Episode 355 • • 44:59 - 48:01
355: Flying Antenna
RAF Red Arrows Ejection Seat Fatality Investigation
A Royal Air Force pilot is killed in a ground incident at RAF Scampton when his ejection seat unexpectedly deployed while the aircraft was on the apron. This follows a previous Red Arrows fatality involving Flight Lieutenant John Egging. Adam Curry expresses skepticism that such a highly engineered safety system could malfunction spontaneously without external factors.