Tie Club Pin Badge

TIE CLUB

Tie

Exclusive Tie Club tie.

Tie Club Membership Card

Your Tie Club membership card contains your Tie Club number.

Exclusive Tie Club Patch

A fabric, high-fidelity patch exclusive to ejectees.

Tie Club Pin

Exclusive Tie Club pin.

Tie Club Certificate

Your Tie Club certificate.

Bremont MBI Exclusive Timepiece

To be purchased separately from direct from Bremont.

This exclsuive timepiece, made in britain, is engraved with your Tie Club membership number and features the distinctive red barrel.

The MBI is only available to ejectees who have joined the Tie Club.

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Tie Club Pin Badge

TIE CLUB

The first pilot to be accepted into the Club was an RAF serviceman who ejected in, what was then Rhodesia, in January 1957. Since then, the Club now 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, tie, and pin. 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.

THE TIE CLUB PACK

The first pilot to be accepted into the Club was an RAF serviceman who ejected what was them 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. 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.

You can apply to join the Tie Club if you have ejected from an aircraft using a Martin-Baker ejection seat.

To apply, send an email to information@martin-baker.co.uk. Please provide all possible information regarding your ejection, including your name, the aircraft, your air force, date of ejection and description of the incident.

We independently verify all ejections we enter into our database. We may have already recorded your ejection.

You enter 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 ejected from an aircraft using a Martin-Baker ejection seat, which has thereby saved their life.

You will receive our Tie Club pack that includes the items listed below. The contents of which is displayed above in our interactive pack.

  • Certificate
  • Membership Card with Membership Number
  • Tie
  • Tie Club pin
  • Patch
  • Option to buy Bremont MBI Exclusive Ejectee Timepiece

Once you have been sent your Tie Club pack and membership number, you can contact Bremont via their website and request to purchase the MBI watch.

The MBI is exclusive to ejectees and features a distinctive red barrel and custom engraving with your unique Tie Club membership number.

The watch is not provided free of charge in the Tie Club pack.

If you have an ejection story from a Martin-Baker seat and wish for it to be posted online, please email your story and any pictures to information@martin-baker.co.uk.

Your story will be shared on our website, social media and at our facilities and air show exhibitions.

If you wish to share your story with us but not post it online, please explicitly state this in your email.

You can only join the Tie Club if you ejected using a Martin-Baker ejection seat.

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Latest Ejection Notices

View the latest Ejection Notices from around the world.

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EJECTEE STORIES

Bodo Bernhardi, Lt. Col. (Ret.)

On July 28, 1965, I flew formation leader training exercises for a radar station in Southern Germany with a Fiat G.91. After about 30 minutes of flight time, the oil warning light came on red. I was guided back to my home airfield by radar and initiated an emergency landing procedure. At about 300 meters altitude, with reduced engine power,…
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Wally ‘GATOR’ Huiet

In 1991, Wally and his WSO jumped into a F-14 Tomcat equipped with a Martin-Baker GRU7 Ejection Seat and launched off the U.S.S Abraham Lincoln. Off the coast of Sri Lanka, the aircraft experienced multiple system failures leading to an uncommanded role. Just a few hundred feet from the waves and travelling at near 400kts, Wally and his WSO ejected.…
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Carlos Elias Resendiz Cruz

I am Major Carlos Elias Resendiz Cruz, I have served in the Mexican Air Force for 17 years, flying aircrafts such as: Bonanza F-33C, Aermacchi F260-EU, Pilatus PC-7, Texan T-6C+ and currently copilot training in Spartan C-27J, accumulating more than 1,700 hours of flight as a student, pilot in command and instructor. I am grateful to share my experience using…
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John Chehansky

John is a former Top Gun and Blue Angels pilot who ejected from an F-4 Phantom II in 1972 following a mid-air collision. John visited Martin-Baker in May 2025 for a tour of our facility and kindly sat down with us for a quick interview on his experience. Listen to John re-tell his story on our YouTube channel.
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Nick Morgan

Mid-afternoon on 9th December 1980, my pilot, Flight Lieutenant Steve Martin and I were briefed for a Low-level practice intercept sortie as part of Steve’s work up in the F-4 Phantom II. Steve had arrived on 23 Squadron three weeks earlier. We set off to our operating area 30 miles east of Lowestoft at 15.00hrs and everything proceeded normally for…
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Bodo Bernhardi, Lt. Col. (Ret.)

On July 28, 1965, I flew formation leader training exercises for a radar station in Southern Germany with a Fiat G.91. After about 30 minutes of flight time, the oil warning light came on red. I was guided back to my home airfield by radar and initiated an emergency landing procedure. At about 300 meters altitude, with reduced engine power,…
Read More

Wally ‘GATOR’ Huiet

In 1991, Wally and his WSO jumped into a F-14 Tomcat equipped with a Martin-Baker GRU7 Ejection Seat and launched off the U.S.S Abraham Lincoln. Off the coast of Sri Lanka, the aircraft experienced multiple system failures leading to an uncommanded role. Just a few hundred feet from the waves and travelling at near 400kts, Wally and his WSO ejected.…
Read More

Carlos Elias Resendiz Cruz

I am Major Carlos Elias Resendiz Cruz, I have served in the Mexican Air Force for 17 years, flying aircrafts such as: Bonanza F-33C, Aermacchi F260-EU, Pilatus PC-7, Texan T-6C+ and currently copilot training in Spartan C-27J, accumulating more than 1,700 hours of flight as a student, pilot in command and instructor. I am grateful to share my experience using…
Read More

John Chehansky

John is a former Top Gun and Blue Angels pilot who ejected from an F-4 Phantom II in 1972 following a mid-air collision. John visited Martin-Baker in May 2025 for a tour of our facility and kindly sat down with us for a quick interview on his experience. Listen to John re-tell his story on our YouTube channel.
Read More

Nick Morgan

Mid-afternoon on 9th December 1980, my pilot, Flight Lieutenant Steve Martin and I were briefed for a Low-level practice intercept sortie as part of Steve’s work up in the F-4 Phantom II. Steve had arrived on 23 Squadron three weeks earlier. We set off to our operating area 30 miles east of Lowestoft at 15.00hrs and everything proceeded normally for…
Read More

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