Martin Baker Tie Club.

[GeeRam]

About 10 years ago I found myself being 'chauffered' in a Virgin 747 to LAX being driven by an ex-11 Sqn Lightning Martin B tie wearer

[Lightning Mate]

Well guys,

wiggy has kindly posted a link to his story. I have now been able to identify him and his navigator. I am thus reluctant to follow suit, but I'm still thinking about it.

LM

[david parry]

Heres mine for what they are worth The Navy Net: Rum Ration Forums Royal Navy Branches The Fleet Air Arm ejection seat stories

[wiggy]

LM

Yeah, I knew it wasn't rocket science to make the link (pun intended) and did consider the "Comsec" side of things before posting the link but WTF, I decided to live dangerously for once in my life

[Gainesy]

If you tell the story in your own words without any dates then its unlikely that anyone (well not many) outside the RAF FJ community will know who you are unless you want them too. Using the MASS makes it easy to get the crews' names though why anyone would want to, outside of organising a reunion or something, I don't know.

[russdev]

Howzit from new member

Howzit,
I am a new member to this forum but an old member of the "tie club"
I banged out on 5th February 1976, and am member number something in the 2500 range

Here is a great link done by a wonderfull guy of all the SAAF guys having used the Martin Baker seat

South_Africa

(hopefully he wont mind me posting same here)

cheers
mike

[Lightning Mate]

What did you jump out of then?

[D120A]

M-B seats saved four lives that day in two different types of aircraft...

[Lightning Mate]

What day was that?

[D120A]

Thursday 5th February 1976. Two out of a Jaguar T2 and two more where it was late summer.

[Lightning Mate]

That T2 would have been XX137 from 226 OCU.

[D120A]

Russdev

Mike,

Sarah Sharman's biography of Sir James Martin lists all ejections up until 26 Jan 96, number 6502. It shows your ejection number to be 4039 and that of your colleague, who followed you out, 4040.

[Bravo73]

Out of interest, do any of you members of the 'MB Tie Club' also own the MB watch?

MBI & MBII | Chronometers - Bremont

The MBI is only available to those individuals who have ejected using an MB ejection seat and can be identified quickly by its red aluminium barrel.

[Lightning Mate]

Personally no - I use a Rolex.

The seat handle in my hallway is worth far more than an MB watch.

[cuefaye]

The seat handle in my hallway is worth far more than an MB watch.

To you maybe. Me, I'd take the watch

[Warmtoast]

So what does the Martin Baker tie look like?

[newt]

To show you means we would have to shoot you

[D120A]

Warmtoast, little red inverted triangles, set on a background of a large pool of fright...

[Carry0nLuggage]

I've just noticed the detail on the short end of the second hand.

[Bravo73]

Originally Posted by Lightning Mate

Personally no - I use a Rolex.

You are allowed more than one watch...