EJECTION TIE CLUB

Here at Martin-Baker, we run 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 emergency ejected from an aircraft using a Martin-Baker ejection seat, which has thereby saved their life.

To search our collection of Ejectee testimonials please enter information in the below search bar. If you have an Ejection story of your own that you’d like to share with us to be shown on this page, please forward to information@martin-baker.co.uk.

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 under siege. Our target was a hidden AAA sight. On our first pass, at 450kts at 500 feet, dropping Mk-82 High Drags, we were hit with very accurate 14.7MM AAA. The aircraft went into a violent roll and we had to eject. The MB H-7 work flawlessly.

I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for that ejection seat!

Thanks Martin-Baker.

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