1949 U.S. jet pilot tests new ejector seat
April 22, 2026
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0:25Now Playing1949 U.S. jet pilot tests new ejector seat
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as posted by the channelDate: 28th July 1949
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
USA: California: Antelope Valley: Edwards Air Force Base (formerly Muroc Army Air Field):
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AMERICA Ejector seat experiment in U.S. by a pilot flying jet plane at 550 miles an hour. Seen thrown out of plane into slipstream
EJECTOR SEAT Jet Pilot tries out ejector seat travelling at 550 miles an hour - thrown out of plane and drops to earth
JET-PROPELLED PLANES U.S. Pilot travelling at 550 m.p.h. tries out new ejector seat which rips him out of plane and clear by airstream.
Aviation; United States of America
parachuting, fly, flying, aeroplane, ejecting, testing, experimental, eject
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