Tsk tsk…
That's for not giving your sources
Also that timeline seems to miss the early British work. From ‘The Turret Fighters’ – Brew, pub Crowood, the first Martin Baker test using a dummy was 11th May, 1945 from a Defiant. ML Aviation were also working on seats and a dummy seat was ejected by them on 1st October ’45.
A MB Technician of immense courage, one Bernard Lynch was the first live ejectee in Britain soon after from a Meteor on 24 July 1946 – a Meteor F.III EE416 at 320mph at 8,000ft over Chalgrove, Oxon. He’d been banged off 24th Jan ’45 in a ground rig first. Interestingly, the same company, (Martin Baker) are using the same type (Meteor) for the same tests, in the same place over 1/2 a century later! That’s got to be some kind of record. Lynch was later awarded the British Empire Medal. Hard earned I’d say. From ‘Gloster Meteor Super Profile’ Hardy, Haynes.
Also missed out are the fifth generation seats, which are equipped with wings, fuselage, guns, in-flight refuelling and teasmade as recommended by Mr Bond’s villains…
Cheers
James