Ditching Procedure, B-29s with Four-Gun Turret

by United States. Army Air Forces

Bailout

1. Destroy classified material.
2. Send position obtained from Navigator.

Exit: Nose wheel well, 2nd. Secondary Exit: Bomb-bay.

Radio Operator

Take-Off

1. Take-off position: In seat.
2. Procedure: Fasten safety belt. Face aft and brace head with hands behind neck, shoulders and back against upper turret. If time permits, remove astrodome prior to crash.
3. Exit: Remove parachute and exit through astrodome.

RADIO OPERATORS SUPER-FORTRESS FUSE CHART

RADIO SET	FUSE RATING	NUMBER AND LOCATION	PURPOSE
274N COMMAND RECEIVER	10 Amp.	One active and one spare in each rec.	In low V. line to dyn.
274N COMMAND MODULATOR	20 Amp.	2 active on right end of modulator and two spare on the left end	In low V. line to dyn. in L.V. line to heaters.
348 LIAISON RECEIVER	5 Amp.	In the receiver proper.	In L.V. line to dyn.
AN/ART-13 COLLINS TRANSMITTER.	1 Amp.	In dynamotor proper.	Breaks H.V. line if press. relay fails.
	Two circuit breakers on the base of the Collins dyn.		In L.V. input to dyn & L.V. input Xmitter.
269G or AN/ARN 7 RADIO COMP.	5 Amp.	One active and one spare in radio compass relay shield.	Removes 115 V. 400 cycle from set.
RC-43 MARKER BEACON RECEIVER	10 Amp.	One active and one spare in radio compass relay shield.	Removes L.V. from Radio Comp. & Marker Beacon.
RC-36-B Interphone	15 Amp.	1 active & 1 spare in radio comp. relay shld.	In L.V. line to dyn.
AN/AIC-2 Interphone	One circuit breaker somewhere near the amplifier.		In L.V. line to dyn.
ANTENNA REEL	10 Amp.	Between bomb bays in fuse box #183	Removes L.V. from motor.
ANTENNA REEL RELAY	2 Amp.	1 active & 1 spare in radio comp. relay shld.	Removes L.V. from relay.
522 VHF COMMAND	40 Amp.	Fuse box #862 located on right side fire control room. May have reset switch instead.	In L.V. line to dynamotor
595/695 IFF	10 Amp.	1 active & 1 spare in radio comp. relay shld.	In L.V. line to dynamotor
RADIO OPERATORS SUIT	20 Amp.	Engineers Aft fuse panel.	Removes power from suit.
RC 103 (B/L) BC-733-D Lateral receiver.	10 Amp.	One active and one spare in Junction Shield, fuse box #586 located behind A/C seat.	In L.V. line to dynamotor
AN-ARN-5A (B/L) R-89/ARN-5A Vertical glide path receiver.	10 amp circuit breaker	On front of Junction Shield, (fuse box #586) behind A/C's seat.	In L.V. input to the set. The set has no dynamotor.

Transcriber's notes:

1. This is the ditching procedure specifically for a Radio Operator on a B-29.
2. In item #93, "all excape hatches" changed to "all escape hatches".
3. Correction in original to first ditching procedure, "BAILOUT" section, item "b.": "1st man out" (typed) changed to "2nd man out" (handwritten.)