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Carandian Wildcat mk II cockpit

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The carandian Wildcat mk I and mk II fighter , were fitted with the new evacuation device : ejectable seats.
Those ejectable seats allowed the pilot while evacuating the plane to avoid being hit by the propeller ,fitted at the rear of the plane and increased the chances of surviving a rough evacuation during combat.
During the last months of the war ,all the carandian planes where equipped with this device.
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HP
Model
HP Scanjet djf2100
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Wow, I never knew that they had ejection seats in WWII. Sweet job on the details of this man.