BF 109 canopy and bailing out
The BF 109 canopy appears hinged and opens to the right.I am curious about how the pilot bailed out. Some aircraft were notoriously difficult to get out of or away from. In some cases the pilot dives out, in other cases the pilot inverted the aircraft and just dropped out. In the case of the 109 does it lock open or if once open and the aircraft became inverted would it slam shut? Could they jettison the canopy? If not were they obligated to go out the left side -- which in case of fire on the port side might be problematic/
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