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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This Project is as much about the people who were involved in the development and use of assisted aircrew escape systems as much as it is about the systems themselves.
I have been extremely fortunate and acknowledge the assistance extended to me by many people involved with these systems; designers, manufacturers, test parachutists and test pilots.
To those pilots, aircrew and families of the aviation fraternity worldwide who have shared their experiences and unique personal insights of using ejection seats, parachute extraction systems and escape capsules I owe a huge debt of gratitude. Without their input this site would be a statistical list lacking the human stories of the systems that in the majority of situations safely returned, and still returns, spouses, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters to their families.
It is with a deep sense of appreciation and respect to the families and relatives of those who did not survive that I am able to include many of their details.
Many people have freely given their time and shared their own research and materials and introduced me to, or pointed me in, the direction of others to enable the wider history of these systems and their users and to whom I am extremely grateful.
Below, there follows a growing list of everyone who has contributed to this project and should it be that I inadvertently omit any name or organisation I offer my sincere apologies and will rectify the situation as soon as possible. To those who have expressed to remain anonymous for whatever reasons I also extend my appreciation.
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draft list - 1000s to add Individuals will be acknowledged on their own pages and indicated in the Index listing by colour code |
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| Air Forces of the World including | A & AEE Boscombe Down RAF RAF Valley RCAF RN USAF USMC USN Aero-medical Fraternity of the World
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| Companies & Associations |
Aermacchi Aeritalia Aerocam Aerostructures, Hamble Aircraft Mechanic Inc. All American Industries Autoflug BAe BALPA Bell Boeing Boulton Paul British Aerospace Canadair C.A.T.I.C Convair. Dornier Dowty Enviromental Tectonics Corps
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Fairy Group plc Federation Francaise de Parachutiste Folland Goodyear GQ - Irvin Grumman I.A.M. Farnborough I.A.M. Gosport I.P.E.C.O.
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Kaman Lockheed LORAL Defense Systems Lucas Aerospace LTV Marshalls of Cambridge Martin-Baker Aircraft Company M. L. Aviation MBB McDonnell Douglas Mikoyan NAM-POWs Negretti & Zamba Northrop
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Pioneer Parachute Raven Red River Valley Association R.F.D. SAFE Society SAAB Stanley Aviation Seat Star Talley Industries Textron UPCo
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Vickers Supermarine VZLU Wright Patterson A.F.B Yakovlev Zvedza
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| Archives, Libraries & Museums |
Adamant Engineering
Amherst Museum & Old Colony Park Museum Birmingham University Library Buffalo & Eric Country Historic Society Coventry City Museum Czechoslovak Air Museum
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Fleet Air Arm
Museum French Chamber of Trade Greater Manchester Science Museum
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Midland Air Museum National Aviation Museum, Ottawa
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RAF Museum
Cosford RAF Museum Science Museum, London
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| Publications | Aeroplane Air Britain Air Clues Air Forces Monthly Aviaexport BARG CANAV books |
Flight International Flypast Helicopter World Jagerblatt Jet & Prop
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Naval Aviation News | RAF News RN News
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USAF Times USN Times
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| Test Ejectees |
Sqn Ldr. John Fifield Jim Hall Arthur Harrison William T. H. Hays
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Vince
Mazza
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Peter
Page Russ Sawyer Harry Schmoll (YANKEE) |
Major T. Willans | |||
| Ejectees | Wg. Cmdr. Paddy
Barthrop AVM Sir Harry Broadhurst Ed Bethel Brick Bryson Graham Carter Sqn. Ldr. Peter Collins Cdr. A. de la Billiere
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Heinz Frick Prf. Dr. Ing. Otto H. Fries Flt. Lt. J. P. Hancock Sqn. Ldr. Gerry Humphries
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Bruce MacFarlane Col. Joe W. Kittinger, USAF Otto Klinker Sqn. Ldr. Jake McLouglin Capt. Sno McKee Jiri Moutvicka
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W. O. Isadore Rosenberg | Sqn. Ldr. John West RAF | ||
| Test Pilots | George Aird Wg. Cdr. Roly Beaumont Heinrich Beauvais A. W. "Bill" Bedford John Cockburn Jimmy Dell Jimmy Dell Neville Duke Joachim Eissermann
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John Farley Andy Foster Adolf Galland Alistair "Ben" Gun |
Don Knight Hans Werner LercheDavid Lockspeier David Morgan
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Rudolf Opitz Wolfgang Spate John Squier |
Sqn.
Ldr. R. "Dick" Whittington Brig. Gen. Charles Yeager |
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| Test Parachutists | Gp. Capt. Peter Hearn | ||||||
| Historians & Authors | Max
Arthur Michael Breuninger Jack M. Bruce Robert F. Dorr |
Robert
Forsyth Bill Gunston Mike Hood |
Peter
Lake Frank Mason Henry Matthews
Larry Milberry Wayne Mutza |
Walter Schick | |||
| Designers, Engineers, Test Pilots, Aero-medical & involved service and other personnel | E. Richard
Atkins Gordon Cress Ivan Borecky Baptiste Bourdes Ivor Davies Dorothy Dawson Rudy Delgado Charles Dempsey Frank Dial Maggie Dingwall AVM Tony Dudgeon Captain Dudgeon Paul Dugan Donald B. Doolittle Gordan Evans
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Dr. John Fozard H. Frhr von Friesen Dick Frost Wg. Cdr. P. Hancock Gabby Hayes Arthur Hinkley Sarah Holt Mike Hood David Hopper Cdr. David Howard Richard Howells Gordon Hodson Gordon Hudson Mike Grost
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Theodore
Knacke Bill Kuntz Ralph Lenz Maurice Malloy Miloslav Marek Frank Mason Anthony Mastriana Bill McGloin Mick McGuire George H. Miles Brian Miller Gordan Miller H. F. Morhlock
Paul Morrison Dip. ec Cazacu Nicolae
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Gino Santi | Wg. Cdr. Derek Collier-Webb | ||
| Aero-medical | Gp. Cpt. Tony Barwood | von Gierke | Shaun Marshall | Dr. David Reader | Dr. Dougal Watson | ||
| Individuals | John Adams Jan Alhgren David Allport Peter Amos Max Arthur C. M. Bacon Fred Ballam Richard Bateson Peter Benham Vernon Benning Jeanni Benton Arthur Bentley Frank Bevan Heinz Birkholz Gary Bishop Richard Bock Carl Bong Krzystof Borkowski Des Bowles Chaz Bowyer Michael Breuninger Michael Brevil Edgar Brookes Jack Bruce Christian Brydges Fred Broster Duke Brown J. M. Bruce Don Buchanan Dieter Buss Mick Cameron Ian Campion Terry Campion Alf Card Bobby Carl Ray Carson Phil Cartwright Jack Chambers Richard Chandler Ira Chart Stan Chisman Vic Copson Daryl Cott Kevin Coyne Bill Craigie Phil Crawshaw Mike Davey Kerry Dell Nancy Doubleday Lt. Cdr. Bob Edwards Stan Ekedahl
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Gene Fines Dave Forman Robert Forsyth Mark Franks Robert Frizzle A. H. Fraser-Mitchell John Fricker Andrew Grainger John Grainger George Green Alan Hall Gerry Hall Ray Handley Dennis Hartley Barry Hays V. C. Hibbert Dick Higgins Ed Hoffman Stewart Holder Del Holyland Mike Hood Stan Hubbard W. Hulme Ian Huntley Barry James Derek James Ed James Phil Jarrett Mr. Jiang Jin Changfa AVM. Johnny Johnson David Jones (A&AEE) David Jones Don Jorgenson Stojan Jovic
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Andrew Kemp James Kightly Prof. J. H. Kitchens III David Klaus Manfred Knopp Jim Mahler Terry Marriot Frank Mason Nora May Albert McAndrew Jim Meads T. G. Melchers Dr. Sergey V Mikheyev Jay Miller Col. John Miller Johannes Mohn Kurt Mohr Collin Morris Bruce Mummery Frank Murphy Bill Neal Brian Nicklas Mike Norton Sigrid O'Dell Michael A. Ogg Georg Olsonn Rudolf Opitz Leo Opdyke Ed Osborne Olly Owen
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Richard Riding | Les Whitehouse | ||
| Websites and Forums | |||||||
| Archives and Private Collections | J. M. Bruce & Leslie Collection (WW1Aircraft & Parachutes) | ||||||
| Website Advice and Help |
Trisha Thompson Business Serve plc
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| Software & Datahandling Consultation | Greg & Elly McFaydan | ||||||
| Graphic Design & Photographic Advice |
James Bennett Andrew Bennett andrewbennettphotography.co.uk
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Project Get Out and Walk 1980 - 2006
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