TIMELINE
From Sir James Martin’s first company to 7,500 lives saved to now, Martin-Baker has been constantly evolving, pioneering and raising the bar year on year.
TIMELINE
From Sir James Martin’s first company to 7,500 lives saved to now, Martin-Baker has been constantly evolving, pioneering and raising the bar year on year.
1929
‘Martin’s Aircraft Works’ established
1934
‘Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd.’ founded by Sir James Martin and Capt Valentine Baker
1942
Capt Valentine Baker killed during an MB3 test flight
1944
Sir James Martin invited to the Ministry of Aircraft Production to investigate providing fighter aircraft with a means of assisted escape and begins producing designs
1945
First live test ejection - Bernard Lynch
1949
First life saved - J.O. Lancaster
1955
First live runway ejection test - Sqn Ldr J. S. Fifield
1958
Highest altitude live ejection from a British Canberra - 56,000ft
1961
First live zero/zero test ejection - William ‘Doddy’ Hay
1961
500 lives saved
1962
First live rocket-assisted test ejection - Peter Howard
1965
1,000 lives saved
1966-1969
Awarded four Queen's Awards for Export Trade & Technological Innovation
1982
Awarded 5th Queen’s Award for Export Achievement
1981
Sir James Martin passes away
1983
5,000 lives saved
1986
Awarded 6th Queen’s Award for Export Achievement
1989
NACES enters service with the US Navy
1991
First female ejectee - Linda Maloney from a US Navy A-6 Intruder
1993
Awarded 7th Queen’s Award for Technology
1997
5,000th member enrolled into the Ejection Tie Club
1997
Awarded 8th Queen’s Award for Export Achievement
2000
Martin-Baker US16E selected - F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
2001
Awarded 9th Queen's Award for Enterprise - International Trade
2004
Awarded 10th Queen's Award for Enterprise - Sustainable Development
2011
Awarded 11th Queen's Award for Enterprise - International Trade Award
2014
150th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2016
7,500 lives saved
2017
300th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2018
Martin-Baker wins the KF-X Ejection Seat competition
2018
First US16E F-35 ejection
2019
500th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2019
Awarded the National Aviation Hall of Fame 'Spirit of Flight' Award
2020
600th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2020
Martin-Baker wins the F-16 Block 70/72 Ejection Seat competition
2022
5th US16E F-35 ejection
2022
1,000th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2022
Mk18 (KR18A) First Flight
2022
3,000th NACES delivered
Contact
Interested in finding out some more about the world’s leader in ejection seats? Get in touch with Martin-Baker today.
1929
‘Martin’s Aircraft Works’ established
1934
‘Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd.’ founded by Sir James Martin and Capt Valentine Baker
1942
Capt Valentine Baker killed during an MB3 test flight
1944
Sir James Martin invited to the Ministry of Aircraft Production to investigate providing fighter aircraft with a means of assisted escape and begins producing designs
1945
First live test ejection - Bernard Lynch
1949
First life saved - J.O. Lancaster
1955
First live runway ejection test - Sqn Ldr J. S. Fifield
1958
Highest altitude live ejection from a British Canberra - 56,000ft
1961
First live zero/zero test ejection - William ‘Doddy’ Hay
1961
500 lives saved
1962
First live rocket-assisted test ejection - Peter Howard
1965
1,000 lives saved
1966-1969
Awarded four Queen's Awards for Export Trade & Technological Innovation
1982
Awarded 5th Queen’s Award for Export Achievement
1981
Sir James Martin passes away
1983
5,000 lives saved
1986
Awarded 6th Queen’s Award for Export Achievement
1989
NACES enters service with the US Navy
1991
First female ejectee - Linda Maloney from a US Navy A-6 Intruder
1993
Awarded 7th Queen’s Award for Technology
1997
5,000th member enrolled into the Ejection Tie Club
1997
Awarded 8th Queen’s Award for Export Achievement
2000
Martin-Baker US16E selected - F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
2001
Awarded 9th Queen's Award for Enterprise - International Trade
2004
Awarded 10th Queen's Award for Enterprise - Sustainable Development
2011
Awarded 11th Queen's Award for Enterprise - International Trade Award
2014
150th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2016
7,500 lives saved
2017
300th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2018
Martin-Baker wins the KF-X Ejection Seat competition
2018
First US16E F-35 ejection
2019
500th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2019
Awarded the National Aviation Hall of Fame 'Spirit of Flight' Award
2020
600th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2020
Martin-Baker wins the F-16 Block 70/72 Ejection Seat competition
2022
5th US16E F-35 ejection
2022
1,000th US16E F-35 seat delivered
2022
Mk18 (KR18A) First Flight
2022
3,000th NACES delivered
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