Eject! Eject!

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Since those first post-Second World War ejections, many tens of thousands of lives have been saved by increasingly sophisticated escape systems. The story is chronological from the early days of the seats being developed- a ripping yarn in itself, with some fantastic characters testing them- and then moves forward through several aerial conflicts, and other incidents in between. Out of the 4 books in the group I thought this would be the one I least enjoyed, but it was fascinating and told the stories of each ejection featured very well.

I had the notion,” wrote Martin, “that I wanted to design things and not be employed by anyone” – a fine ambition. Packed with interviews with aircrew who know exactly how it feels to ‘Bang Out’ from an aircraft at high speed, both in peace and in war, the book gives the reader a vivid sense of what that life-saving experience feels like, but also features the moving accounts of what happens next, from the viewpoint of both the crews and their families, who often have little or no information about whether or not their loved ones have survived.is fuelled by dramatic, deeply moving and previously unheard first-hand accounts by ejectees and their families. He has taken the time to let the reader know that he has taken that ride, but hasn't fallen into the trap of the book being about him.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I'm not sure that we need all of the graphic detail of Vietnamese attrocities against US fliers, that was really the makings of another book altogether. charts the astonishing and deeply moving story of military medics from the WW2 beaches of Dunkirk to the desert towns of Afghanistan today.

A few days later, having been beaten and tortured, images of Nichol and his pilot John Peters were broadcast around the world. For me , the amount of technical information was just about right and it was great reading about one of our leading edge companies that develops fabulous products that are sold at home and abroad. When Jo Lancaster, the first British pilot to eject in an emergency, triggered his ejection seat in 1949, it took thirty seconds before he was safely away from the aircraft and under his parachute. The fact that he’d never designed or built a plane and had never even flown did not seem to deter him.

At its end I could only reflect on the nature of war and the risks we ask our pilots to take on and whether technology will advance so much that seat technology will be rendered obsolete with pilotless aircraft. Most works of popular narrative non-fiction could be written by anyone with a small amount of talent, as well as enough time, energy, commitment and a decent library. John is the bestselling co-author of Tornado Down and author of many highly acclaimed epics, including Spitfire, Lancaster and Tornado, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. As the author has had to be diplomatic in some areas, feelings run deep and memories are long, the book has a feel of 'now it can be told' just not completely. Sadly, although I chose it because I was fascinated by modern ejection-seat technology , it was the human stories that achieved most impact on me.Captured and tortured, he was paraded on television provoking worldwide condemnation and leaving one of the enduring images of the conflict. On active duty in the Gulf he was shot down on the first low-level, daylight raid of the first Gulf War. If you don’t recognise the name, you will certainly remember the face: John Nichol was the navigator on the RAF Tornado shot down over Iraqi territory on the first day of the First Gulf War in January 1991.

During 15 years service in the Royal Air Force John Nichol served as a technician and, after being commissioned from the ranks, as a Tornado Navigator in both the Air Defence and Ground Attack roles. He has written for The Times, The Mail on Sunday and The Observer and is a widely quoted commentator on military affairs. I especially liked the way several airmen’s and navigator’s stories were interwoven through the book as it progressed. The events in war, about the way the Vietnam pilots were treated for instance was beaten only by the dreadful, dreadful injuries that they used to receive as a result of ejecting. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Lastly, as I began the book I thought that this would make for an excellent recommendation for my friend’s son-in-law who flies off an American carrier and is due home on leave at Christmas. John is the bestselling co-author of Tornado Down and author of many highly acclaimed epics, including Spitfire, Lancaster and Tornado, all of which were Sunday Times bestsellers. Please Note: By their very nature, all signed books will have been handled several times before they get to you. In 1928, he moved to Denham in Buckinghamshire, where he hung a sign on the front of an old linoleum factory, “Martin’s Aircraft Works”.