Sad day - Godspeed to the crew.
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Originally Posted by pwd72s
I think my F-111 pilot buddy once told me that for the cockpit crew at least, a B-52 ejection seat moves downward. Please correct if I'm wrong...
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I used to attend the airshows at Fairchild AFB and got to crawl into the cockpit of a B-52 one day and talk with the crew. The pilots and two rear-facing weapons officers sit on the top deck and all four eject up. Two additional weapons officers sit on the lower deck facing forward and eject down. The pilot told me that if they have to eject near ground level that SOP is to roll the aircraft 90 degrees if possible so that everybody has an even chance of surviving ejection.