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Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Navy A-4 pilot recalls when he had to eject after a catastrophic turbine failure turned his Skyhawk into a Fireball while he was flying at 500 knots during a low-level mission
Aviation History / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
“Face Curtain” Vs “Lower Handle”: former US Naval aviator explains why some aircraft have 2 ejection handles above the seat while some have a single ejection handle between the pilot’s legs
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
T-33 Pilot tells the story of when he had to eject from his Shooting Star after its Engine suddenly Flamed Out
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF F-15 female pilot recalls when instead of ejecting she stayed aboard her Eagle after it suffered an inflight fire. She landed safely.
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Former Ejection Seat Maintainer explains why “Ejection is a Punishment” for Military Pilots
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Here’s why USAF F-4 Crew Members who Ejected two times from a Phantom II were Grounded and Never Flew an F-4 Again
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
US Naval Aviator explains when a military pilot must absolutely, undoubtedly, certainly, and unquestionably eject from his aircraft
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Former US Naval Aviator tells the story of the Corsair II pilot who had three ejections from the A-7E, survived and returned to flight status
Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety
If Chesley Sullenberger’s Airbus A320 had ejection seats passengers would have died. Here are 7 reasons why it’s impossible to install ejection seats in commercial aircraft.
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
Here’s how You Could Successfully Bail Out of an A-3 (The Skywarrior Lacked Ejection Seats)
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
USAF B-1B fleet grounded again due to issues with ejection seat
Cold War Era / Military Aviation
The story of a non-standard RF-4C Phantom Ejection
Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation
