TIE CLUB

Tie

Exclusive Tie Club tie.

Tie Club Membership Card

Your Tie Club membership card contains your Tie Club number.

Exclusive Tie Club Patch

A fabric, high-fidelity patch exclusive to ejectees.

Tie Club Pin

Exclusive Tie Club pin.

Tie Club Certificate

Your Tie Club certificate.

Bremont MBI Exclusive Timepiece

To be purchased separately from direct from Bremont.

This exclsuive timepiece, made in britain, is engraved with your Tie Club membership number and features the distinctive red barrel.

The MBI is only available to ejectees who have joined the Tie Club.

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TIE CLUB

The first pilot to be accepted into the Club was an RAF serviceman who ejected what was them Rhodesia in January 1957. Since then, the Club has over 6,000 registered members.

The primary objective of the Club is to provide a distinctive tie to be worn with civilian clothing which provides a visible sign of the members’ common bond. Every Club member is given a certificate, membership card. tie, pin or a brooch for the women. All Tie Club memorabilia depicts a red triangle warning sign, the recognised international danger symbol for an ejection seat.

The Ejection Tie Club was founded by Sir James Martin and is now run by Andrew Martin, the grandson of Sir James.

THE TIE CLUB PACK

The first pilot to be accepted into the Club was an RAF serviceman who ejected what was them Rhodesia in January 1957. Since then, the Club has over 6,000 registered members.

The primary objective of the Club is to provide a distinctive tie to be worn with civilian clothing which provides a visible sign of the members’ common bond. Every Club member is given a certificate, membership card. tie, pin or a brooch for the women. All Tie Club memorabilia depicts a red triangle warning sign, the recognised international danger symbol for an ejection seat.

The Ejection Tie Club was founded by Sir James Martin and is now run by Andrew Martin, the grandson of Sir James.

You can apply to join the Tie Club if you have ejected from an aircraft using a Martin-Baker ejection seat.

To apply, send an email to information@martin-baker.co.uk. Please provide all possible information regarding your ejection, including your name, the aircraft, your air force, date of ejection and description of the incident.

We independently verify all ejections we enter into our database. We may have already recorded your ejection.

You enter an exclusive club that unifies all pilots whose lives we’ve helped save. Life membership of the Ejection Tie Club is confined solely to those who have ejected from an aircraft using a Martin-Baker ejection seat, which has thereby saved their life.

You will receive our Tie Club pack that includes the items listed below. The contents of which is displayed above in our interactive pack.

  • Certificate
  • Membership Card with Membership Number
  • Tie
  • Tie Club pin
  • Patch
  • Option to buy Bremont MBI Exclusive Ejectee Timepiece

Once you have been sent your Tie Club pack and membership number, you can contact Bremont via their website and request to purchase the MBI watch.

The MBI is exclusive to ejectees and features a distinctive red barrel and custom engraving with your unique Tie Club membership number.

The watch is not provided free of charge in the Tie Club pack.

If you have an ejection story from a Martin-Baker seat and wish for it to be posted online, please email your story and any pictures to information@martin-baker.co.uk.

Your story will be shared on our website, social media and at our facilities and air show exhibitions.

If you wish to share your story with us but not post it online, please explicitly state this in your email.

Unfortunately, you cannot join the Tie Club if you ejected using a seat that is not manufactured by Martin-Baker.

View the latest Ejection Notices

Latest Ejection Notices

View the latest Ejection Notices from around the world.

EJECTEE STORIES

Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa

I am honored to share my survival story, evidence of the extraordinary technology of Martin-Baker ejection seats. Back in 1997, as a Flight Lieutenant, I found myself facing a life-threatening situation that could easily been my last. Engaged in an operational flight on a bombing mission, my CA 604 Pucara lA-58 aircraft exploded due to a premature ordnance detonation, leaving…
READ MORE

William Reeder Jr

On 1 March 1969, I piloted a U.S. Army OV-1 Mohawk, flying as wingman on a two-ship daytime visual reconnaissance/photo mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southern Laos. Our Mohawks were armed with 42 2.75 rockets. On completion of our tasked photo mission, we engaged a target of opportunity, rows of stacked fuel/oil drums hidden beneath a tree…
READ MORE

Carl Pio Parlatore, Colonel, USAF (Ret.)

On 3 Sep 68 I was a Backseat Pilot (GIB – guy-in-back) assigned to the 391st TFS, 12th TFW, Cam Ranh Bay AB, VN, assigned to fly F-4C 64-0681 on the 15 minute alert pad. My front seater was Major Tom Assalone, RIP. We were scrambled to provide close air support for a special forces camp in III Crops that was…
READ MORE

Colonel Joe Mitchell USMC (Ret)

On 31 July 1980 I was a Major and flying an F-4J as a VMFAT-101 instructor in the back seat with a student pilot in the front. After the aircraft departed controlled flight during a 1 vs 1 engagement in the R-2301 east of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, and after several attempts to recover the aircraft, I made…
READ MORE

Capt Maharaj

My day ended with a “BANG” in April 1993, a month just after my first born arrived. It was a beautiful Singapore afternoon, the usual Thunderstorms and light shows. I was called up for an Instrument CheckRide, and “YES” it was a ride that I will forever remember. I was executing a Vertical-S close to some flashing bolts. For just…
READ MORE

Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa

I am honored to share my survival story, evidence of the extraordinary technology of Martin-Baker ejection seats. Back in 1997, as a Flight Lieutenant, I found myself facing a life-threatening situation that could easily been my last. Engaged in an operational flight on a bombing mission, my CA 604 Pucara lA-58 aircraft exploded due to a premature ordnance detonation, leaving…
Read More

William Reeder Jr

On 1 March 1969, I piloted a U.S. Army OV-1 Mohawk, flying as wingman on a two-ship daytime visual reconnaissance/photo mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southern Laos. Our Mohawks were armed with 42 2.75 rockets. On completion of our tasked photo mission, we engaged a target of opportunity, rows of stacked fuel/oil drums hidden beneath a tree…
Read More

Carl Pio Parlatore, Colonel, USAF (Ret.)

On 3 Sep 68 I was a Backseat Pilot (GIB – guy-in-back) assigned to the 391st TFS, 12th TFW, Cam Ranh Bay AB, VN, assigned to fly F-4C 64-0681 on the 15 minute alert pad. My front seater was Major Tom Assalone, RIP. We were scrambled to provide close air support for a special forces camp in III Crops that was…
Read More

Colonel Joe Mitchell USMC (Ret)

On 31 July 1980 I was a Major and flying an F-4J as a VMFAT-101 instructor in the back seat with a student pilot in the front. After the aircraft departed controlled flight during a 1 vs 1 engagement in the R-2301 east of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, and after several attempts to recover the aircraft, I made…
Read More

Capt Maharaj

My day ended with a “BANG” in April 1993, a month just after my first born arrived. It was a beautiful Singapore afternoon, the usual Thunderstorms and light shows. I was called up for an Instrument CheckRide, and “YES” it was a ride that I will forever remember. I was executing a Vertical-S close to some flashing bolts. For just…
Read More

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