This footage from January 8, 1971 shows rocket sled tests of the A-6 Intruder’s ejection seat system. The A-6 mockup cockpit rides on a rocket sled at U.S. Navy Naval Weapons Center China Lake. The A-6 carried Martin Baker Mk GRU7 seats.
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