Every Position Inside an 11-Man B-29 Superfortress Ranked From Safest to Deadliest

Eleven men flew in every B-29 Superfortress. This video ranks all eleven positions, from the safest seat in the aircraft to the deadliest, using the crew manuals, training films and the stories of the men who flew them: Paul Tibbets, Theodore Van Kirk, Henry 'Red' Erwin and the tail gunners who sat alone at the back. Which seat would you have taken? Tell us in the comments. Archival film (U.S. Army Air Forces training and combat films, public domain): "B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Functioning" Military Training Film (1944) | Boeing Classics    • "B-29 Flight Procedure and Combat Crew Fun...   AAF Training FIlm "The B-29 Flight Engineer" WW2 (full)    • AAF Training FIlm "The B-29 Flight Enginee...   B-29 AIR RAID BOMBING IN TOKYO FILM NARRATED BY RONALD REAGAN "TARGET TOKYO" 74382    • B-29 AIR RAID BOMBING IN TOKYO FILM NARRAT...   B-29 «Enola Gay», Tinian 6.08.1945    • B-29 «Enola Gay», Tinian 6.08.1945   SAIPAN HARBOR AND AIRFIELD; B-29 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS    • SAIPAN HARBOR AND AIRFIELD; B-29 TAKEOFFS ...   Stock Footage From "The Last Bomb," B-29 (full)    • Stock Footage From "The Last Bomb," B-29 (...   “ CENTRAL STATION FIRE-CONTROL SYSTEM ” WWII B-29 SUPERFORTRESS CREW TRAINING FILM XD48014    • “ CENTRAL STATION FIRE-CONTROL SYSTEM ” WW...   #ww2 #b29 #aviationhistory #militaryhistory