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B-25 Mitchell Emergency Exits

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Emergency Exits and Movement of Flight Personnel for the B-25 Mitchell. Source: B-25 Mitchell Pilot’s Manual.  

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P-38 Combat

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

P-38 Lightning combat with Me 109s and subsequent bail out. Source: “P-38 Combat”, Informational Intelligence Summary, No. 44-2, Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Intelligence, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 1944. P-38 COMBAT In the following interview Major Kelly Mitchim describes … Continue reading →

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TBM Avenger Emergency Exits

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Emergency exit routes of the TBM Avenger for both ditching and bailout in flight. The turret exit could not be used by the gunner to bail out during flight, because the gunner did not wear his parachute in flight. The … Continue reading →

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P-47 Bailout Procedures

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The following bailout procedures are reproduced from the Pilot Training Manual for the Thunderbolt P-47N, Headquarters, Army Air Forces, September 1945. Bailout Procedures 1. Plane Under Control. Gain altitude if it is necessary. Call Mayday (international distress signal) on channel … Continue reading →

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Abandoning the B-17: Bail Out & Crash Landing

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From the Pilot’s Manual for Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress: ABANDONING AIRPLANE IN FLIGHT. a. ESCAPE DOORS AND HATCHES. – All doors and hatches are quickly releasable. The side gunner’s windows slide forward to open. Bomb doors may be opened by … Continue reading →

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Bailing Out of a P-38 Lightning

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

From the “Pilot Training Manual for the P-38 Lightning”:     BAILOUT Many stories have been circulated that you can’t successfully bail out of the P-38. Rumor had it that you wouldn’t have a chance of missing the horizontal stabilizer, … Continue reading →

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