Papa Art sent me this interesting link today:
http://www.303rdbg.com/bailout.html
How to Bail out of a B-17. Luckily most of us will not have to do this. 
Their main site:
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
This was really interesting! Thanks for posting it, Marion!! Speaking of B-17 bail-outs, a research contact of mine, who was at the time an instructor at Annapolis, sent me this story a while back. Every time I read it I get chills.
http://www.sid-hill.com/write/rojohn.htm
Judy
JUDY
In Houston, where the shortest distance between two points is under construction ~
This was really interesting! Thanks for posting it, Marion!! Speaking of B-17 bail-outs, a research contact of mine, who was at the time an instructor at Annapolis, sent me this story a while back. Every time I read it I get chills.
http://www.sid-hill.com/write/rojohn.htm
Judy
Thanks Judy, an amazing story.
A Moose no longer alone in the Wolverine State.
AMEN!!!
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company