I think the worst place to be in a WWII bomber was inside the plane, I know thats irreverent (my uncle was a waist gunner in a B-17 100th bomb groupe) with the loss rates so high it was incredible that these men had the courage to get into them and fly every mission. Statistics I've heard is that they had more time in combat reletive speaking and worse odds than an infantry man. My hat's off to them.