Valentine Henry Baker

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Valentine Henry Baker was a British First World War fighter ace and renowned test pilot who co-founded the Martin-Baker aircraft company, later famous for its ejection seats.

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instanceOf aviator
company founder
human
awardReceived Croix de Guerre
Military Cross
causeOfDeath aircraft crash
crash of Martin-Baker MB 3 prototype
coFounded Martin-Baker Aircraft Company
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1888-08-24
dateOfDeath 1942-09-12
employer Martin-Baker Aircraft Company
era 20th century
familyName Baker
fieldOfWork aeronautics
aircraft testing
givenName Valentine
mannerOfDeath aviation accident
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
militaryRank Captain
Squadron Leader
militaryUnit No. 141 Squadron RAF
No. 41 Squadron RFC
No. 48 Squadron RFC
nativeLanguage English
notableFor pioneering work leading to development of ejection seats by Martin-Baker
test flying prototype aircraft
notableWork co-founding Martin-Baker Aircraft Company
numberOfAerialVictories 12
occupation businessperson
fighter pilot
test pilot
partnerInBusinessWith James Martin
placeOfBirth Cheadle Hulme
Cheshire
England
placeOfDeath Chalgrove
England
Oxfordshire
sexOrGender male

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