Beaufighter VI, sorry that my reply may of generalized the situation. I to would of opted for a parachute. I did fly many years back and always had a slimline Irvin backpack for the same reason you suggest for a climb to height. I did have one scary moment with an undercarriage problem and opted to land luckily without incident.
I should of explained in my quick reply that at the normal operating heights that the Lancaster transits that the option of clipping on a parachute and exiting the aircraft would be compromised by height+time in getting to exit the aeroplane.
The comment about Rob Davise’s exit from BBD at Duxford was also that this is a fighter with hood ejection and a bloody lucky quick escape super quick thinking on the pilots behalf and that he had the newer low opening parachute, which I heard he had not long purchased before that terrifying event.
The pack I had could be worn in the Lancaster but would be restrictive getting out of the hatches but it is one extra thing to save your own boots.
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