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The Ejection Seat and Rolex that made aviation history
DescriptionThis it the story of when a gold Rolex was given to the first ever real world use of an ejection seat back in 1949. First Ejection The first live, non-test ejection took place on 30th May 1949 by Jo Lancaster. Jo was flying an Armstrong Whitworth AW52 aircraft and was forced to eject using a pre-Mk1 Martin Baker ejecMore
This it the story of when a gold Rolex was given to the first ever real world use of an ejection seat back in 1949.
First Ejection
The first live, non-test ejection took place on 30th May 1949 by Jo Lancaster. Jo was flying an Armstrong Whitworth AW52 aircraft and was forced to eject using a pre-Mk1 Martin Baker ejection seat over Southam, Warwickshire.
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