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Old 14th May 2018, 15:06
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Originally Posted by Fareastdriver
I bet that people don't know what those handles on the Provost just behind the cockpit are for.



The small one at the top to hang on to climbing onto the wing with a chute wrapped around your backside.


The big angled one so that you can pull yourself down and under the tailplane when you bale out.
I didn't, blimey, that sounds all a bit dodgy.
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