What it's like to eject from fighter jet

What would have happened to the pilot after ejecting from their fighter jet?
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How Do Pilots Actually Eject From a Fighter Jet?

Key Points and Summary - A civilian-owned Hawker Hunter fighter jet, acting as a "red air" adversary for the U.S. Navy, crashed into the Pacific off Big Sur, California, this week. -The pilot, working for the contractor ATAC, safely ejected after a ...

That time Neil Armstrong survived ejecting from his fighter jet in Korea

Armstrong went on to fly 78 combat missions in Korea. After the war, he served eight years in the Navy Reserve. Armstrong’s military service ended in 1960, almost a decade before he stepped on the moon on July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Armstrong died on August 25, 2012, at the age of 82.