Coff,
Yes they did. There was a Chipmunk based at ACCGS at RAF Syerston that used to Aerotow gliders on Instructor training sorties.
On one such trip at Syerston in a T21 the rope unexpectedly broke at 300 ft over the River Trent whilst I was doing one of my Instructor courses there. Makes you duck a bit smartish when 150 ft of rope come screaming back at you. Cause was rot due to getting continually wet and not being dried adequately. This would about 1975 to 1979 time.
ACW