FIRST GULF WAR AIR ATTACKS BEGIN

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
Date needed 1991	Iraqi A Force	MiG-23			Gulf War - intercepted by two F-16 aircraft and instructed to eject or be shot down	Salam Shalaam ejected		KM-1
8th January 1991	Soviet Navy	Su-24 Fencer			engine fire130km SE of Gatland Island, Sweden Baltic Sea	ejected		K-36
						ejected		K-36
8th January 1991	Turkish AF	F-4E Phantom II		7 AHU Malatya air base	Crashed nr Malatya air base,  during training flight	ejected		Martin-Baker
						ejected		Martin-Baker
8th or 9th January 1991	RAF	Phantom FGR.2	XV462/G	19 Sqn	Crashed into the Mediterranean Sea twenty miles south of Limassol, Cyprus	Flt. Lt. G. J. Williams ejected		Martin-Baker
						Flg. Off. G. A. Winwright ejected		Martin-Baker
12th January 1991	USAF	GD F-16A	79‑0400 NY	174th TFW / 138th TFS NY ANG	Crashed 75 M SE of Riyadh, central Saudi Arabia on training sortie	Pilot ejected safely		ACES II
15th January 1991	USAF	F‑16A	83‑1089 HS	31st TFW, Homestead AFB	centerline fuel tank exploded following lightning strike; entire aircraft caught fire. Everglades 18 M from Homestead AFB, FL, USA	pilot    ejected safely		ACES II
15th January 1991	Soviet Air Force	Tu 16 Badger K		Tartu Air Base, Estonia	Crashed on landing after wheels had locked up - Four crew killed	pilot ejected
						co-pilot ejected
16th January 1991	Kuwait AF	A-4KU Skyhawk	KAF-828		AAA about 7 miles east of Ali Al-Salim AB in occupied Kuwait	Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Mubarak		Escapac
17th / 18th January 1991	USN	F/A-18 Hornet	BuNo 163484 AA 403.	USS Saratoga	Hit by an Iraqi SAM during "Operation Desert Storm."	Captain Michael Scott Speicher Information suggests that he initiated ejection		Martin-Baker NACES
17th January 1991	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZD791/BG	14 Sqn	SAM 16 over Ar Rumaylah Air Base, Iraq	Flt. Lt. John Peters ejected - POW [Personal testimony]	Flt. Lt. John Nichol ejected - POW	Martin-Baker
17th January 1991	USN	A-6E Intruder	161668 AA 510	VA-35	shot down by SAM 10 NM SW of H‑3, Iraq	Lt. Robert Wetzel POW. Later released.	Lt. Jeffrey Zaun ejected POW. Later released.	Martin-Baker
								Martin-Baker
18th January 1991	USAF	Phantom						Martin-Baker
						J. Galindez	Capt. Burke	Martin-Baker
16th or 18th January 1991	Italy	Tornado			Enemy action	Major Gianmarco Bellini	F.Capt. M. Cocciolone	Martin-Baker
								Martin-Baker
18th January 1991	USMC	OV‑10A	155435 ER 11	VMO‑2	Ras AI Mishab, Saudi Arabia, hit by SAM, crashed later	Lt. Col. Clifford Acree	Chief Warrant Officer Guy L. Hunter, Jr.
Friday 18th January 1991	USN	A-6A Intruder		Attack Squadron VA-155 "Silver Foxes" Whidby Island, Washington onboard the USS RANGER	Failed to return from combat missions on Iraqi military targets on the morning of Friday, January 18. Two emergency radio beeper signals were picked up indicating that both Turner and Costen successfully ejected from the aircraft	Lt. William Thomas "Tom" Costen possible  ejected but KIA br March	Lt. Charlie Turner -possible  ejected but KIA br March
19th January 1991	USAF	F‑16C	87‑0228 TJ	614th TFS 401st TFW	36 NM W of Tallhl, Iraq, hit by SAM shot down by a direct SAM hit over Baghdad on the same mission as below	pilot taken prisoner free again after spending 45 days as prisoners of war in Baghdad	Capt. Mike "Cujo" "MR." Roberts	ACES II
19th January 1991	USAF	F‑16C	87‑0257 TJ	614th TFS 401st TFW	nr Baghdad, Iraq, shot down with SA‑3 hit with a SAM-6 over Baghdad. His aircraft made it quite a way before he was forced to eject	pilot taken prisoner free again after spending 45 days as prisoners of war in Baghdad	Maj. Jeff "Tico" Tice	ACES II
19th January 1991	USAF	F‑15E	88‑1692 SJ The actual tail number  was masked by a large "4th."	335th TFS 4th TFW	shot down near AI Quaim, Iraq,  by SA‑2	Major Thomas E. Griffith, Jr	Col. David W. Eberly ejected - evaded capture until 22nd January 1991 POW	ACES II
19th / 20th January 1991	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZA396/GE	20 Sqn	Hit by SAM 7 during low level ground attack mission on Tallil Air Base, Iraq.	Flt. Lt. R. Stewart ejected POW. Later released.	Flt. Lt. D. Waddington ejected POW. Later released.	Martin-Baker
20th January 1991	RAF	Tornado GR1	ZD893/AG	9 Sqn	Suffered a technical failure on take off from Tabuk, Saudi Arabia for a ground attack mission			Martin-Baker
						Sqn. Ldr. P. Batson ejected	W.C  M. Heath ejected	Martin-Baker
21st January 1991	USN	Tomcat F-14B[+]	161430 AA 212	VF-103	Hit by medium altitude SAM SA-2. near Al Asad, Iraq	Lt. Larry "Rat" Slade POW	Lt. Devon "Boots" Jones Rescued	Martin-Baker
21st January 1991	USAF	F‑16C	87-0224 TJ	614th TFS 401st TFW	A Mk. 84 bomb exploded as it left the aircraft on a strike mission over Al Jabar A. B.  Kuwait. Aircraft flown out to sea	Jon Ball ejected. "Jon was almost immediately picked up by a Navy helo and returned with very minor injuries."		ACES II
24th January 1991	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZA403/CO	17 Sqn. Ar Rumaylah Air Base, Iraq	1000 lb bomb exploded prematurely	Sqn. Ldr. R. Ankerson ejected - POW	Flg. Off. Simon Burgess ejected - POW [Pilot Flt. Lt. Simon Burgess was killed when parachute failed to deploy when ejecting from Hawk T.1 XX164 on 13-2-1996]	Martin-Baker
24th January 1991	USN	F-18C Hornet		Saudi Arabia	Engine problems	Lt. H. E. Overs		Martin-Baker
								Martin-Baker
24th January 1991	USAF	GD F-16	78-0009	184th TFG / 161st TFTS Kansas ANG. Wichita, Kansas	Collided in mid-air 30 miles east of Kansas ANG. Wichita, Kansas	pilots ejected. 1 killed, 1 safely  78‑0009   F‑16A      184th TFG KS ANG, 4 M W of Beaumont, KS, USA, collided with F‑16A 79‑0369, 1 pilot killed, 1 ejected                   80‑0536   F‑16A      184th TFG KS ANG, 4 M W of Beaumont, KS, USA, collided with F‑16A 78‑0009, 1 pilot killed, 1 ejected	?????	ACES II
24th January 1991	USAF	GD F-16	79-0369	184th TFG / 161st TFTS Kansas ANG. Wichita, Kansas	Collided in mid-air 30 miles east of Kansas ANG. Wichita, Kansas		?????	ACES II
24th January 1991	Swedish AF	JA-37 Viggen	'54'	F16 Wing	Power loss due to failure of a fan blade in the engine, crashed near Fagersta	Pilot ejected safely		SAAB
26th January 1991	USAF	GD F-16A	81-0717	191 / FIG / 171 / FIS Michigan ANG Fairhaven, Michigan	Engine failure. crash during sortie from Selfridge ANGB	pilot ejected, slightly injured		ACES II
28th January 1991	USMC	AV-8B Harrier	163518/02 WL	VMA-311	Kuwait. Hit by AAA during re-attack	Pilot Capt. Michael C. Berryman ejected and became POW		Stencel
28th January 1991	USAF	GD F-16C	85‑1423	57th FWW	Engine failure. Crashed in Nevada Desert 75 miles north of Las Vegas	Pilot ejected safely		ACES II
29th January 1991	USAF	F-4E Phantom II	71‑0245   FN	3rd TFW	Crashed 15 miles NE of Clark AB, Philippines during training mission	Capt. C. Kopp		Martin-Baker
						R. B.   Ticarte		Martin-Baker
31st January 1991	Soviet AF	MiG-27 Flogger			Engine problems shortly after take off. Crashed near Hadehof testing ground near Schoebendorf, eastern Germany. farmer injured	pilot ejected OK		KM-1
31st January 1991 09:25Z	USAF	A-10A Thunderbolt II	80-0248 EL	23 TFW	shot down by ground fire or SAM  20 NM SW of Kuwait City, Kuwait	Pilot Richard D. Storr became a POW Released 03/05/91		ACES II

17-1-1991 thru Feb-1991
Many Iraqi aircraft were reported as shot down. The fates of their crew are at present not known.

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
3rd February 1991	USAF	B‑52G Stratofortress	59‑2593	97th BW on TDA from Eaker Air Force Base	Electrical failure returning from mission over Iraq. Crashed into Indian Ocean 15 M N of Diego Garcia	Jorge I. Arteaga did not eject KIA BNR
						Navigator Jon J. Olson did not eject KIA BNR
						1st Lt. Eric D. Hedeen ejected Body found in inflated liferaft
						?? ejected
						?? ejected
						?? ejected
4th February 1991	USMC	AV-8B Harrier II	163873	VMA-214	Loss of power coming away from target. Lavic Lake area, 29 Palms, California	Pilot ejected		Stencel
4th February 1991	French AF	Jaguar A	A10/11-YH	EC.4/11	Crashed near Tremblecourt	STDT Ducas ejected		Martin-Baker
9th February 1991	USMC	AV‑8B	162081 CG 09	VMA‑231	hit by SAM 24 NM SW of Kuwait City, Kuwait	pilot aptain RUSSELL A. C. SANBORN captured and held as a POW until his release on 6 March 1991		Stencel
11th February 1991	USN	A-4E Skyhawk	152004 AD 611	VF 451	Flameout in Air Combat Manoeouvre training. Relight unsuccessful. Key West, Florida.	Pilot ejected		Escapac

11th February 1991	via Linda Heid Lt. Linda  L. Heid ejected. She was the 1st woman to eject using a Martin-Baker seat and the 2nd woman to eject  from a Navy jet	photo via Tom P. McManus A-6A Intruder BuNo 156988 modex 110 taken at NAS Oceana October 1985				Pilot Lt. Cdr. S. V. Parsons ejected
						Martin-Baker GRU-7
	USN	EA-6A Intruder	156988 110-GD	VAQ-33	Total hydraulic failure En route to NAS Cecil Field crashed 15 nm south east of St. Augustine, Florida

13th February 1991	FrAF	Alpha				Capt. P. Louis		Martin-Baker
14th February 1991	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZD717/CD	17 Sqn. Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq	Hit by two SA-2 SAMs during laser guided bombing mission			Martin-Baker
						Navigator Flt. Lt. Stephen M. Hicks ejected but was killed	Flt. Lt. R. Clark ejected	Martin-Baker
15th February 1991	USN	A‑6E  Intruder	155602 AB 513	VA‑85 USS America	Into Persian Gulf			Martin-Baker
						Lt. Cdr. J. "Mac" Williams	Lt. T. L. Fox ejected see also 18-Sept-1991	Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	Your 15 Feb 91 A6 ejection with J. Williams as pilot description is not accurate. 'Mac' Williams is my daughter's godfather and he did not crash into the carrier. He lost all brakes taxiing out of the wires and the plane veered to the left. They ejected before it went over the side. Mac broke his leg landing on the carrier deck. details amended 13th November 2007
15th February 1991 13:35Z	USAF	A-10A Thunderbolt II	79-0130 MB	354 TFW	USAF 60nm NW Kuw.Cty SA-13	Lt. Robert James Sweet became a POW Released 03/05/91		ACES II
19th February 1991	USAF	OA-10A Thunderbolt II	76-0543 NF	23rd TASS	Hit by SAM 62 nm nw of Kuwait City	Lt. Col. Jeffrey Fox became a POW released 03/05/01		ACES II
17th February 1991	USAF	F‑16C	84‑1218 SW	363rd TFW	engine caught fire because of damage sustained during mission in Iraq	pilot ejected and rescued		ACES II
25th February 1991	USMC	OV-10 Bronco		VMO-1	hit by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile Iraqi-occupied Kuwait			LW-3
						Major Joseph Small, III, POW	Capt. David Spellacy KIA
25th February 1991	USMC	AV-8B Harrier	163190		Hit by ground fire and returned to friendly airport, unable to control aircraft for landing. Kuwait International Airport	Pilot ejected		Stencel
27th February 1991	USAF	F-16C	84-1390 HR	10th TFS  50th TFW Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates	SAM in southern Iraq and was captured by the Republican Guard	Capt. William Andrews ejected		ACES II
28th February 1991	NFD							Martin-Baker
								Martin-Baker
28th February 1991	USA	Grumman RV-1D Mohawk	Sn.64-14273	2nd MIB	crashed in Saudi Arabia			Martin-Baker
						Capt. Attila Barandi	Spc. Littleton	Martin-Baker
	Crews view of the airfield was obscured due to burning oild field smoke. Pilot made three approaches to land. Both crew, Capt. A. Barandi and Spc. Littleton made a planned ejection after they were vectored to the ejection area and cleaned up the cockpit. Pilot sustained stained stomach muscles and back. Admitted to the 12th Evacuation hospital for evaluation and treatment. He was released 2 days later to full duty. T.O. received minor facial injuries. "On the 3rd approach I had to break off as the aircraft (listed above mine) crashed on the runway and I therefore was denied permission to land.  The other aircraft was an OV-1D Mohawk 68-15962 whom I had been flying a 2-ship mission with.  They did not eject.  Fortunately, both survived (CW2 John Adaway and SFC Dwayne Brightwell) with no injuries".  Thanks  Attila

17-2-1991
USAF GD F-16C 363rd TFW/ 33rd TFS, 100 miles inside Iraq. Engine trouble probably due to
combat damage during successful bombing raid, caught fire, pilot ejected safely and was rescued by
US helicopter.
[afm/a/21/91]

18-2-1991
USAF GD F-16, 40 miles inside Iraqi held territory. Crashed during combat mission. Pilot ejected
and rescued by Allied helicopter.
[afm/a/21/91]

20-2-1991
USAF GD F-16, Diyarbakir Air Base, S.E. Turkey. Exploded and crashed 400yds short of runway
after developing engine trouble. Pilot ejected safely.
[afm/a/21/91]

21-2-1991
USAF GD F-16, Saudi Arabia. Non-combat loss. Engine failed during mid-air refuelling. Pilot
ejected safely.
[afm/a/21/91]

21-2-1991 ???
USMC AV-8B Harrier II 163685 from VMA-311, Off San Diego, USA. Lost power on carrier take
off. Ejected.
[FLIGHT p42/8-14/5/91] & [afm/jy/59/91] & [afm/aug/60/96]

22-2-1990
USN A-7E Corsair. from NAS Leemore, California, USA. Departed during ACM. Suffered
unspecified malfunction and aircraft crashed into the Mojave Desert near China Lake. Pilot ejected
and was picked up by a helicopter from the Naval Weapons Centre at China Lake.
[FLIGHT p42/8-14/5/91] also [afm/ju/59/90]

23-2-1991
USMC F-18 Hornet. Off Hawaii. Departed controlled flight. Ejected.
[FLIGHT p42/8-14/5/91]

27-2-1991
USMC F-4S Phantom. Puerto Rico. Control problems. Crew ejected.
[FLIGHT p42/8-14/5/91] & [afm/jy/59/91]

27-2-1991
USAF GD F-16, Iraq. Shot down. Pilot ejected and broke his leg but was rescued by US Army
101st Airborne Division helicopter.
[afm/a/21/91]

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st March 1991	Polish AF	MiG-21MF Fishbed-J	7405		collided and crashed into forest area near Tarnowski Gary, south west Poland	pilot ejected safely		KM-1
1st March 1991	Polish AF	MiG-21MF Fishbed-J				pilot ejected safely		KM-1
8th March 1991	USMC	F/A-18C Hornet	163728 WD 06	VMFA-212	Crashed south east of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Collided with Hornet 163728 which also crashed.	ejected		Martin-Baker
8th March 1991	USMC	F/A-18C Hornet	163729 WD 07	VMFA-212	Crashed south east of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Collided with Hornet 163729 which also crashed.	ejected		Martin-Baker
14th March 1991	French AF	Jaguar E	E17/7-PN	EC2/7	Bird strike. Crashed 10 miles from St. Dizier	S.Lt. Moutoussamy ejected		Martin-Baker
15th March 1991	USAF	F‑16A	82‑1003	194th FIS CA ANG	entered deep stall	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
19th March 1991	USMC	AV-8B Harrier	162743 VL 04	VMA‑331 USS Nassau	Hit water on ship finals at night. Crashed into the Red Sea	Pilot ejected		Stencel
20th March 1991	Chile	Hunter				Capt. D. S. Domoso		Martin-Baker
29th March 1991	Soviet Air Force	Su-17 Fitter			Throttle jammed in reheat in the after-burner gate. Headed for base but ran out of fuel at 10,000ft. Glided for 15km until clear of Marv, Kielev	Lt. Oleg Kiselev ejected safely
29th March 1991	USN	F-5E Tiger II		VF-45	collided with F/A-18C 163432 of VFA-106 which landed safely, damaged.	pilot ejected		Northrop
30th March 1991	USAF	RF-4C Phantom II	64‑1056 AL	152nd TRG Nevada ANG	Crashed into Persian Gulf	Capt. J. Norman		Martin-Baker
						Capt. J. R. Kregel		Martin-Baker
22 March 1991	Iraq	SU-22 Fitter			shot down near Kirkuk	pilot ejected

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
4th April 1991	USAF	F-16C	89-2061 MY	347th TFW/68thTFS	Crashed near Haylow, 18 miles south east of Moody AFB, Georgia	Pilot ejected safely		ACES II
11th April 1991	SAAF	Impala II			Flameout on finals Pietersberg Air Base	Late ejection		Martin-Baker
11th April 1991 1625 PST	USN	TA-4J Skyhawk	156950 C 465