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Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (born 1888)

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Valentine Baker (pilot)

British Armed Forces pilot

Captain Valentine Henry Baker MC AFC, nicknamed "Bake", served in all three of the British Armed Forces during the First World War. After the war he became a civilian flight instructor, and co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company. He was the father of novelist Denys Val…
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Martin-Baker

British ejection and crashworthy seats manufacturer

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited is a British manufacturer of ejection seats and safety-related equipment for aviation. The company was originally an aircraft manufacturer before becoming a pioneer in the field of ejection seats. The company's headquarters are in Higher…
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