Originally Posted by
Krystal n chips
Bit of an understatement about the noddy caps and the difficulty in refitting them. However, after a Eureka ! moment, the chutes were, as I recall, dispensed with and a chaff dispenser fitted. This could also be "fun " to replenish .
I don't know about the Jag's later days but in the earlier days, the chaff dispenser was a war time fit only. We used to fit them on Taceval/Mineval part one (aircraft generation) but they were usually replaced again with parachutes before they flew.
The Jag chute was quite notorious for detaching as soon as it deployed but I recall once seeing the the entire metal chute canister and noddy cap plop out onto the runway on touchdown, followed by some urgent braking.