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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
So, it's a sea rescue plane, which means pretty much every rescue includes jumping in the water. They didn't see fit to issue him appropriate water clothes, I can accept that--the military had other things to spend its money on, for one thing, and guys swimming naked wasn't a huge deal then, to the point that wearing some kind of swimsuit might have even seemed feminine in its modesty. But the Pacific Ocean is cold, that had to interfere with the rescuer's muscles upon being plunged in. And I would imagine that since time was of the essence, guys like this were probably just hanging out naked for most of the flight out there, waiting for the moment the downed plane was spotted to jump in. I wonder if this sort of thing happened all the time.
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That's why god invented adrenalin.
Also I'm pretty sure the gunner isn't intended to jump from his gun into the water as SOP. Probably he saw what needed to be done and leapt in.