Back before I escaped from ADGE to Satcom, I remember the Fighter Controllers recounting how one of their brethren had done something similar from the back of a Hawk during the mid-80s. The analysis wasn't as forgiving as the one in this article!
ISTR a similar case during the 80s involving a similar red-coloured aeroplane and a member of the ground crew. The incident resulted, amongst other things, in the RAF getting a rather large bill from the Southern Scottish Electricity Generating Board for damage to some cables and pylons. OC Supply tasked me with raising the subsequent F34(write-off) for presentation to the CinC because the amount involved, plus the cost of 1 x ejection seat, exceeded everyone's powers except that of 'god'.