This thread will be my bible for my T-28B build!
I worked on the T-28B and C aircraft when I was in VT-27 in Corpus Christi, TX during the 70's.
I'm not sure about the Pensacola based T-28 squadrons, but we left the pilot's parachutes (NB-6) in the aircraft, so when I get to that point, I may give that a shot.