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SAS~Bombsaway

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Skydiving from a B-17
« on: May 10, 2018, 05:50:18 AM »



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Re: Skydiving from a B-17
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2018, 05:55:10 AM »

right out of the bomb bay .. that's cool  8)
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Re: Skydiving from a B-17
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2018, 07:12:35 PM »

Never knew that was an option.

I‘ve been in that bomber before and it is the coolest thing ever. It must be even more awesome to jump out of it.

Thanks for posting that Bombs!


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Re: Skydiving from a B-17
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2018, 08:22:21 PM »



WOW!
I never knew about this , looks like alot of FUN !  8)

Thanks Bombsaway
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Re: Skydiving from a B-17
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2018, 04:19:10 PM »

If I'm right crewmen in the front always bailed from the bomb bay

So can we call it a reenactment? :v
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Re: Skydiving from a B-17
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2018, 01:44:29 PM »

The pilots, top gunner, and engineer bailed from the bay.

The navigator/bombardier and the nose gunner bailed from the nose access door.
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Re: Skydiving from a B-17
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2018, 02:10:00 PM »

I read once that British SOE and parachuting units jupmed in this way from British bommbers.
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