May
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	seat	photo
Wednesday 5th May 1999	Pakistan Air Force (PAF)	Jet Trainer		mianwali airbase	On a routine training mission, crashed in Punjab province near Mianwali, about 200 kilometers southwest of islamabad	pilot ejected
						ejected
27th May 1999	Indian Air Force	MiG-27			air strike against the Islamic forces-  near Indian and Pakistani-administered Kashmir	Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa Rao ejected and captured by Pakistani Forces - POW Released from captivity on 4th June 1999	KM-1
27th May 1999	Indian Air Force	MiG-21			air strike against the Islamic forces-  near Kargil - Indian and Pakistani-administered Kashmir	Sqn. Ldr. Ajay Ahuja ejected and broke his left knee during the fall - killed on ground Body returned	KM-1

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
20th September 1999	USAF	F-16	83-1179	61st FS Luke AFB		Maj. Sharon J. Preszler

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st October 1999	Indian Air Force					Kiran Gangotri [2nd IAF female to eject]
4th October 1999 1800 hrs	Russian AF	Su-24			20km south of Grozny while searching for the Su-25 attack plane, which crashed in the area of Tolstoy-Yurt a day earlier	Pilot was killed as his ejection seat left the aircraft, when it rolled about 90 degrees making it impossible for his parachute to open.		K-36
						Navigator, Lt. Sergei Smyslov, ejected safely and avoided Chechen rebels for nearly two weeks. Captures. Realeased on November 24		K-36
26th October 1999	Pakistan Air Force (PAF)	Mirage IIIE			On a routine flight when it crashed north of its base near Masroor, Karachi	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker

O61an99               159707   T‑2C   A 957   VT‑9/CTW‑1, nr NAS Meridian, MS. USA, nose cone fell of in flight, 2 crew    ejected safely

071an99               163663   AV‑BB   WL   VMA‑311, MCAS Yuma, AZ, USA

   163865            AV‑BB   WL 01   VMA‑311, MCAS Yuma, AZ, USA, pitched nose down while decelerating to a hover on ap­

            proach to landing pad, pilot    ejected safely

   88‑0154            F‑16D   _F g   310th FS/56th FW, 1.5 M N of Luke AFB, AZ, USA, tailed to gain height on take‑off, dumped

            stores (fuel tank landed on car, 2 occupants injured) and crashed. 2 crew    ejected safely

201an99     

78‑0628   OA‑10A   MA   131st FS MA ANG, Kasoag Lake, nr Williamstown, Oswego Cy, 30 M N of Syracuse, NY, USA,

            pilot inadvertently placed the flight control switch into manual reversion and lost control, pilot

            ejected safely

163759   F/A‑18C   WD 12      VMFA‑212, into sea S of Shikoku Island, Japan, collided with another F/A‑1 BC which landed

            safely, pilot    ejected safely

211an99      92‑3900   F‑1 SC   WW   35th FW, nr Kamaishi City, Iwata pref, S of Misawa, Japan, flew into mountains, pilot error:

            maintained insufficient altitude while looking into equipment malfunction, pilot ejected safely

28jan99    

 82‑0020   F‑15C   OT   53rd W. Gulf of Mexico, 80 NM SE of Eglin Al FL, USA, collided with F‑15C 82‑0011, pilot

               ejected safely

84‑0011   F‑15C   OT   53rd W, Gulf of Mexico, 80 NM SE of Eglin AFB, FL, USA, collided with F‑15C 84‑0020, pilot

               ejected safely

03feb99      84‑1304   F‑16C   LF w   62nd FS/56th FW, Barry M Goldwater range, nr Gila Bend, AZ, USA, pilot    ejected safely

26mar99      88‑0490   F‑16C   LF   308th FS/56th FW, nr Tonopah 22 M SW of Luke Al nr I‑10 and 339 Ave, AZ, USA, engine

            caught fire, pilot    ejected safely

27mar99      82‑0806   F‑117A   HO   49th FW, Budjanovci, 30 M W of Belgrade, Serbia, shot down by SA‑3, pilot    ejected safely and

            was rescued

26apr99      89‑2175   F‑16D   LF   63rd FS/56th FW, nr White Tank Mountain range, 10 M W of Luke AFB, AZ, USA, ran out of fuel   ~after problems with

landing gear, 2 crew    ejected safely

02may99      164568   AV‑8B   YM 51   HMM‑365, in Adriatic Sea 25 M E of Brindisi, Italy during landing on USS Kearsarge, pilot    ejected

            safely

 88‑0550   F‑16C   AV pr      555th FS/31st FW, nr Nakucani, NW part of the country, Serbia, engine failure during combat

            mission, pilot    ejected and was rescued

041un99      164115   AV‑88   EP53   HMM‑265, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, crashed on take‑off, pilot    ejected safely

141un99      163866   AV‑8B   WE 10   VMA‑214, Barry M Goldwater range, AZ, USA, engine failure, pilot ejected safely

151un99      161299   F‑14A   NF 101   VF‑154, northern Arabian Sea, 2 crew    ejected safely

79‑0013   F‑15D   ‑   53rd W, 19 M N of Rachel, Nellis Al ranges, 60 M E of Tonopah, NV, USA, collided with F‑15C

            82‑0008 ‑ pilot lost track of the other aircraft,    ejected safely

82‑0008   F‑15C   OT   53rd W, 19 M N Of Rachel Nellis Al ranges, 60 M E of Tonopah, NV, USA, collided with F‑15D 79‑0013 ‑ pilot lost track of the other aircraft,    ejected safely

161un99      163778   F/A‑18D   SH 245   VMFAT‑101, Barry M Goldwater range, nr Yuma, AZ, USA, during ACM, crew    ejected, one safe, 1 killed

181un99      87‑0396   F‑16D   AZ   162nd FG AZ ANG, Barry M Goldwater range, S of Gila Bend, AZ, USA, pilot    ejected safely

221un99      96‑5006   AH‑64D      1‑227th AVN, Ft Bliss, TX, USA, crew OK

26jun99      164135   AV‑8B   CF02   VMA‑211, CA, USA, pilot    ejected safely

12ju199               86‑0284   F‑16C   CC   523rd FS/27th FW, nr Knowles, 8 M N of Hobbs, 85 NM SE of Cannon AFB, NM, USA, engine

            failure due to high pressure turbine blade separation, pilot    ejected safely

11 aug99               88‑0403   F‑16C   WP   8th FW, Kunsan AB, South Korea, collided with F‑16 86‑0266 which landed safely, pilot ejected

            safely

19aug99 76‑0117            F‑1 5A   SL   110th FS MO ANG, Lindbergh MOA, 100 M SW of St Louis, MO, USA, clipped wings with 77­

            0118, which landed safely ‑ pilot of one aircraft lost sight of the other, pilot ejected safely

20sep99 83‑1179            F‑16D   LF   56th FW, Luke AFB, AZ, USA, overran runway during emergency landing with ejectrical failure ‑

            female pilot    ejected safely

21oct99               161871   F‑14B   AG 102   VF‑143, in Caribbean off PR, USA, crashed on take‑off from USS Eisenhower due to cold cat

            shot, crew ejected safely

17nov99

   87‑0240            F‑16C   SI   170th FS IL ANG, 1 M NW of Vermont, IL, USA, collided with F‑16C 86‑0263 ‑ which landed

            safely ‑ due to loss of situational awareness, pilot    ejected safely

03dec99 163128            F/A‑18A   AF 107   VFA‑201, nr Comanche, Brownwood MOA, SW of NAS Fort Worth JRB, TX, USA, lost control

Kiran Gangotri

Indian Air Force
1st October 1999