When we did our baleout drills way back in 1960 they would put a mattress underneath the trailing edge of the wing so you didn't hurt yourself when you slid off.
The last time I was in one was in the 70s when the apprentice's' school in the MU at Aldergrove was closing. They used a Provost for marshalling training and I was invited to do the last full power engine runs before it was disposed of. It was fully serviceable apart from the clock and the hood seal.
After fifteen years I managed to start it with the first cartridge and again saw the blue flame coming out of the exhaust at 3,000 r.p.m and +8 boost.
I believe it went to a college in England so it probably never ran again.
Edit to add: It got a civvy registration and is now in Muscat Museum, Oman.
Last edited by Fareastdriver; 14th May 2018 at 19:57.