Not in the same league, but I remember once being in a bar room discussion with several gliding instructors when the hypothetical question arose, suppose you 'lost' it in cloud or the like, is it better to exceed G-Limits or VNE?
Without fail, all the wise ones said respect VNE and pull that G. The airframe tolerances are usually higher for G limits than VNE which in many case I understand, is set only 5-10 kts below the point at which things start fluttering I gather!