Ball turret gunner (B-17/B-24) bail out

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Hi all,

I would like to ask if anybody can give me more information about rules for ball gunner bail out. I have found in B-17 manual that he was suppose to bail out through waist side door as the third one after both side gunners.

But my question is - was there enough space in Sperry ball turret to fasten his parachute before he enter the turret or in case of emergency he left the turret and run for his parachute stored somewhere in rear part of fuselage?

Was there any rule for this or it depends on gunner?

Many thanks for any info

Pavel