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togor
06-07-2022, 11:05
Useful tips in this video, for all crew positions.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMD7Jwxz60w
kj47
06-07-2022, 02:17
Very informative, thanks for posting.
Art
06-07-2022, 04:33
I wonder how many planes went completely out of control or blew up while going through that checklist. I'll bet if a plane was in real trouble (serious fires for instance) that list got short cut in a hurry.
togor
06-07-2022, 04:41
That guy is actually posting a number of detailed descriptions of bomber crew positions and such. No fluff to it either, he gets right to it. There's one on the Sperry Ball Turret that really covers it well.
Major Tom
06-08-2022, 06:13
There were many times when the centrifugal force from a spinning plane kept many men 'glued' to the aircraft preventing them from jumping out!
PWC
06-08-2022, 08:17
Father-in-law was a tail gunner on a B 26. Bailed out over Breast thru the right side gunner "hole". Spent a several months as a guest of the Germans.
barretcreek
06-10-2022, 12:29
There were many times when the centrifugal force from a spinning plane kept many men 'glued' to the aircraft preventing them from jumping out!

Several videos show just that, with commentary from other crews urging them to 'bail out guys'.