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January

2002_01_04_IAF_MiG_25

JALANDHAR: A MiG 25 aircraft on Friday crashed after colliding with a vehicle on the runway while landing at the Adampur Air Force Station near here, killing one person, official sources said. DATE ???

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	photo	seat

2^nd January 2002	Malaysian AF	Pilatus PC-7 Mk II			South China Sea Technical Problems	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
Friday 4th January 2002 4 p.m	IAF	MiG-25		Adampur Air Force Station	in collision with air force vehicle on runway while landing at Adampur.	Sq Ldr Bhullar was injured but managed to ejected		KM-1
8^th January 2002	Belgian AF	Lockheed Martin F‑16C			Wijchmaal-Peer, Belgium	Ejected		ACES II
10^th January 2002	Turkish AF	F-4 Phantom II				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
10^th January 2002	Turkish AF	F-4 Phantom II				RIO ejected		Martin-Baker
10^th January 2002	Turkish AF	F-4 Phantom II				Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
10^th January 2002	Turkish AF	F-4 Phantom II				RIO ejected		Martin-Baker
10^th January 2002	USAF	Lockheed Martin F‑16C	83‑7133 AC	119th FS NJ ANG	pilot suffered from spatial disorientation nr Garden State Parkway, in Bass River State Forest Pine Barrens. NE of Atlantic City IAP, NJ, USA , NJ USA	Pilot ejected		ACES II
14^th January 2002	Kuwaiti AF	BAE System Hawk 65A			Ali Al Salim AB, technical fault	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
16th January 2002	USN	Boeing F/A-18 Hornet	162868 AF 300	Reserve Squadron VFA-203 Atlanta Naval Air Station	Landing gear failure due to faulty axle. Skidded on landing at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport . Savannah, Georgia, USA exploded and caught fire about 260 feet from the runway	Lt. Ron Hartman ejected at very low level		Martin-Baker
17th January 2002	Pakistan Air Force (PAF)	A-5		26 Sqd	took off from Murid Airbase at 11:00a.m. Crashed near Chakwal after developing a problem	pilot ejected at low level but was killed when he hit the tree immediately afterwards.		Martin-Baker PKD10 zero/zero seat
17th January 2002	USAF	OA‑10A	8O‑0233 DM	354th FS/355th W	collided with A‑10A 79‑0085 18.5 miles east of Douglas, AZ, USA	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
23^rd January 2002	Malaysian AF	Aermacchi MB339A			Pulau Tiga Island, one of the man-made islands in the Sultan Azlan Shah hydroelectric dam lake in Kenering Malaya (a security area)	pilot instructor ejected, recovered by a Nuri helicopter and taken to RMAF base in Butterworth		Martin-Baker
23^rd January 2002	Malaysian AF	Aermacchi MB339A				trainee fighter pilot ejected, recovered by a Nuri helicopter and taken to RMAF base in Butterworth		Martin-Baker

February

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	photo	seat
5^th February 2002	Saudi Arabian AF	BAE System Hawk 65A		Tabuk AB	Mid‑air collision during formation flying	Pilots ejected		Martin-Baker
5^th February 2002	Saudi Arabian AF					Pilots ejected		Martin-Baker
7^th February 2002	Pakistan AF	Chengdu F‑7P			on a solo training flight crashed in southern part of Sindh near Mirpurkhas, Pakistan	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
12th February 2002 12h00	French AF	Dassault Mirage 2000B	n°511 / 5-OR of EC 2/5 "Ile de France"	Orange AB, France.	Training session for solo displaying. Crashed at the end of the runway Orange AB, France.	Cne Pascal C... ejected safely		Martin-Baker
12th February 2002 12h00	French AF	Dassault Mirage 2000B	n°511 / 5-OR of EC 2/5 "Ile de France"	Orange AB, France.		Cne Rudolphe "Brutus" Brun ejected safely		Martin-Baker
17^th February 2002	USMC	Boeing F/A-18D	164872 BM 04	VMFA(AW)‑533 MCAS Twenty‑Nine Palms, CA, USA	Landing accident	Ejected OK		Martin-Baker
17^th February 2002	USMC	Boeing F/A-18D	164872 BM 04	VMFA(AW)‑533 MCAS Twenty‑Nine Palms, CA, USA	Landing accident	Ejected – died of injuries		Martin-Baker
29^th February 2002	RAF	BAE Systems Hawk T1	XX352	RAF Valley	Birdstrike [herring gull] near Valley, Anglesey. Crashed onto farmland and was totally destroyed	Pilot ejected and taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital Bangor, suffered back injuries		Martin-Baker

March

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	photo	seat
2nd March 2002	USN	F-14 Tomcat		(VF) 143 based at Naval Air Station Oceana USS John F. Kennedy	crashed in the Mediterranean Sea after launching from USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)	(Pilot) Lt. Cmdr. Christopher M. Blaschum ejected but died of injuries		Martin-Baker
2nd March 2002	USN	F-14 Tomcat				(RIO), Lt. j.g. Rafe Wysham ejected safely		Martin-Baker
3^rd March 2002	Italian Navy	Boeing / BAE AV-8B			Control p[roblems during practice landing, Grottaglio, Italy	Pilot ejected		Stencel
7th March 2002	USMC	AV‑88	163855 WE	VMA‑214 USS Tarawa	crashed into the water off San Diego, CA, USA	pilot ejected safely		Stencel
15th March 2002	USN	F/A‑18A 51	762887	NSAWC	crashed into the ground during ACM nearClan Alpine, NE of NAS Fallon, NV, USA	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
18th March 2002	Pakistan Air Force (PAF)	Shenyang F‑6			crashed during a training flight near Quetta Baluchistan, Pakistan	pilot ejected safely but sustained some minor injuries		Martin-Baker
26^th March 2002 ??	Italian AF	Lockheed F-104			Engine failure near Grosseto, Italy	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
Monday 26th March 2002	Pakistan Air Force (PAF)	Chengdu F-7P			Technical fault. Attempted landing failed. Crashed 16km south of Multan five minutes after the plane took off from its base during a training mission	flight lieutenant Naveed Ahmed ejected safely.		Martin-Baker
26^th March 2002	Romanian AF	MiG-21 Lancer			Engine failure, Sandulesti, Cluj, Romania	Pilot ejected safely		KM-1
26^th March 2002	Russian AF	Su-27			Near Vladivostok, Russia	Pilot ejected safely		K-36

April

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	photo	seat
2nd April 2002	USMC	AV-8 Harrier		Cherry Point VMA-231 assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit	plane crashed into the Persian Gulf while attempting a landing on the USS Nassau	Capt. Andrew Diviney ejected safely during his during a night training mission		Stencel
5^th April 2002	Pakistan AF	fighter			Pindi Gheb, Pakistan	Pilot ejected safely
5^th April 2002	Indian AF	Mikoyan MiG‑21 bis			Jhelu Gagari, Jodhpur, India	Pilot ejected safely		KM-1
11^th April 2002	French AF	Dassault / Dornier Alpha Jet		"Patrouille de France"	Aerobatic team practice, Salon-de-Provence AB, France	Pilot ejected but parachute failed to deploy correctly and he was killed
15^th April 2002	Italian AF	AMX			Engine failure Istrana, Italy	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
15th April 2002 11:29 a.m. approximately	USAF	Lockheed Martin F‑16CJ	92‑3919 WW	Misawa Air Base	Engine problem approximately 15 minutes into flying a mission-qualification training upgrade mission. Crashed into the sea off Aomori Prefecture 1.6 miles northeast of the town of Tanosawa, Japan.	Maj. Chad Miller, ejected with minor injuries		ACES II
20th April 2002	Indian Air Force	MiG 29		Darrang district in lower Assam,	went missing when it was flying over Darrang district
20th April 2002	Indian Air Force	MiG 29		Darrang district in lower Assam,	went missing when it was flying over Darrang district	Squadron Leader Khan missing	Flying Officer Tahiya missing
20th April 2002	USN	F‑4S	755749	NWTS‑PM	Engine problems during break for landing at air show Ventura County, CA, USA	one crewmember ejected but landed in middle of fireball of crash - fatal		Martin-Baker
24^th April 2002	Belgian AF	Lockheed Martin F‑16B			Mid‑air collision with ultralight aircraft Sellingen, Belgium	Ejected OK		ACES II
24^th April 2002	Belgian AF	Lockheed Martin F‑16B				???		ACES II
27th April 2002	Afghan Air Force	MiG-21		Problem with the aircraft began to the east of the city over Pul-i-Charkhi. Crashed on the outskirts of Kabul	practising for the Sunday parade to mark the 10th anniversary of the end of communist rule	Afghan pilot ejected but killed his parachute failed to open		KM-1

May

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	photo	seat
7^th May 2002	Thai AF	DassaulUDornier AIPha Jet			Climbed from take‑off to 300ft in bad weathere Nong Bua LamPhu Province, Thailand	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
9^th May 2002	Indian AF	Sepecat Jaguar			Ambala, India	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
Wednesday 15^th May 2002	German AF	Panavia Tornado			Crashed in mountains while operating out of Holloman AFB tactical training centre New Mexico, USA	One crewmember ejected safely		Martin-Baker
Friday 17th May 2002	Royal Air Force	Tornado GR4	serial ???	No. 2 (AC) Sqn RAF Marham in Norfolk	crashed in the river Humber	Pilot ejected safely	???	Martin-Baker
						Navigator ejected safely	???	Martin-Baker
						After completing medical checks they were released home. Both returned to work
29^th May 2002	Singaporean AF	Lockheed Martin F-16C	96‑5027 LF	425th FS/56th FW Luke AFB, Ariz	Tohono O'odham Nation reservation, Sells Military Operating Area (MOA), Barry M Goldwater range, South west Arizona, USA	American Pilot Maj. David Walker ejected OK		ACES II

June

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crash / test	crew	photo	seat
2nd June 2002	Private Ownership	L-39 jet		Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire UK	brakes failed on his plane as he landed at Duxford airfield and came to stop on southbound carriageway of the M11 motorway	instructor pilot did not attempt ejection. Survived
2nd June 2002	Private Ownership	L-39 jet		Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire UK		trainee pilot Gary Clark ejected at ground level, out of ejection envelope, and died of his injuries		VS-1
5^th June 2002	Polish AF	PZL PZL‑130TC1		Haldwara AB	Engine failure on approach to land Radom, Poland	Ejected OK
5^th June 2002	Polish AF	PZL PZL‑130TC1		Haldwara AB	Engine failure on approach to land Radom, Poland	Ejected OK
6th June 2002	USN	F/A‑18A	162891	NSAWC	crashed into the ground during 1v1 ACM, 10 M NW of Gabbs, Smith Creek Valley, SE of NAS Fallon, NV, USA	Pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
22nd June 2002	USMC	AV‑8B	164561 CG	VMA‑231 assigned to the 24th MEU	crashed into Onslow Bay S of Camp Leleune. NC, USA during a training mission	Pilot ejected		Stencil
26^th June 2002 7.30 am	Indian AF	Mikoyan MiG‑23BN		Halwara Air Force base	crashed n a field near Jagraon soon after take off from Haldwara AB Talwandi Malhian, Punjab, India	Pilot Flt Lt Bharat Kumar ejected suffered minor injuries