When we operated the RAF C130 tanker we did carry parachutes. They were the old WW2 chest types with a harness to go with it. We also carried so called quick don immersion suits.
They were stowed on a stretcher forward of the fuselage tanks on the starboard side. In the event of an incident like the one under discussion we could never have even reached the parachutes much less put them on. Even if we had fitted them egress from the a/c would have been nigh impossible. Going out through the crew entrance door would probably have only resulted ind hitting the props and gaining access to the para doors with the a/c in a dive well nigh impossible. It was always a constant risk in the tanker of being 'nurfed ' by a receiver.
Last edited by ancientaviator62; 8th Dec 2018 at 07:56.