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9th Jan 2011, 08:01

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Thank you Samuel,

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Originally Posted by Samuel

but the Canopy was jettisoned before landing so the pins may well have been inserted at some stage.

You reminded me. There was lanyard between the seat drougue gun and the back of the canopy. It was designed, L believe, to stop the gun firing unless the canopy had been jettisoned. It was in addition to the seat pins.

If the canopy was to be ejected then the seat pins would be inserted first.

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I very much doubt any discussion about "all for one, one for all" took place.

This was very much crew room banter and never serious. We would say that we would disconnect that snatch cable. I don't think it was EVER taken or meant to be serious.

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