text: should ghw bush have stayed with his plane? or was he following procedure when he bailed out and let his crew fend for themselves.  i've read accounts that say he was wrong in bailing out and letting his crew crash into the ocean (they all died)..  if he was wrong in deserting his crew, how did he avoid a court-marshal?  no malice here, just an honest question, ok? his fathers money, he paid his way.