Aircrew casualities

Subject: Aircrew casualities
From: "Gord Beaman" )
Date: 9/18/03 6:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

(ArtKramr) wrote:

Entering the bomb bay for two different purposes. When entering the bombay
to
do repaireslike kicking out a hung up bomb, I wore no chute at all, Nervious
work with the bombay doors open. For bailout, unhook one side of the chest
pack, step out, rehook it and bail out.But where possible go out the
nosewheel
well. It is a lot faster and a shorter trip. Luckily I never had to do
either.


Arthur Kramer

I see...thank you.
--

-Gord.

One more point. With certain types of battle damage you may not be able to
lower the wheels so that last option may not be available.

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

(ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: Aircrew casualities
From: "Gord Beaman" )
Date: 9/18/03 6:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

(ArtKramr) wrote:

Entering the bomb bay for two different purposes. When entering the bombay
to
do repaireslike kicking out a hung up bomb, I wore no chute at all, Nervious
work with the bombay doors open. For bailout, unhook one side of the chest
pack, step out, rehook it and bail out.But where possible go out the
nosewheel
well. It is a lot faster and a shorter trip. Luckily I never had to do
either.


Arthur Kramer

I see...thank you.
--

-Gord.

One more point. With certain types of battle damage you may not be able to
lower the wheels so that last option may not be available.

Arthur Kramer

Of course and it likely goes without saying that if you cannot
open the BB then you can't use that route either.
--

-Gord.

Subject: Aircrew casualities
From: "Gord Beaman" )
Date: 9/18/03 6:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

(ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: Aircrew casualities
From: "Gord Beaman" )
Date: 9/18/03 6:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

(ArtKramr) wrote:

Entering the bomb bay for two different purposes. When entering the bombay
to
do repaireslike kicking out a hung up bomb, I wore no chute at all,
Nervious
work with the bombay doors open. For bailout, unhook one side of the chest
pack, step out, rehook it and bail out.But where possible go out the
nosewheel
well. It is a lot faster and a shorter trip. Luckily I never had to do
either.


Arthur Kramer

I see...thank you.
--

-Gord.

One more point. With certain types of battle damage you may not be able to
lower the wheels so that last option may not be available.

Arthur Kramer

Of course and it likely goes without saying that if you cannot
open the BB then you can't use that route either.
--

-Gord.

There's always the waist windows or the cockp[it overheads..



Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer