Tag: Martin-Baker Mk2 Ejection Seat

  • Martin-Baker Mk2 Ejection Seat

    The Martin-Baker Mk.2 is a British ejection seat designed and built in the early 1950s. In 1935 James Martin and Captain Valentine Baker formed the ‘Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd’. During a test flight in 1942, Captain Baker was killed. His death caused Martin to investigate a means of assisted escape for pilots. He found the…