A German pilot ejects from his Fw 190 during a dogfight over the Belgian countryside in the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945
by deadlyklobber
A German pilot ejects from his Fw 190 during a dogfight over the Belgian countryside in the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945
by deadlyklobber
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From the description on the back side of the photograph stored in the [National Archives:](https://catalog.archives.gov/id/204840727)
>This unusual photograph of a Luftwaffe pilot jumping from his damaged plane was made by Major James Dalglish, Rome, N.Y., a U.S. 9th Air Force fighter-bomber pilot, during a recent air battle over the Belgian Bulge. The enemy pilot deserted his ship after Major Dalglish had scored direct hits with 50 calibre bullets. Seconds later the plane began to fall apart. Major Dalglish is a member of the crack 354th group which has destroyed more than 680 enemy aircraft.
“Ejects”
Warthunder players could learn a thing or two from this guy
How did the eject systems work back then? I can’t imagine they were rocket assisted like the ones for the much faster jets today… Did you just get a giant acme spring under your seat or maybe compressed gas?
Great photo
I’m going to say bailing out more than ejected. Must have taken brass balls to jump out of those things