At one point a cannon shell struck behind his cockpit seat; on another, a shell hit his ammunition reserve but didn't go off.

The cored structure extended to the cockpit seat tops and the cockpit sole.

The cockpit seats four in two rows with dual controls in front, covered by a forward hinged, single piece canopy.

The open cockpit seated two side-by-side under the wing leading edge.

The cockpit seats two in side-by-side configuration, with dual controls including a split, central control column.