BF 109 canopy and bailing out

[RASmith1030]

Wow, Richie, great film.

Now, I have a question. Did the German pilots jettison the canopy, even when just trying to ditch? I guess that would make it easier to get out of when the plane hit the ground (in case of fire).

See time 1:11 in the film, obviously, the 109 driver was not going to bail (too low). And, all the shots of the ditched 109s looked like the canopy was jettisoned, not just opened.

I have not been jettisoning the canopy in my sim ditches (I need to do that a lot), but now, maybe I will, to be historically accurate!