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January

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
8th January 1996	R. Thai AF	F-5E		71 Wing/711 Sqn Surat Thani	crashed into the Gulf of Thailand off Prachuab Khirikhan province	Sqn. Ldr. Virach Lamphu ejected Caught in parachute lines and strangled. His body was later recovered by a trawler 143 miles southwest of Bangkok
10th January 1996 1230h	Dutch AF	F-16A	J-012	Twenthe	Bird strike. Crashed into the North Sea 62 miles northeast of Norfolk	Capt. L.X de Layahe, ejected safely		ACES II
10th January 1996	RAF	RAF Tornado F.3	ZE166/AF	56R Sqn Coningsby	ACM collided with ZE862/AB			Martin-Baker
10th January 1996	RAF	RAF Tornado F.3	ZE166/AF	56R Sqn Coningsby	ACM collided with ZE862/AB	Pilot ejected	Navigator ejected	Martin-Baker
10th January 1996	RAF	RAF Tornado F.3	ZE862/AB	56R Sqn Coningsby	ACM collided with ZE166/AF			Martin-Baker
10th January 1996	RAF	RAF Tornado F.3	ZE862/AB	56R Sqn Coningsby	ACM collided with ZE166/AF	Pilot ejected	Navigator Ian Weaver ejected	Martin-Baker
FEEDBACK	I can add a bit of detail to the mid air collision between two RAF Tornados dated 10 Jan 96. My name is Ian Weaver . . .
11th January 1996 11;35h	Greek AF	A-7H Corsair II		115 Pterix	crashed off the Peloponnese on a sortie from Souda Bay, Crete	Costa Barousis ejected		Douglas Escapac
11th January 1996	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZD846/BL	14 Sqn Laarbruch	crashed into woodland on a golf course near Albachten, 6 miles southwest of Munster, Germany	Pilot (Italian AF on exchange) ejected at 1000 feet		Martin-Baker
11th January 1996	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZD846/BL	14 Sqn Laarbruch		Navigator ejected ejected at 1000 feet		Martin-Baker
15th January 1996 0900h	USN	F/A-18A Hornet	161927 AF 306	VFA-203 NAS Cecil Field, Florida	hit the runway at, Florida just outside the perimeter of NAS El Centro, California	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
17th January 1996 18:00h	USN	F/A-18C Hornet	163995 NH 304	NAS Lemoore, California	Two USN F/A-18C Hornets from NAS Lemoore, California collided in mid-air Desatoya Mountains, NV, USA	Lt. Kevin Duggan managed to ejected and suffered only minor injuries. He had to wrap his parachute around himself against the cold conditions after landing at a height of 6,300ft in snow covered mountains. Other pilot (name ??) killed	CAN ANYONE CONFIRM WHICH AIRCRAFT HE WAS IN	ACES II
17th January 1996 18:00h	USN	F/A-18C Hornet	164063 NH 311
20th January 1996	USAF	F-16C	89‑2079	180th FW/112th FS Ohio ANG, Cannon AFB	crashed due to flameout caused by fuel flow problems, about 10 miles from Cannon AFB en route to Luke AFB, Arizona	Col. Phil Lehman ejected but reportedly suffered serious back injuries		ACES II
23rd January 1996	RAF	Jaguar GR.1A	XX733/ER	6 Sqn	failed to gain height on take-off from RAF Coltishall	pilot ejected but was killed		Martin-Baker
24th January 1996 10:03h	Polish AF	PZL-I-22 Iryda	202	58th LPS Deblin	In flight explosion. Crahed at about near the village of Niedzwiadek, 9 miles northeast of Deblin, Lublin province, southeastern Poland	Pilot Capt. Jan Mieskowski ejected at only 160 ft. - but killed - still strapped in the seat		VS-1
24th January 1996 10:03h	Polish AF	PZL-I-22 Iryda	202	58th LPS Deblin		Major Tomasz Chudzik initiated ejection at only 160 ft. - but killed - still strapped in the seat		VS-1
26th January 1996	French Navy	Super Etendard	'63'	59S carrier deck landing unit at Hyeres	crashed into the sea off La Ciotat	Pilot ejected but was injured and picked up by trawler. Later taken to Hospital		Martin-Baker

February

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
3rd February 1996	Czech AF	L-39C Albatros			crashed in Bukovka district, Pardibice	Pilot ejected safely		VS-1
3rd February 1996	Czech AF	L-39C Albatros			crashed in Bukovka district, Pardibice	Other crew member ejected safely		VS-1
8th February 1996	USN	F-5E		VF-127 NAS Fallon, Nevada	96 miles northeast of Fallon	Lt. Cdr. Richard T. Ryon from VFC-13 ejected but he was killed		Northrop
12th February 1996	Russian AF	MiG-23 Flogger			Engine failure over the Urals after take-off from an airfield near Nizhniy Tagil, Sverdlocsk region, and crashed into a forest near the village of Gorny, Oktyabrskiy district	pilot ejected at 5,000ft then walked to Bogorodskoye and was taken to hospital		KM-1
13th February 1996	RAF	Hawk T.1 [still coded CN in 100 Sqn markings]	XX164	4 FTS/74R Sqn	crashed on take off from RAF Valley	Flt. Lt. Simon Burgess 19R Sqn attempted to eject but was killed when his parachute failed to deploy before he struck the ground [1st ejection was from Tornado GR.1 ZA403 on 24-1-1991.]		Martin-Baker
13th February 1996	Italian AF	F-104S	ASA MM6843/4-12	4o Stormo, 9o Gruppo	crashed while landing at Grosseto	pilot ejected		Martin-Baker
14th February 1996	RN	Sea Harrier F/A.2	XZ455/001	801 Sqn HMS Illustrious	crashed during a night approach to carrier following an operational mission over Bosnia	pilot ejected safely and rescued RN Sea King from the carrier		Martin-Baker
16th February 2007	IAF	Jaguar IS	167	16 Sqn (Cobras)	Flight test after an engine mod. Crashed 10 mins after t/o due to an engine fire at Kurmi Village,Gorakhpur	Flt Lt Navneet Raina ejected		Martin-Baker
19th February 1996 13:35h	RAF	Harrier GR.7	ZG476/WT	1 Sqn	crashed at High Farm, Southorpe, 3 miles away from runway, on final approach to Wittering - returning from Cyprus	Pilot ejected suffering only minor back injuries		Martin-Baker
22nd February 1996 14:30h	USN	F-14A Tomcat	159867 ING 205	VF-24 USS Nimitz	crashed in the Persian Gulf , S of Iraq, off USS Nimitz. 30 miles from the carrier			Martin-Baker
22nd February 1996 14:30h	USN	F-14A Tomcat	159867 ING 205	VF-24 USS Nimitz		Pilot ejected - minor injuries	WSO ejected - minor injuries	Martin-Baker
26th February 1996	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZD845/AF	9 Sqn	Crashed attempting engine failure - forced to divert to RAF Laarbruch crashed 8 miles south of Laarbruch, some 2 miles west of Kamp Lintford, beetween Geldern and Issum	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
26th February 1996	RAF	Tornado GR.1	ZD845/AF	9 Sqn		Navigator ejected safely		Martin-Baker
28th February 1996	Taiwanese AF	AIDC AT-3			Mecanical problems. Crashed into a rice field in southern Taiwan	Flt. Lt. Chen Ho-chih ejected safely and flagged down passing car which returned him to his base		Martin-Baker
29th February 1996	USMC	AV-8B Harrier	163868 WE-08 or WL 25 CONFIRM ???	VMA-311	crashed in the Chocolate Mountains bombing range, southern California	pilot ejected safely		Stencel
25th February 1996		EA-6B Prowler			crashed into the ocean during a carrier exercise	killing one crew member and injuring two others, the Navy said. A fourth crew member was missing The EA-6-B Prowler crashed about 12:05 P.M. while conducting routine flight operations from the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, about 150 miles off the Southern California coast.		details

March

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
4th March 1996 12:25h	Russian AF	MiG-29 Fulcrum			collided in mid-air over the Trans-Baikal territory, Chita	Major Yershov ejected		K-36
4th March 1996 12:25h	Russian AF	MiG-29 Fulcrum			collided in mid-air over the Trans-Baikal territory, Chita	Capt. Tyapkov ejected		K-36
13th March 1996	Indian AF	MiG-21 Fishbed		Adampur air base	engine malfunction. Crashed in Jalandhar area	pilot ejected safely		KM-1
17th March 1996		T‑45A	163645 B 245	TW‑2, NAS Cecil Field, FL. USA	ran off runway and overturned	pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker NACES
19th March 1996	USAF	F-16C	86‑0361 OH	180th FG/112nd FS Ohio ANG	Engine failure. Crashed into the artillery range at the Camp Grayling ANG base	Capt. Douglas Cligrow had ejected safely		ACES II
21st March 1996 09:34h	USAF	F-15C Eagle	82-0023 FF	1st FW, 27th FS Nellis AFB, Nevada	pitched violently up into a super-stalled position on take-off	Pilot ejected safely		ACES II
25th March 1996 11:45h	Turkish AF	F-4E Phantom			crashed during a routine training flight	1st Lt. Ercan Evren ejected safely - minor injuries		Martin-Baker
25th March 1996 11:45h	Turkish AF	F-4E Phantom			crashed during a routine training flight	Lt. Hikmet Karasu ejected safely - minor injuries		Martin-Baker
25th March 1996 11:00h	USMC	AV-8B Harrier	164543/CF-11	VMA-211 MCAS Yuma, Arizona	Engine fire. Crashed into a grapefruit field five miles from MCAS Yuma, Arizona	Major Thomas P. Mudge[MAWTS-1] ejected safely		Stencel

April
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
2nd April 1996 09:30h	USMC	F/A-18C	164728 NE 205	VMFA-323	Crashed about 15 miles northwest of NAF El Centro, California	Capt. Michael P. Jeffries, ejected safely with only minor cuts and abrasions		Martin-Baker NACES
3rd April 1996 15:30h	USN	F/A-18C Hornet		VFA-151 NAS Lemoore	Ditched in the Pacific Ocean 50 miles southwest of Monterey, California	Lt. John Sedlock ejected safely and was recovered from his life-raft with only minor bruising suffered during ejection		Martin-Baker NACES
4th April 1996 17:00h	Russian AF	Su-25 Frogfoot			shot down during reconnaissance flight over the village of Goiskoye by Chechen rebels using a Stinger ground to air missile	Pilot ejected a rescue helicopter recovered him and returned to Khankala Airport, Groznyy.		K-36
17th April 1996	Russian AF	Su-22U Fitter-E		The aicraft was operated by a metal testing institute in Nizhni Tagil.	crashed 820ft from the runway whilst landing at Salka Airport, 12 miles from Nizhni Tagil, Svedlovsk region	Pilot ejected too low killed
17th April 1996	Russian AF	Su-22U Fitter-E				Other crew member ejected too low killed
17th April 1996 11:30h	USN	F-14B Tomcat	17apr96 161444 F‑146 AD VF‑101, NAS Oceana, VA, USA, crashed on final approach due to control problems, 2 crew ejected safely	VF-101	crashed and exploded in woods just short of the runway whilst attempting to land at NAS Oceana, Virginia	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
17th April 1996 11:30h	USN	F-14B Tomcat		VF-101		WSO ejected safely		Martin-Baker
19th April 1996	Tunisian AF	F-5E Tiger II		5 Bafra at Sidi-Ahned air base	take-off from Bizerte and crashed into Ichkeul Lake	Pilot ejected safely
19th April 1996	Tunisian AF	F-5E Tiger II		5 Bafra at Sidi-Ahned air base	take-off from Bizerte and crashed into Ichkeul Lake	Student ejected safely
24th April 1996	German AF	F-4F Phantom	38+59	JG72	crashed into the North Sea off the small German island of Baltrum	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
24th April 1996	German AF	F-4F Phantom	38+59	JG72		WSO ejected safely		Martin-Baker

May
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
8th May 1996	Pakistan AF				crashed on a training mission in Punjab province	Flying Off. Tanveer-ur-Rehman ejected safely
						Flt. Lt. Muhammad Zubair Khan received fatal injuries in the crash
13th May 1996	RAF	Tucano T.1	ZF270	1 FTS Linton-on-Ouse base	Lost propellor. Crashed near Wetwang, East Yorkshire	Pilot Flt Lt Chris Hooper ejected safely		Martin-Baker
						Student Magdi "Dode" Dahroug ejected safely		Martin-Baker
26th May 1996	RAF	Hawk T.1A	XX302/TI	4 FTS/74R Sqn	the Hawk clipped Esquadra 201 F-16B 15120 shearing off about 1ft of the F-16's port tailplane	Marcus Cook, ejected safely		Martin-Baker

June
Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
3rd June 1996	FAF	Jaguar A	A44/11-MC	EC.2/11 Vosges	crashed in a field near the small town of Parois, Meuse	The pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
4th June 1996 16:15h	USN	A-6E Intruder	155704 NF 500	VA-115 operating from USS Independence	Hit by AAA Sea Sparrow from Japanese Self Defence Force guided missile destroyer DD153/JDS Yugiri while acting as target tow			Martin-Baker
4th June 1996 16:15h	USN	A-6E Intruder	155704 NF 500	VA-115 operating from USS Independence		Lt. Cdr. William Royster ejected	WSO Lt. Keith Douglas ejected	Martin-Baker
5th June 1996	Indian AF	MiG-23 Flogger			crashed after it began to lose height on the outskirts of Jodhpur, Rajastan State	pilot ejected safely		KM-1
7th June 1996	USAF	F-16C	85‑1545	114thFG/175thFS South Dakota ANG CHECK UNIT ??	Crashed on a sortie from Souix Falls	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
18th June 1996	USAF	EF‑111A	66‑0044 CC	27th FW	Tucumcari, NM, USA	crew ejected safely		Escape Module
20th June 1996 15:10h	RNZAF	A-4K Skyhawk	NZ6203	75 Sqn. Ohakea	Engine seized. Crashed about 5 miles [8km.] from its base at Ohakea, impacting vertically in soft ground on open farmland,	pilot was forced to eject		Escapac
26thJune 1996	German AF	MiG-29 Fulcrum	JG.73		Crashed near the town of Dargun, Northern Germany	pilot ejected safely		K-36

July

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
7th July 1996 11:00h	Swiss AF	F-5E	J-3028		returning to Dubendorf when the ejection seat suddenly fired without warning	The pilot inadvertently ejected and suffered only minor injuries
11th July 1996		F‑16C	91‑0354 SW	77th FS/20th FW	damaged during landing crashed into a residential area into a house 20 M N of Pensacola AP, FL, USA Ground fatality	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
11th July 1996 15:30h	USAF	F-16C		20th FW Shaw AFB South Carolina to Elgin AFB, Florida	Diverted to avoid Hurricane Bertha. Engine failure. Crashed into a house in a residential area of Pensacola, Florida about 20 miles north of Pensacola. There were ground casualties	Pilot ejected safely		ACES II
17th July 1996 08:00h	Slovak AF	L-39C Albatros			collided in mid-air over the city of Kosice with another Slovak AF L-39C during a training flight	Pilot ejected safely		VSB
17th July 1996 08:00h	Slovak AF	L-39C Albatros				Student ejected safely		VSB
23rd July 1996	R. Malaysian AF	Hawk Mk.208		9 Sqn	crashed immediately after take off from Labuan air base	Pilot ejected safely		Martin-Baker
23rd July 1996	R. Malaysian AF	Hawk Mk.208		9 Sqn	crashed immediately after take off from Labuan air base	crew member ejected safely		Martin-Baker
24th July 1996 11:35h	RAF	Jaguar GR.1A		41 Sqn	crashed on uninhabited military land about 20 miles from Eielson air force base near Fairbanks, Alaska	The pilot ejected safely. Rescue by team from the Alaska ANG		Martin-Baker
31st July 1996		F‑16C	89‑2093 MY	68th FS/347th FW	nr Kirtland AFB, NM, USA	pilot ejected safely		ACES II

August

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
23rd August 1996		F‑16C	89‑2101 HL	388th FW	13 M N of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia	pilot ejected safely		ACES II
27th August 1996		F‑15C	86‑0150 MO	390th FS/366th W	60 M SW of Mountain Home AFB, ID	pilot ejected safely		ACES II

September

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
16th September 1996		AV‑8B	163852 CG 27	VMA‑231	collided with a black vulture, Phelps Lake, W of Roper, NC, USA	pilot ejected safely		Stencel

October

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
Tuesday 8th October 1996 p.m.	Turkish	F-16D Block 40J	91-0023	192 Filo	Technical problem during a normal training mission. SHOT DOWN !!. Crashed into the Aegean Sea near the Greek island of Chios during an engagement with Greek Mirage fighters while flying in Greek airspace	Satsekli Osman (IDF/AF)picked up off the coast of Chios taken to a hospital suffering burns and numerous bone fractures		ACES II
Tuesday 8th October 1996 p.m.	Turkish	F-16D Block 40J	91-0023	192 Filo		Other pilot Captain Nail Erdogan ejected too late - not recovered		ACES II
10th October 1996 shortly after 11 a.m	HAF	Mirage 2000			Mechanical failure during a flight exercise. Crashed in the sea near Andros Island	Pilot Officer Lakides ejected was located in his rubber life- raft and saved by Greek Forces		Martin-Baker
18 October 1996	USMC	AV‑8B Harrier	164132 WF 05	VMA‑513, MICAS Twenty‑Nine Palms, CA, USA	engine failure	pilot ejected safely		Stencel
October 1996

November

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
1st November 1996	USN	T‑45A	163627 B 227	TW‑2 NAS Kingsville, TX, USA	engine lost power after ingesting Canvasback duck	ejected		Martin-Baker NACES
1st November 1996	USN	T‑45A	163627 B 227	TW‑2 NAS Kingsville, TX, USA	engine lost power after ingesting Canvasback duck	ejected		Martin-Baker NACES
4th November 1996	Indian Air Force	HAL Kiran		Air Force Academy Flight	Problems with radio and direction finding equipment, low on fuel	Female Cadet Bismi Devassy ejected		Martin-Baker
22nd November 1996	USAF	F‑16A	82‑1020 FS	184th FS AR ANG	engine failure, nr Skiatook, 15 M N of Tulsa, OK. USA	Pilot ejected		ACES II
27th November 1996	USAF	F‑16D	87‑0372 OH	162nd FS OH ANG	Brush Creek State Forest, 25 M N of Portsmouth, OH, USA	ejected		ACES II
27th November 1996	USAF	F‑16D	87‑0372 OH	162nd FS OH ANG	Brush Creek State Forest, 25 M N of Portsmouth, OH, USA	ejected		ACES II

December

Date	Air Force	A'cft	Unit / Serial	based	crashed	crew	photo	seat
4th December 1996	USMC	F/A‑18C		VMFA‑314	into Pacific off USS Abraham Lincoln, skidded oft the deck	pilot ejected safely and landed on the carrier		Martin-Baker NACES
11th December 1996 just after 10:54 hours	Danish	F-16B Block 1	ET-205	Esk 730 Skrydstrup AFB	Flames observed on take off - abandoned aircraftover Narborough near RAF Marham Norfolk, United Kingdom on return Skydstrup air baset	Captain M. A. Friis ejected safely at 1,600 feet		ACES II
11th December 1996 just after 10:54 hours	Danish	F-16B Block 1	ET-205	Esk 730 Skrydstrup AFB		Student First Lieutenant M. L. Andersen ejected at 1,600 feet - caught in tree until rescued		ACES II

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