Since there were no ejection seats in WW 2 fighter planes, how did pilots "bail out" when they had to

Question:
Did WW2, help to provide knowlege for our modern fighter plane ejection systems? Which were the easiest fighter planes to bail out of, and which ones were the most problematic?

Answers:

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I think the "how" is pretty well covered. As far as the easiest/hardest, I wouldn't think any of the single engine fighters would have any great advantage over another, I'm sure some were a bit better than others but not significant. If anyone knows any better, speak up. The P39 Airacobra I would think would be on the harder side as it had an actual door that needed to be opened (unless there was an emergency way out?). The twin engine fighters i would think would be a bit hairy, can you imagine hitting the rear horizontal stabilizer on a P38? Youch! The bomber boys I think had it worse than the fighters, once you went into a spin you might as well forget it as the centrifugal force would pin you to the inside wall of the plane and that was it. The ball turret on a B17 I would think would be the absolute worst place to be in an emergency.

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They used to push themselves out of the seat and jump out

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The planes were equipped with a canopy release. Pull the lever and wind blew the canopy off. The pilot only had to stand up then step over the side, jump, wait for 3 seconds to clear the plane, then pull a parachute rip cord. The stall speed was usually under 75 knots.

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They got out of the cockpit by standing up and getting out or they could roll the plane over and fall out.

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WW2 planes didn't go THAT fast where i t would be a hazard to eject. They just slowed down, opened the hatch, and jumped out. Jets forced the invention of ejection seats.

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Most pilots did not "Bail Out" , Does Kamakazi ring a bell.

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But american pilots would. They would slide open the Cockpit glass and jump out.

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They had to open the canopy, unstrap their belts, step into the blast of the propellor and try to jump upward from the aircraft. It didn't always work so well because it's hard to jump away from something moving the same speed as you are.

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They pull of the canopy and then jump out.

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After opening the canopy, they either stood then jumped, or rolled the plane upside down and released their harness.

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The easiest planes? Those were the planes which ran out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean at about 10,000 feet. Punching out of a P-51 or a Corsair, that which was blown-in-half; literally meant: punching out.

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For the record, the ww2 german jet bomber Arado 234 pioneered ejection seats. Having talked to both allied and axis fighter pilots, it seems that side hinged canopies were the worst to bail out of, since it could be held closed by the wind. If you rolled the aircraft on its back, egress was a lot easier. When my company was small years ago, our chief pilot was once an Me-109 pilot. He stated that there was a good chance of striking the tail during bail out. I could be wrong, since I am using opinion instead of statistics.

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Martin Baker made the first ejections seats mojohna ! didn`t Barnes Wallace invent them ? correct me please if I am wrong !
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