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Originally Posted by Osmium Steele
I thought the Hawk was designed to eject through the canopy, since it was used in a low altitude role. Still kinda rough on a pilot.
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I think the Hawk has a zero zero system. The canopy also has an explosive egress system.
Yes, just checked, the Hawk is fitted with the Mark 10 Martin Baker seat which I do believe is zero zero, so either something went wrong with the seat or it happened in an enclosed area and the pilot hit the ceiling. Either way a tragic incident.