Flying Coffin..? Tag writer over-reach?

[wpeters]

They wouldn't.  They might get pinned against the side of the fuselage (met two guys that experienced that).

Text with the article is BS.  There are two exits on the 24...one top of fuselage just behind cockpit and on belly aft of the waist positions.  However the crew forward would use the bombbay (pilot, copilot, top gunner) or the nose wheel opening (navigator, bombardier, nose gunner).

Another reason it was dangerous was the engineer in the event of a water ditching had to wait til just before impact to release the life raft from the bomber.  In most cases he gave his life to save the rest of the crew.  B-24 sank like a rock.  Very little time on the surface.  Most times under 4 minutes

[Puma44]

So...when an aircraft departs from controlled flight the 'floor' becomes relative.  I get it.

 

That's correct.  The G forces during the out of control/spin will define the "floor".

[SFRT - Frenchy]

I'm not an aero pilot, but I remember spining in a Decathlon and the G meter showed 1G-ish.

Sure the scenery was flying by but inside the cockpit it didn't feel damatic at all. Might have to do with me being close from the axis of rotation, compared to a spider all the way in the back of the fuselage.

[DaveBB]

Frenchy, aren't you a cargo pilot? 

[SFRT - Frenchy]

Medevac now, was cargo for 10 years why?

[DaveBB]

A cargo plane isn't too much different than a WW2 bomber.  Plus I was just inquiring about your aeronautical knowledge.