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Steve44 2 hours ago

The Avro Vulcan was similar, the two cockpit crew had ejector seats but the three others didn't.

There were a few crashes where the cockpit crew ejected, this being one at London Heathrow.

https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1956/dec/...

> It would be unjust to the pilot and co-pilot were I not to make it clear, in conclusion, that it was their duty to eject from the aircraft when they did. I am satisfied that there could have been no hope of controlling the aircraft after the initial impact. In these circumstances, it was the duty of the captain to give the order to abandon the aircraft and of all those who were on board to obey it if they were able to do so. Both the pilot and co-pilot realised when they gave their orders that, owing to the low altitude, the other occupants had no chance of escape, and they considered that their own chances were negligible