Unlucky WWII Aircraft Crews [Real World WWII footage]

[badfinger]

The second shot of the B-17 feathering an outer engine is a reverse of the first one. Somebody just flipped the film around. That seems to happen a lot in these old war films. The people doing the editing either don't know the difference, or figure the viewer won't notice.

The two shots of the B-17 close up, on fire, and pretty well blown up is from an early test of ground to air missiles. A Nike Hercules, I think, in this case.

I always like the shots where the pilot shoves the stick forward with his foot, to put negative G's on the plane, and then pops out of the cockpit.

binky9

[DoolittleRaider]

Originally Posted by binky9

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I always like the shots where the pilot shoves the stick forward with his foot, to put negative G's on the plane, and then pops out of the cockpit.
binky9

See this interview of South African Air Force pilot, specifically the discussion of above bailout technique, beginning at 1:55 ...which went awry in his case. Fascinating personal account!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoAgIlNLcM8