The mod_proxy module proxy_ftp.c has an undocumented 'feature':

when the URL is suffixed by ';type=a', then an ASCII transfer is enforced.

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 application/octet-stream        bin dms lha lzh exe class tgz taz
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+<h2><a name="type">How can I force an FTP ASCII download of File <EM>xxx</EM>?</a></h2>
+
+In the rare situation where you must download a specific file using the FTP
+<STRONG>ASCII</STRONG> transfer method (while the default transfer is in
+<STRONG>binary</STRONG> mode), you can override mod_proxy's default by
+suffixing the request with <SAMP>;type=a</SAMP> to force an ASCII transfer.<p>
+
 <h2><a name="startup">Why does Apache start more slowly when using the
         proxy module?</a></h2>