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@@xMappins Right like why do we still have tractor pulls

"Why weren't the crew members on the lower deck of the B-52 wearing helmets and oxygen masks?" As I recall helmets and masks were required during takeoff and landing......inflight refueling.....and during combat operations. But during cruise flight to the mission area we just wore A1C headsets.

@@rael5469 Thank you for the reply. Flying that huge jet must have been quite an experience. Hats off to you.

@@kennethlane3896 Oh, I was a Crew Chief, not a pilot. But yours was a good question though. For instance I don't think that Tanker crews wear helmets because they don't have ejection seats. (I could be wrong on that.) So I think the reason bomber crews wear helmets at all is because they might have to eject. Us Crew Chiefs went through a short classroom survival training which taught us about such things. The regular flight crews went through survival training out in the field from what I remember. From what I recall a person in survival training got luck of the draw as far as the weather. (Same with us in basic training on our small arms qualification day. It was raining when I shot) Our instructor said he was in freezing rain on a hike to their camp sight and froze halfway through building individual shelters. The other "survivors" had to build his shelter for him and use body heat to revive him. I don't recall how they were eventually picked up from their training. At least back then they were serious as a heart attack on survival training.

@@rael5469 Thank you for your reply. Cold weather is certainly a factor. I joined the Army in September '71 and seen plenty of cold weather. For AIT I went to FT. Gordon, Ga. and remember stepping off the bus in snow and slush. From there I went to Germany and really found out what cold weather is all about. Came close to frost bite there.

G Models also had water injection, as well as the KC-135A.

Thank you for your service. And for continuing that service by correcting misinformation. May seem insignificant or minor details but if people are being given information, it should be accurate

@@Cayozz Thank you, Cayoz.

That's funny!