In Flypast or the Aeroplane recently they regale the tale of a flight engineer, they were limping back on finals ( Liberator) and the bomb doors were open, they were told to bail, his harness got caught up and he realised an engine was failing due to a split fuel line and they wouldn’t make it, he held both ends of the fuel line together keeping the engine running until it bellied in, he was dragged under the fuselage into the trench cut by the nose wheel and survived covered in fuel…
brave folks indeed.
Last edited by NutLoose; 24th Apr 2024 at 12:24.