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4th June 2007, 19:34

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Re: Jettisoning canopy of Spitfire - possible or not.

If my recent pre-flight briefing is to be believed (and yes, that definitely constitutes 'shooting a line'), yanking the toggle simply releases the hood catch and 'the slipstream does the rest'.

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