[Molon Labbie]

I have read that B-17 and B-24 crewmembers skipped high fiber breakfasts because the gas buildup would incapacitate or kill them at high altitudes....

[Nachoman]

I have read that B-17 and B-24 crewmembers skipped high fiber breakfasts because the gas buildup would incapacitate or kill them at high altitudes....

Hoo boy, that's a wopper. Those planes weren't pressurized and effectively flew with the windows open. The waist gunners fired through an opening in the fuselage.