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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Valentine Baker → name → Valentine Henry Baker ⓘ