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Don't know what was used on the Stuka.

Here is a little background on German ejection seats.

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The first ejection seat was made by Heinkel, for the He 280. It was pneumatically powered, and accelerated the pilot upwards at between 7 and 9 gees.

The first use of an ejection seat was made by pilot Schenk, on 13-1-1943. He required it's use when the He 280, which was powered by two Argus pulse-jets that required a high forward speed to start up, refused to separate from the tow aircraft due to the cable release mechanism icing up. As a precaution, Schenk ejected and landed safely.

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January 13, 1942 - Test pilot Helmut Schenk ejects from his stricken Heinkel He 280 (right) becoming the first pilot to successfully use an ejection system.

Seems to be some discrepancy to the actual year it was first used.


[quote="Christopher T. Carey"]Source Site

Many ideas occurred to German aeronautical engineers in the process of attempting to address this need for safe egress from crippled aircraft. One of the first was the "boom" concept, in which a pivoted fulcrum, attached to the pilot