, 156694/A-994 & 159724/A996 from VT-19, collided and crashed
[50nm ?] 60 nm north of the Meridian base in Mississippi during a training mission. Both crew of
one aircraft killed, the other two ejected safely.
[afm/ju/6/89] & [afm/s/7/89]

18-4-1989
Indian Air Force MiG 21 Fishbed from Adampur Air Base crashed near Jullunder after an in-flight
fire. The pilot ejected safely.
[afm/s/7/89]

21-4-1989
USAF Lockheed SR-71A 64-17974 from 9th SRW based at Kadena, crashed in South China Sea.
Both crew ejected safely.
[afm/ju/6/89]

24-4-1989
RAF Phantom FGR.2 XT893:W of 56 Squadron from Wattisham crashed in North Sea 48 nm of
Flamborough Head. Both crew ejected with major injuries. The aircraft was spinning at 200 kts
with the ejections at 10,500ft & 10,000ft.
[afm/ju/6/89] & [bmal/237] & [bmalog/136]

26-4-1989
Egyptian Air Force Alphajet accidentally shot down by Iraqi Army surface to air missile whilst
practising its display routine to the Iraqi Arms Exhibition at Baghdad. Both crew ejected safely.
[afm/ju/6/89]

26-4-1989
West German Air Force TF-104G Starfighter 28+01 of WTD-61 crashed on take-off from its
Manching base in West Germany. Both crew ejected but were injured.
[afm/jy/6/89] & [afm/s/7/89]

28-4-1989
Spanish Air Force Northrop F-5B from Ala 23 at Talavera La Real caught fire in mid-air. The sole
occupant, the pilot ejected safely before the aircraft exploded and crashed 25km from Merida
(Badajoz).
[afm/ju/6/89]

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
?? May 1989	Zambian Air Force	MiG 21 Fishbed			engine problems shortly after take-off and crashed in Mumbwa district, Central Province, Zambia	Pilot ejected safely
2nd May 1989	SAAF	Impala Mk.I	490	8 sqn	Entered inverted spin at 26,000ft during aerobatics crashed near Thaba Nchu, Bloemfontein			Martin-Baker
						Capt. K. A. Fryer (see also 1/9/1997 - K.A. Fryer)	Capt. W. H. "Hennie" Van Zyl	Martin-Baker
3rd May 1989	USMC	AV-8B		VMA-542	crashed soon after take-off from Paris Island, South Carolina during exercise Solid Shield 89	pilot ejected but died later in hospital
8th May 1989	USN	F-18A Hornet		VX-4 Point Mugu	collided during air combat manouevres crashed some 40 miles apart, one near the town of Independence, the other near Olancha, just north of China Lake Naval Weapons Centre	pilot ejected safely
8th May 1989	USN	F-18A Hornet		VX-4 Point Mugu		Lt. Cdr. John Timothy Ellis RN exchange pilot killed
10th May 1989	Indian A. F.	MiG-21Bis Fishbed		3 Sqdn Ambala Air Base	Engine flame out at Jaisalmer near Patiala, India	Wg Cdr R K Ghosh ejected safely
12th May 1989	USAF	F-4E Phantom II	66-0295 'GA'	21st TFTS George Air Force Base	crashed at Butte Canyon, California
						pilot killed	WSO ejected safely
17th  May 1989	Indian A. F.	MiG-23 Flogger			crashed on the outskirts of Bodakdev Vill  Ahmedabad, India	Sqn Ldr Pradeep Singh ejected safely		KM-1
May 1989
May 1989
May 1989
May 1989
May 1989
May 1989

23-5-1989
USAF F-16A Fighting Falcon 8200965/'HS' from 31st TFW/309th TFS at Homestead AFB, Florida
crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 106 nm west of Homestead. Pilot ejected and was rescued safely
by a 301st ARRS helicopter.
[afm/f/61/90] & [afm/s/7/89]

26-5-1989
Greek Air Force F-104G Starfighter crashed near Messina on south west coast of Greece. Pilot
ejected safely.
[afm/s/7/89]
 

14th February 1989	USAF	F-16C Block 30D	86-0274 'WP'	35 TFS	Crashed in Crow Valley, Philippines	1st Lieutenant Josh Levin killed		ACES II
14th March 1989	USAF	F-16C Block 30D	86-0311 'TJ'	612 TFS	Mid air collision over Spain	1st Lieutenant Danny Ralph Johnson killed Pilot ejected	CAN ANYONE MATCH PILOT TO AIRCRAFT ?	ACES II
14th March 1989	USAF	F-16C Block 30D	86-0312 'TJ'	612 TFS				ACES II
15th March 1989	USAF	F-16D Block 30F	87-0363 'MC'	62 TFTS	Crashed after a hard landing  at MacDill AFB, Florida			ACES II
						ejected	ejected	ACES II
24th May 1989	USAF	F-16A Block 15L	82-0965 'HS'	309 TFS	Flew into the Gulf of Mexico			ACES II
28th June 1989	USAF	F-16A Block 10B	79-0398	161 TFTS	Crashed near Fall River, Kansas	Student pilot ejected		ACES II
16th August 1989	USAF	F-16A Block 15L	82-0954 'HS'	309 TFS	Crashed near Homestead AFB, Florida			ACES II
14th September 1989	USAF	F-16A Block 15C	81-0671	186 FIS Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona	Hit ground near the boarder of New Mexico	Pilot ejected safely		ACES II
15th October 1989	USAF	F-16D Block 32F	87-0369 'LR'	302 TFS	Crashed at Carswell AFB, Texas			ACES II
						Captain Roy Tucker killed	Captain J. Bourne [VMFA-112] killed
17th November 1989	USAF	F-16A Block 15Q	83-1082 'HS'	308 TFS	Crashed near Homestead AFB, Florida			ACES II
18th December 1989	USAF	F-16C Block 25D	84-1263 'HR'	496 TFS	Mid Air over  Maxdorf, Germany	Major Rodd Kallman ejected safely possible photo First Lieutenant Steve 'Sunny' Sundstrom died	CAN ANYONE MATCH PILOT TO AIRCRAFT ?	ACES II
18th December 1989	USAF	F-16C Block 25E	84-1293 'HR'	496 TFS				ACES II
19th December 1989	USAF	F-16C Block 30F	87-0251 'OS'	36 TFS 51 TFW [?]	Belly landed but stayed on the runway. Never repaired	Pilot did not eject		ACES II
26th December 1989	USAF	F-16C Block 30D	86-0300 'WP'	35 TFS	Destroyed near Kunsan AB, South Korea			ACES II
?????	USAF	F-16C Block 25E	84-1292 'HR'	313 TFS				ACES II

28-6-1989
   from   after
the .
[afm/f/61/90] & [afm/j/14/90]

8-6-1989
Soviet  . Pilot.
[afm/au/6/89]
(see notes and photographs in file on  !)
 

??-6-1989
Chilean Air Force Mirage V exploded after take-off from Chabinco Air Base, Punta Arenas, Chile
killing the pilot after his ejector seat failed.
[afm/au/6/89]

??-6-1989
Two Hungarian Air Force MiG 21 Fishbeds of a formation of three on a practice mission collided in
mid-air and both crashed. One pilot ejected safely but the other was killed in the crash.
[afm/au/6/89]


 

14-6-1989
Two RAF Hawk T.1s, XX182 & XX291 (steep dive, 300kts, 10,000ft), from 4 FTS at Valley
collided in mid-air above Borth, Dyfed and crashed on the Welsh coast, one near Clarach, the other
near Machynlleth, Powys. One pilot ejected safely with major injuries but the other was killed.
[afm/au/6/89] & [afm/s/7/89] and report [afm/s/61/90] & [bmal/238] & [bmalog/137]

20-6-1989
RAF Harrier T.4A XW295 of 4 Squadron crashed, rolling during the hover on approach to
Gutersloh. The pilot ejected but remained in his seat and was killed but the No. 2 ejected (100ft)
safely with major injuries.
[afm/au/6/89] & [afm/s/7/89] & [bmal/238] & [bmalog/137] & [afm/july/61/93]

20-6-1989
Italian AF Tornado IDS MM7077/6-65 of 6o Stormo crashed near its base after a suspected bird
strike whilst flying at 800ft and 225 kts. Both crew ejected safely.
[afm/sept/59/96]

23-6-1989
USN F/A-18A Hornet 162908/NF-207 fromVFA-151 crashed into the sea soon after take-off from
the aircraft carrier USS Midway west of Luzon Island, Philippines. The pilot ejected safely and was
picked up by a helicopter from the carrier.
[afm/s/7/89] & [afm/feb/59/96]

26-6-1989
Italian Air Force Tornado from 6 Stormo crashed near its Ghedi base. Both crew ejected safely.
[afm/s/7/89]

28-6-1989
USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon from Kansas ANG/184th TFG/161st TFTS at McConnell AFB crashed
10m south-west of Fall-River in south east Kansas. Pilot ejected safely.
[afm/s/7/89]

 

July 1989
July 1989
July 1989
July 1989
July 1989
July 1989
July 1989
4th July 1989		MiG-23		airbase near Kolobzreg	Losing engine power. The engine then regained power and the aircraft flew away to the West, guided by the autopilot. crashed into a house near Kortrijk, Belgium.	Colonel  Nikolai Skurigin ejected and landed safely
29th July 1989		MiG 25 Foxbat		crashed on approach at Kustanay, Kazakstan	Pilot ejected safely
24th July 1989	USN	EA-6B Prowler	160790 NJ-916	VAQ-129		Lt. Cdr. C. L. Mitchell ejected

29-7-1989
Soviet Air Force  ..
[afm/f/61/90] & [afm/o/15/89]

4 July 1989 A Soviet MiG-23 Flogger, piloted by Colonel Skurigin, took off from an airbase near Kolobzreg on the coast of the Baltic Sea in Poland, on a training flight. After take-off the pilot realized he was losing engine power. The pilot ejected and landed safely by parachute. The engine then regained power and the aircraft flew away to the West, guided by the autopilot. The fighter left the airspace of the East Germany and entered West German airspace where it was intercepted by a pair of USAF F-15s. The F-15s were denied permission to fire on the MiG and had to let it fly away. Eventually, after flying 900 km, the MiG-23 ran out of fuel and crashed into a house near Kortrijk, Belgium. An 18-year old man in the house was killed.

Early on July 4, 1989, a Soviet MiG-23 interceptor took off from the Polish town of Kolobrzeg on the Baltic Sea. The jet had barely been aloft a few seconds when pilot Nikolai Skurigin felt the engines starting to shut down. The only solution was to eject.
 

4 -7-1989 or 6-7-1989 (a Tuesday - check!!!)
Soviet Air Force MiG 23 Flogger operating from a base in Poland suffered a malfunction causing
the pilot to eject. The aircraft continued to fly on eventually crashing into a farmhouse in Belgium.
(coded 29 blue)
[afm/aug/4-5/89] & [afm/sept/7/89]

5-7-1989
RAF Tornado F.3 ZE834/ED of 23 Sqn. Suffered nosewheel collapse on landing at 1106hrs while
detached on APC. Both crew ejected and suffered minor cuts and bruises after landing in bushed .
The aircraft ran on its nose into the barrier at the end of the runway and came to rest with its
mainwheels dug into the grass. . .
[afm/feb/59/96]

6-7-1989
USAF F-4E Phantom II 67-0394 of the California ANG/(194 0r 196) th TFS crashed on take-off
from March Air Force Base, California. Both crew ejected safely but one person was killed and two
injured in an ANG pick-up truck on the ground.
[afm/oct/14/89] & [afm/nov/15/89]

8-7-1989
USAF F-15 Eagle from 33rd TFW at Elgin AFB crashed in Alabama. The pilot ejected safely.
[afm/j/14/90]

14-7-1989
Belgian Air Force GD F-16B FB-06 from 1 Wing Beauvechain crashed near St. Hubert. Both pilots
ejected safely.
[afm/o/14/89]

??-7-1989
USAF F-4C Phantom from the ANG crashed at March AFB, California (during week ending 22nd).
Both crew ejected safely but one person on the ground was killed.
(Is this the crash for 6-7-1989 ????)
[afm/s/15/89]

20-7-1989
RAF Tornado GR.1 ZA468/EN of 15 Squadron crashed into a field in southern Holland shortly
after take-off, descending slowly, wings level, from Laarbruch. Both crew ejected at 200kts, 300ft,
safely with minor injuries.
[afm/s/7/89] & [afm/o/15/89] & [bmal/238] & [bmalog/137]

20-7-1989
USAF F-15 Eagle from 33rd TFW at Elgin AFB, Florida destroyed in crash near Camden,
Alabama. Pilot, Captain Leo Moore, ejected safely and was picked up by an ANG helicopter from
Danley Field. The Eagle was one of a pair engaged in air combat training with two Alabama ANG
F-16s at the time of the accident.

21-7-1989
RAF Tornado F.3 ZE833/EC. which was part of a flight of four from 23 Squadron at Leeming
crashed into the North Sea off Sunderland. Both crew ejected. Descending rapidly, wings level.
Pilot killed on crash. Navigator ejected at 200ft with minor injuries.
& [afm/s/7/89] & [afm/o/15/89] see report [afm/au/59/90] & [bmal/238] & [bmalog/137]

24-7-1989
USN F-14 Tomcat crashed into the Pacific Ocean 6, off San Clemente Island, California. Bothe
crew ejected safely.
[afm/n/14/89]



27-7-1989
USAF F-4E Phantom II of California ANG/196th TFS from Ontatio IAP crashed on th eNellis AFB
ranges in Nevada. Both crew ejected safely.
[afm/n/14/89]

29-7-1989
Soviet Air Force MiG 25 Foxbat crashed on approach at Kustanay, Kazakstan. Pilot ejected safely.
[afm/f/61/90] & [afm/o/15/89]

04 July, 1989.

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
4th August 1989	Iraq Air Force	Mirage				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
August 1989
August 1989
August 1989
August 1989
August 1989
August 1989
August 1989
August 1989
16th August 1989	French AF	F.1CR Mirage	618/'33-T'	ER33 at Strasbourg	rashed at Solenzara in Corsica	pilot ejected safely

16-8-1989
   from  c. The
 [see 28-6-1989]
[afm/f/61/90] & [afm/j/14/90]

2-8-1989
USN F-14A Tomcat crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Point Loma, San Diego. Both crew ejected
safely.
[afm/o/15/89]

4-8-1989
RAAF Macchi trainer of CFS crashed 1 miles north of RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria following
engine fire during circuits. Flt. Lt. Peter Szypula ejected through the canopy after Mayday call at
400fy., 180kt. suffering back injuries. Flg. Off. Steve Jackson suffered lower back injuries.
[Martin-Baker AUO4B]
[Australian Listing]



28-8-1989
Royal Saudi AF Tornado IDS 706 from 7 Squadron at Dahran crashed on approach there. Both
crew ejected safely.
[afm/j/14/90]

September 1989
September 1989
September 1989
September 1989
September 1989
September 1989
September 1989
September 1989
September 1989
14th September 1989	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZD710 "BJ"	14 Squadron Bruggen	Crashed on take-off at Abingdon due to multiple bird stroike. Straight and level			Martin-Baker
						pilot Wg. Cdr.Wright ejected with minor injuries at 170kts, 150ft	navigator Sqn Ldr. Lawton ejected with minor injuries at 170kts, pilot 180ft,	Martin-Baker

14-9-1989
RAF   from  . Both crew.
& [afm/n/14/89] & [bmal/238]
 

1-9-1989
SAAF Atlas Impala 1 crashed after flame-out near Laangabaanveg. Pilot ejected.
[afm/july/59/90]

3-9-1989
Two Canadair Cl-41A (CT-114) Tutors [114098/'2' and 114110/'3'] of Canadian Forces 431
Squadron Snowbirds aerobatic team fromm Moose Jaw crashed into Lake Ontario after colliding in
mid-air during a vertical opposition bomb burst manoeuvre whilst displaying at the Canadian
National Exhibition in Toronto. Both aircraft burst into flames almost immediately and plunged into
the lake. One pilto is missing presumed killed and the other ejected and was taken to hospital with
cuts and leg burns. The teams fifteen remaining displays this season were cancelled following the
crash.
[afm/o/15/89] & [afm/jn/60/90]


14-9-1989
USAF GD F.16A 81-0671 from Montana ANG/186th FIS at Great Falls IAP on detachment from
120th FIG/Det 1 at DAvis-Monthan AFB crashed in Eastern Arizona, several miles west of the
New Mexico border. The pilot ejected safely.
[afm/f/61/90] & [afm/j/14/90]