>>8103488 Have read accounts from both WWI (American) & WWII (Japanese) of pilots who told their fellows that they would never jump if their plane was on fire. But when it came down to it, they did. Just like people jumped from the towers.

>>8103488 Also read an account by Saburo Sakai, who was the Japanese pilot who survived WW2 with the most confirmed kills. He told of a bomber pilot (don't recall which make) who always talked about how much he would love to do a loop with the bomber, but it was considered impossible, and was forbidden anyway. That plane was hit, and the last thing the pilot did was do a loop as his craft burned. They claim that Russell did it (probably not), but that guy actually pulled it off before plunging into the sea.