I watched most of it last night, there was one incident that I had to pause the tape on though. A aircraft was taking off from a carrier, pitched up after it crossed the bows and hit the water. Seconds later, a plume shot up, a parachute opened and deposited the pilot back on the deck! Efficient or what?
The question is - what was the aircraft type? From the canopy (glasshouse tandem) and the general height of the aircraft, it looked like a old Fouga Magister, but the tail didn't seem to be a Vee/Butterfly. I thought that there might be a star on the tail fin, that and the general look to the 'back end' made me wonder if it was Russian. Any ideas will be gratefully received - I think it was just at the end of Part 2.
The reason for the crash? The airbrake behind the canopy was open, unlike the Sea Vixen and Buccaneer crashes which just seemed to pitch up and stall.