SAAF Impala MkII pilot

deanw · Post by **deanw** » Sat Oct 23, 2021 1:24 pm

I acquired a mannequin (or two) last week and was able to dress him up in the exact flight suit, g-suit and boots a friend was wearing when he ejected from an 8 Sqn Impala Mk II (Aermachi MB326K) single-seat ground attack aircraft in the late 1980's. I also have the parachute used.

TerryP · Post by **TerryP** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:41 pm

I believe the Impala used a Martin Baker Mk 6 ejection seat. If so can you please confirm exactly what type, see the list of some possible Mk6 variants that are;
O6A
ASO6A
APO6A
6MSB
JWY6A
Wy6A
GW6A
W6A
WY6A-M
JM6

deanw · Post by **deanw** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:19 am

Apologies for the delayed reply. The SAAF used the following:

Impala Mk I MB Mk ASO6A
Impala Mk II MB Mk WY6A-M

TerryP · Post by **TerryP** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 4:42 pm

Dean,
PM sent

TerryP · Post by **TerryP** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:18 pm

May be of interest:

MB-259 Ch 6-2 Type ASO6A Drogue Packing.pdf: (3.66 MiB) Downloaded 293 times

and

MB-259 Ch 6-2 Type ASO6A Drogue Packing.pdf: (3.66 MiB) Downloaded 293 times

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