Bailout at 43,000

Major Paul Peterson (John Payne) is asked to join a team conducting tests on a downward ejection seat for bombardiers in the new Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber. Paul is reluctant to go because he has a wife and son, but then finds out that Captain Nolan has been killed in a crash. The first volunteer, Captain Mike Cavallero (Eddie Firestone), suffers a broken neck when his parachute opens too early. Paul survives the test but is hospitalized. The next subject is Lieutenant Edward Simmons, to be followed by Paul.