Template:Did you know nominations/Martin-Baker Mk.1

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The result was: promoted by PFHLai (talk) 22:20, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Martin-Baker Mk.1

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• ... that an early version of the Martin-Baker Mk.1 (pictured), used by a test pilot to escape a crashing Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52, was the first ejection seat to save the life of a British pilot?

Created/expanded by Nimbus227 (talk), Petebutt (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 20:47, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

• - Article length (6000 characters) and age (Dec 16) are fine, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used. Hook accepted on good faith for book source.--Doug Coldwell ^talk 18:56, 21 December 2011 (UTC)