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Old 01-17-2008, 14:08 PM   #99 (permalink)
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When was the first successful use of an ejection seat? Extra points for where and under what circumstances.
It seems to have been by someone called Schenk who ejected from a towed Heinkel He 280 after it was unable to release from the towplane.
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