TIL that the B-52 Stratofortress has a unique egress system for its crew. Two of the six ejection seats actually deploy downward, out the bottom of the venerable U.S. Air Force bomber. :
B-52 Ejection seats | A collection of ejection seats removed… | Flickr
What's the idea behind downward ejection seats in aircraft? - Quora
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Cadets collaborate in B-52 Bomber ejection seat redesign • United States Air Force Academy
Downward Ejection Seats - Lethal or Logical? : The Ejection Site
America's iconic war machine - BBC News
Bold Thinkers: Creating The World's First Helicopter Ejection Seat | Boldmethod
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Does the B-52 have ejection seats? - Quora
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I once saw a B52 crew coming back from a mission. Some of them were wearing spurs. I later learned that some B52 crew members ejected downward hence the need for spurs.
Inside a training mission with a B-52 bomber, the aircraft that will not die
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DVIDS - Images - Elephant walking a B-52, ducking SAMs and surviving “the Hilton” [Image 6 of 19]
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Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber
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DVIDS - Images - Elephant walking a B-52, ducking SAMs and surviving “the Hilton” [Image 6 of 19]
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - Wikipedia
Tales From The Cockpit: Testing The B-52 Stratofortress Bomber With The USAFTPS At Edwards AFB - The Aviationist
Today's Illustration: They All Bailed Out Of A Perfectly Good B-52 Bomber! – RhetoricAndHomiletics.Org
Cockpit Photos – Inside B-52 Stratofortress – Flightstory.net – Aviation Blog
Ever Want To Fly An Old B-52 Bomber? Read This First-Person Account
The Death Spiral of Swoon 52: the story of the B-52 bomber that crashed into Hunt's Mesa during a low level training sortie - The Aviation Geek Club
