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The Ejection Tie Club was founded by Sir James Martin CBE DSc CEng FIMechE FRAeS.

The primary objective of the Club is to provide a distinctive tie to be worn with civilian clothing and thus to provide a visible sign of the members' common bond. The design of the tie incorporates the warning sign to be found on all aircraft equipped with an ejection seat.
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.

Club Secretary
Mr. Eric Thomas
Product Support & Security Controller
Tel: +44 (0) 1895 836535
Sgittins@martin-baker.co.uk

Chairman
James W. Martin CBE MA BAI CEng FRAeS
Joint Managing Director
Directsec@martin-baker.co.uk

On the 12th June 2007, Őnay Kuş ejected from the NF5A aircraft in Turkey. It was the first live ejection using a Mk 16 seat from an F-5.

The picture (attached) shows Őnay Kuş accepting his tie club award.

In January 2003, Martin-Baker welcomed Comandante Nacho Lombo (left) and Coronel Eduardo Cuadrado in the Ejection Tie Club. The two pilots had ejected from a Spanish Air Force Eurofighter in November 2002..

Female Pilots

The first female pilot to eject was Lt. Linda Heid on 11 February 1991 and since then The Ejection Tie Club has welcomed a growing presence of women.

Linda Maloney is a former EA-6B Naval Aviator and AEDO (Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer). She retired from the Navy in 2004 and is currently living near NAS Patuxent River in Southern Maryland with her husband and two sons.

Linda is writing a book titled “My Mom Flies” based on her career in military aviation as a woman and mother.

Link: www.mymomflies.com

The ejection story of Linda L. Heid, 11th February 1991

Jessica Gardner ejected from a T-45 Goshawk on a NACES ejection seat during her first solo flight on the 15th April 1997.

Jessica was practising touch and go landings when a Turkey Vulture struck the aircraft. She attempted to regain control of the aircraft but the damage was such that the aircraft was sinking rapidly so she initiated ejection on the final approach to the airfield. At the time of the ejection Jessica was undergoing training as an Ensign at NAS Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas. Jessica completed her flying training and was posted to a S3 Viking squadron; these aircraft are not fitted with Martin-Baker ejection seats.

In April 2002 Jessica was in the U.K. with her family and took the opportunity to visit the Company where she toured our facilities and met many of the work force and the Directors. In July this year Jessica will return to Kingsville as an Instructor on T-45 Goshawk aircraft and will be teaching students to fly this aircraft. Both Jessica and her parents expressed their thanks to all at Martin-Baker for saving her life.

Bismi Devassy ejected from a Kiran Trainer aircraft operated by the Indian Air Force on the 4th November 1996. At the time Bismi was a Flight Cadet at the Indian Air Force Academy undergoing pilot training.
Whilst on a solo flight she encountered problems with the aircraft radio and direction finding equipment, the aircraft became low on fuel and Bismi realised that she would not be able to make it back to base and therefore had no option but to eject. Bismi is one of the 6 successful lady ejectees who have had to use Martin-Baker ejection seats.

Subsequent to her ejection she qualified as a pilot but was posted to a transport squadron where she serves today as a Flight Lieutenant.

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