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Old 3rd Nov 2009, 17:35
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Martin Baker Tie Club.
I am a member of this unique club and am wondering who else out there is also.

I am sure a lot of good stories could be shared amongst us. Members please check in.

I remind everyone of an excerpt from Martin Baker:

"Life membership of the Martin-Baker Tie Club is confined solely to persons who have ejected from an aircraft in an emergency using a Martin-Baker designed ejection seat, and thereby saved their life."

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I am sure a lot of good stories could be shared amongst us
And I'm sure that the rest of us would dearly love to hear them!
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If people do, then you sure will.
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This hangs in my hallway - details on the inscription have been removed for obvious reasons:

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Check this out:
EJECTION STORIES
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I've got one of those too LM. Mine is nicely mounted with the firing cartridges for use as a pen holder! Very inventive those nice chaps in the seat bay!!
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Hello Newt.

Yes I know you have. Chunky has 2 (within five weeks of each other) and Willie has 3 doesn't he?

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I am the owner/compiler/eejit who is responsible for the ejection site where the stories above appear ejection seat website. and have on a number of occasions asked for contributions to the stories page. So come on guys (and gals)- get in touch!

Guess you ejected from Jaguar LM???- so do tell the tale?
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jimgriff,

Yes it was a Jaguar. I suspect that you might have contacted me before and that I forgot all about it. We'll have to sort that.

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Why should we give you the stories?
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Look what fell off the back of a *******

Must have that garage sale sometime......
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"Look what fell off the back of a *******"

Lightning?
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Well my "yellow and black" is still at the bottom of the North Sea, though thanks to a trawler I've got a few bits of the aircraft..........
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Oh come on Newt! Why keep the stories to yourself? Some of them make for a very interesting read!
Pretty Please????

BOAC- That seat (Mk9b) (early Jag) has certainly seen better days- Garage sale- No Please dont - donate it to a good cause for display- Please (again!!)
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Come on then Lightning Mate, your thread, set the ball rolling?
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Well,

You see it was like this:

bugger, Mrs. LM is calling for help in the kitchen.
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Hey wiggi,

Wot was your jet then, and when?

jimgriff,

Methinks your seat ID may be wrong. I don't think that BOAC was a Jaguar mate. He was a LIGHTNING MATE.

Now then, you have to be really s**t hot to have flown both......ask Newt.

Also ask Wholigan. Him only fly low performance kit. Where are you Wholi, the lurking Mod? How shelf stacking going?

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Methinks your seat ID may be wrong. I don't think that BOAC was a Jaguar mate. He was a LIGHTNING MATE.
The seat in the pic is deffo a Type 9 as used in early jags- without seeing the seat pan - there is a possiblilty that it could be an early Harrier seat (which also used a Type 9 (Mk2) seat but different rocket pack and other mods. - later seats had the headbox /main chute container mod on the jag.
The lightning had a Type 4 Mk2BSB(C) seat in it which is totally different in configeration and design.

I have both types in my personal collection.
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Come on guys - give us the full sp - I know some of us are anoraks but at least speaking for myself I'm certified as such
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Twas this one ( Sorry, looks like I've really stuffed up the link but at least it works :

http://http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:Q-l9PL-GI0YJ:www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/955FD030-3C3E-4D4D-988F-7C770F954E2F/0/maas80_01_phantom_fgr2_xv414_09dec80.pdf+uk+royal+air+force+ phantom+accidents+1980&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi9hZU-zasd1E1p7zNOkvfmhBHNMZ0S44j_fBG5hw-TyNtOO6G-r7LyNiGZX-mPUL_z9nL29avB9L5Y6WFVDD70ms7P0F-7YflQ3Ao96GGuvzkUtpW47sxtd83ffRngpcsO8M5G&sig=AFQjCNG3EFhAT4 iLwFB9lcI57kblsXgCSQ
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