Thread: P-51 Mustang "popping" the Canopy to bail out. Did it slide or come off?
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Old 10-17-2011, 01:14 PM
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Watching the film of the recent Duxford collision the canopy popped off and dropped clear, now I don't know if this is/was a post war safety addition but on the 'D model it would make sense to do so.
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