‘Perhaps, stemming from his early days with ML Aviation (Apprentice) and his subsequent ejection from a Meteor (RAF pilot), Author Graham Carter has attached particular significance to the ‘failure’ of a ML Aviation ejection seat that essentially put the Company out of the race with Martin-Baker. With access to documents at the National Archives and the East Suffolk Coroner’s Office, the Author reveals the real circumstances leading up to the death of the Hawker Chief Test Pilot (Squadron Leader ‘Wimpey’ Wade) when he ejected from the P1081’.

Tangmere,
The paragraph above was gleaned from google whilst i was looking for info on ML Aviation, and was not a statement of facts from me. It was purely added to hopefully jog someone’s memory about the company, the accident and its subsequent departure from ejection seat manufacture.

But thanks for the piece on his previous crash landing in a Spitfire, and it being so close to the fatal crash site. A sad coincidence indeed.!