Ron McPartland
Ron McPartland, a Leitrim-born Air Corps cadet, made aviation history on May 5, 1961, when he became the first person to eject from an Irish aircraft, a Vampire jet, during a training exercise gone awry. His remarkable descent without parachute training ended safely, marking a significant moment in cross-Border aviation cooperation, as the ejector seat that saved him was designed by Northern Irish engineer James Martin.
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Ron McPartland was the first man to make a certain kind of journey in an Irish aircraft using an ejector seat.
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