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A WWII VETERAN BESTOWS HIS ‘SPECIAL’ WATCH TO THE MEMORY OF HIS FALLEN COMRADES
On 30th May 1949 John Oliver “Jo” Lancaster DFC made aviation history by becoming the first pilot to eject from an aircraft in an emergency situation using a Martin-Baker ejection seat – since then, Martin-Baker ejection seats have saved over 7,420 aircrew lives worldwide. To…
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FIRST MWARS UNITS SHIPPED TO LOCKHEED MARTIN FOR F-35
On 18 September 2013, Martin-Baker achieved a significant JSF programme milestone by shipping the first MWARS (Martin-Baker Water Activated Release System) flight units to Lockheed Martin. MWARS will be fitted to all US16E Ejection Seats installed in F-35 aircraft – presently located at Edwards AFB,…
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MARTIN-BAKER RECEIVES AWARD FOR SUPPORTING THE F-35 PROGRAMME
During DSEI tradeshow in London on 12th September, 2013, Martin-Baker participated in a Lockheed Martin Industry Recognition Event. Philip Dunne, Minister of Defence Equipment, Support and Technology, also attended the event. “The F-35 is the largest defence programme in the world. The U.K.’s involvement will…
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MARTIN-BAKER COMPLETES FIRST F-35 EJECTION SEAT FOR LRIP 5
1st February 2013 marked another key milestone in the F-35 Programme for Martin-Baker – the completion of the first Ejection Seat for LRIP 5. LRIP 5 consists of 32 Ejection Seats in total. This includes 22 F-35A’s for USAF, 3 F-35B’s for USMC and 7…
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MARTIN-BAKER JOINS JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
It was with great pride that Martin-Baker was selected to represent Buckinghamshire, along with Mini for Berkshire and Vodafone for Oxfordshire, at a three counties Diamond Jubilee Garden Party in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. The event was organised…
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"I am proud to say that I along with my fellow armourers say that saving lives was and still is one of our greatest achievements. Hopefully they never have to do it, but if they do, your seat will work, they get a tie, and we get to see them again."
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"I am proud to say that I along with my fellow armourers say that saving lives was and still is one of our greatest achievements. Hopefully they never have to do it, but if they do, your seat will work, they get a tie, and we get to see them again."
https://martin-baker.com/maintainers/simon-griffiths/