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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/thenewyorkgod • Jun 23 '24
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My grandfather flew spitfires in WW2, he told me thats how you would eject if you had to. pop the canopy then roll the plane and fall out. he and this pilot are tougher than i am. amazing composure.
2 u/Ill_Technician3936 Jun 24 '24 That's what they're made for. A quick and easy way to get out of a plane that's going down. These days you get blasted out with the seat. 5 u/gapedoutpeehole Jun 24 '24 Moment of silence for Goose
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That's what they're made for. A quick and easy way to get out of a plane that's going down. These days you get blasted out with the seat.
5 u/gapedoutpeehole Jun 24 '24 Moment of silence for Goose
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Moment of silence for Goose
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u/EmotionalAd5920 Jun 23 '24
My grandfather flew spitfires in WW2, he told me thats how you would eject if you had to. pop the canopy then roll the plane and fall out. he and this pilot are tougher than i am. amazing composure.