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John Oliver (Jo) Lancaster DFC - Ejector Seat

What a wonderful story



A unique timepiece that made aviation history is safely back where it belongs after nearly four decades in the wilderness.

On May 30, 1949, former Bomber Command pilot John Oliver “Jo” Lancaster DFC was propelled into the history books for being the first pilot to eject from an aircraft in an emergency situation using a Martin-Baker ejection seat.
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