MAINTAINERS

Do you maintain a Martin-Baker ejection seat? We have immense pride in the maintainers working on our seats around the world – due to your hard work, dedication and skill in servicing our ejection seats, Martin-Baker can proudly say that the lives of over 7,600 pilots have been saved.

VMFA-211 Squadron

Featured Maintainer

Featured Maintainer

Here are some proud US Marines from VMFA-211 squadron in front of the Flag: “My name is John Riggin. I am currently an active duty US Marine with VMFA-211. I currently work on the F-35B but before that, i worked on the EA-6B Prowler. I’ve been on 4 deployments and getting ready to leave again soon, each one working on your seats. It’s an honor and a privilege.”

VMFA-211 Squadron

Featured Maintainer

Featured Maintainer

Here are some proud US Marines from VMFA-211 squadron in front of the Flag: “My name is John Riggin. I am currently an active duty US Marine with VMFA-211. I currently work on the F-35B but before that, i worked on the EA-6B Prowler. I’ve been on 4 deployments and getting ready to leave again soon, each one working on your seats. It’s an honor and a privilege.”

Maintaner Stories

If you’re a maintainer of a Martin-Baker ejection seat, or have been at some point in your lifetime, we would love to hear your story and publish it on this page of testimonials dedicated to you and your hard work. As a token of our appreciation, we would also like to offer you a Martin-Baker Maintainers Coin when your story is published below.

David Ellingworth

I was an armourer in the RAF from 1979 – 1988, and in the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force from 1988 – 1990. I never had the honour of working in a seat bay, but I did work on the line, with the Hawks of 63 squadron at Chivenor, and 6 and 8 squadrons (Hunters and Jaguars) at SOAF Thumrait.…

Andy Miles

I joined the Royal Air Force as a weapons Technician straight from school and over my eventual 30 year career I worked on and maintained many different types of ejection seat and crew escape systems. I spent a few years working on the Mk7 seat as fitted to the FGR2 Phantom where removing seat pans for access was a daily…

David Gibb

Throughout my 31 years in the Royal Air Force, as a weapons mechanic and Technician, working on Martin-Baker Escape Systems are among some of the highlights of my career. My first real introduction to seat maintenance was helping to remove and refit the Mk 9 in the Jaguar whilst on No’s 31 and 20 Squadrons serving in Germany in the…

Simon Griffiths

I first started my close relationship with Martin Baker ejection seats in 1986 on the Harrier OCU until 2007 on 41Sqn (R) OEU. Those magic words, Loose article reported. You look, you look again, you go upside down, you look again. No, still can’t find it. Walk in to rects control and drop the bomb. Sorry can’t find it, so…

Alan Dawson

I joined the RAF as an Armourer in 1987 and it was not until completing my Technicians course at RAF Cosford in 2000 that I was lucky enough to be posted to an Ejection Seat Bay. This was the Harrier Seat Bay at RAF Wittering where I spent 3 years servicing 12H Seats. Great years as I was finally at…

Dave Georgeson

My name is Dave Georgeson I was an Armourer in the RAF from 1980 to 2003. During my service I worked on Mk 9 and Mk 10 seats fitted to the Jaguar, Tornado and the Hawk aircraft. I really enjoyed fitting and removing seats on the Hawk aircraft although lock wiring the command ejection breech was a nightmare to do…

Martin Kendrick

My name is Martin Kendrick and I have been in the Royal Air Force for almost 12 years as an ‘Armourer’. My first posting after trade training was to 12(B) Sqn at RAF Lossiemouth, working on Tornado GR4, which used the Mk10 Ejection Seat. Within a few weeks of being on the squadron I was sent to the Weapon Training…

SQN LDR ANDY DAYKIN

I joined the RAF in 1985 as a Weapons Mechanic, later becoming a Weapons Technician before commissioning as an Engineering Officer in 2003. During my time as a technician I was heavily involved in the maintenance and installation of the Mk10 seat on Tornado, working in the Seat Bay at RAF Coningsby (F3) for 3 years (1992-1995) and at RAF…

JOHN MASSEY (WO RTD)

Having served 39 years in the Royal Air Force as a Weapon Engineering Technician I enjoyed my involvement with Martin Baker ejection seats. I have fitted ejection seats to a variety of aircraft such as Victors, Canberras, Phantoms, Jaguars, Jet Provosts and the Tornado F3. I also served 2 years in the ejection seat maintenance bay at Wildenrath on Phantom…

Juan Carlos Casallas Parra

My name is Juan Carlos Casallas Parra, and I am a maintainer for Martin-Baker Ejection Seats. For more than 20 years we have worked as non-commissioned officers of the Colombian Air Force, as specialist technicians in Air Armament and Security, we have carried out maintenance on Martin-Baker Ejection Seats, type Mk4, MkJM6, MkBR8 and MkBR10. We are very proud to contribute…

David Ellingworth

I was an armourer in the RAF from 1979 – 1988, and in the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force from 1988 – 1990. I never had the honour of working in a seat bay, but I did work on the line, with the Hawks of 63 squadron at Chivenor, and 6 and 8 squadrons (Hunters and Jaguars) at SOAF Thumrait.…

Andy Miles

I joined the Royal Air Force as a weapons Technician straight from school and over my eventual 30 year career I worked on and maintained many different types of ejection seat and crew escape systems. I spent a few years working on the Mk7 seat as fitted to the FGR2 Phantom where removing seat pans for access was a daily…

David Gibb

Throughout my 31 years in the Royal Air Force, as a weapons mechanic and Technician, working on Martin-Baker Escape Systems are among some of the highlights of my career. My first real introduction to seat maintenance was helping to remove and refit the Mk 9 in the Jaguar whilst on No’s 31 and 20 Squadrons serving in Germany in the…

Simon Griffiths

I first started my close relationship with Martin Baker ejection seats in 1986 on the Harrier OCU until 2007 on 41Sqn (R) OEU. Those magic words, Loose article reported. You look, you look again, you go upside down, you look again. No, still can’t find it. Walk in to rects control and drop the bomb. Sorry can’t find it, so…

Alan Dawson

I joined the RAF as an Armourer in 1987 and it was not until completing my Technicians course at RAF Cosford in 2000 that I was lucky enough to be posted to an Ejection Seat Bay. This was the Harrier Seat Bay at RAF Wittering where I spent 3 years servicing 12H Seats. Great years as I was finally at…

Dave Georgeson

My name is Dave Georgeson I was an Armourer in the RAF from 1980 to 2003. During my service I worked on Mk 9 and Mk 10 seats fitted to the Jaguar, Tornado and the Hawk aircraft. I really enjoyed fitting and removing seats on the Hawk aircraft although lock wiring the command ejection breech was a nightmare to do…

Martin Kendrick

My name is Martin Kendrick and I have been in the Royal Air Force for almost 12 years as an ‘Armourer’. My first posting after trade training was to 12(B) Sqn at RAF Lossiemouth, working on Tornado GR4, which used the Mk10 Ejection Seat. Within a few weeks of being on the squadron I was sent to the Weapon Training…

SQN LDR ANDY DAYKIN

I joined the RAF in 1985 as a Weapons Mechanic, later becoming a Weapons Technician before commissioning as an Engineering Officer in 2003. During my time as a technician I was heavily involved in the maintenance and installation of the Mk10 seat on Tornado, working in the Seat Bay at RAF Coningsby (F3) for 3 years (1992-1995) and at RAF…

JOHN MASSEY (WO RTD)

Having served 39 years in the Royal Air Force as a Weapon Engineering Technician I enjoyed my involvement with Martin Baker ejection seats. I have fitted ejection seats to a variety of aircraft such as Victors, Canberras, Phantoms, Jaguars, Jet Provosts and the Tornado F3. I also served 2 years in the ejection seat maintenance bay at Wildenrath on Phantom…

Juan Carlos Casallas Parra

My name is Juan Carlos Casallas Parra, and I am a maintainer for Martin-Baker Ejection Seats. For more than 20 years we have worked as non-commissioned officers of the Colombian Air Force, as specialist technicians in Air Armament and Security, we have carried out maintenance on Martin-Baker Ejection Seats, type Mk4, MkJM6, MkBR8 and MkBR10. We are very proud to contribute…

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