The B-52 had originally been designed to attack the Soviet Union at an altitude of about 50,000 feet. But Soviet air defenses now forced the bomber to approach at a low altitude—very low. For three to four hours during a training flight, Zink’s plane would fly 150 to 350 feet off the ground.
Oh, well, that downward face ejection system will just force them straight into the ground now. They would probably leave little craters.
The folks on the upper deck wouldn't fare much better, though, would they? Pushed up to 500 feet or so, would their parachutes even open?
