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Old 9th Dec 2018, 08:14
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The Valiant had a 100% giveaway capability, but I think this was a legacy feature and not a deliberate design.

The KC135 had a hole in the floor bailout chute and I think this was carried forward to the E3. I suppose an uncontrolled engine fire or combat damage might have made a n Irving descent preferable to a crash landing - in theory.
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