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.

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Tie Club Memorabilia

Exclusive MB Bremont Watch

#4083

LCDR Anthony L. Cook

The first pilot to be accepted into the Club was an RAF serviceman who ejected over what was then 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, patch, 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.

Ejection Stories

No matter the decade, aircraft or air force, each and every one of the Club’s members have an incredible and heartwarming story to tell - we’re lucky enough to host a collection below.

John Hoyt, Ejectee #4279

I keyed the ICS and said ‘prepare to eject’ to my B/N.  At the coastline I said “Eject, Eject, Eject”.  My B/N went first.  I felt the heat of his seat’s rocket and the windblast as he went through the canopy. Our jet was now in a slight descent passing 700ft AGL. I straightened my…

Mike Krenek, Ejectee #2696

I earned entry into the Martin-Baker Tie Club in July 1976 when our F4D had a flight control malfunction as we were taking off from RAF Lakenheath. We had not even cleared the end of the runway when I ejected the pilot and myself. It was a close call, but both of your seats in…

Scud Yates, Ejectee #1774

“My son Travis brought out the numerous gifts after dinner last weekend and I was stunned to silence as the club items were sequenced before me.  I have not often pondered all your seat allowed in my life.  At that moment, with family and grandkids around me, the seconds long ‘ride’ provided me a chance…

Bill Tollitt, Ejectee #558

The first RAF pilot to have his life saved by an ejection seat was our Dad, Bill Tollitt. On July 3rd 1951, when he was serving with No 65 squadron at Linton-on-Ouse, Bill’s Meteor collided with another aircraft and went into a tight inverted spin.  In his last moments of consciousness, Bill managed to activate…

Dick Edwards, Ejectee #5060

In November 1998 I ejected using a Martin-Baker seat.  21 years later, I have seen my two sons grow up into amazing young men after being small boys at the time of my accident.  I have immense respect and gratitude for the utterly professional people who work at Martin-Baker.  I can never adequately express my…

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