DATE
|
MILESTONES
|
| 24th January 1945 |
First static live ejection test (Bernard Lynch) |
| 24th July 1946 |
First live ejection test by B. Lynch from Meteor |
| September 1955 |
First live runway level ejection (Sqn. Ldr. J. S. Fifield) |
| August 1957 |
First US Navy production ejection seat ordered |
| 1st April 1961 |
First live static rocket ejection seat test (Doddy Hay) |
| 22nd November 1961 |
500 lives saved1961500 Lives Saved
|
| 13th March 1962 |
First live in-flight rocket ejection seat test (Peter Howard) |
| 31st May 1965 |
1,000 lives saved19651,000 Lives Saved
|
| 1966 |
Awarded 1st Queen's Award for Export Trade & Technological Innovation |
| 1967 |
Awarded 2nd Queen's Award for Export Trade & Technological Innovation |
| 1968 |
Awarded 3rd Queen's Award for Export Trade & Technological Innovation |
| 29th March 1968 |
2,000 lives saved19682,000 Lives Saved
|
| 1969 |
Awarded 4th Queen's Award for Export Trade & Technological Innovation |
| 10th July 1971 |
3,000 lives saved19713,000 Lives Saved
|
| 1973 |
Mk10 ejection seat introduced into service |
| 12th March 1976 |
First Mk10 ejection |
| 21st April 1976 |
4,000 lives saved19764,000 Lives Saved
|
| 21st January 1981 |
1000th USAF life saved |
| 1982 |
Awarded 5th Queen’s Award for Export Achievement |
| 22nd October 1982 |
2000th ejection from a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| 17th February 1983 |
5,000 lives saved19835,000 Lives Saved
|
| 1986 |
Awarded 6th Queen’s Award for Export Achievement |
| 31st December 1990 |
6,000 lives saved19906,000 Lives Saved
|
| 1993 |
Awarded 7th Queen’s Award for Technology |
| 1997 |
Awarded 8th Queen’s Award for Export Achievement |
| 13th June 1997 |
5000th member to be enrolled into the Ejection Tie Club |
| 15th July 1998 |
First flight of Mk US16LA seat (T-6 Texan II) |
| 24th November 1998 |
First flight of Mk F16F seat (Rafale) |
| August 1998 |
First flight of Mk 16A seat (Eurofighter) |
| 17th November 1998 |
1000th RAF/RN life saved |
| 2000 |
Lockheed and Boeing select Martin-Baker Mk16 ejection seats for F-35 Lightning II |
| 31st August 2000 |
First Mk16 ejection (T-6 Texan II) |
| 2001 |
Awarded 9th Queen's Award for Enterprise - International Trade |
| June 2002 |
First flight of KAI T-50 Golden Eagle, fitted with KR16K ejection seats |
| July 2002 |
First flight of Pilatus PC-21 fitted with CH16C ejection seats |
| 21st November 2002 |
First Eurofighter ejection (16A ejection seat) |
| 12th June 2003 |
7,000 lives saved20037,000 Lives Saved
|
| 2004 |
Awarded 10th Queen's Award for Enterprise - Sustainable Development |
| July 2004 |
First flight of the Aermacchi M-346, fitted with Martin-Baker IT16D ejection seats |
| 23rd June 2005 |
First JSF US16E ejection test |
| July 2005 |
The US Air Force selects Martin-Baker seats for T-38 escape system upgrade |
| 26th January 2006 |
First JSF US16E safety of flight test |
| 15th December 2006 |
First JSF US16E flight seat delivery |
| 15th December 2006 |
JSF AA-1 first flight |
| 17th May 2007 |
First JSF US16E STOVL ejection test |
| 14th February 2008 |
Last JSF STOVL SOF ejection test |
| April 2008 |
1000th JPATS ejection seat delivered |
| 22nd May 2008 |
First Rafale ejection (F16F ejection seat) |
| May 2011 |
Awarded 11th Queen's Award for Enterprise - International Trade Award |
| 23rd October 2012 |
100th JSF US16E ejection seat delivered to Lockheed Martin |
