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Contrary to urban myth, the manned V-1 was not built for suicide missions originally, but as part of the research program to get the thing working properly. Air ace Hanna Reitsch was involved in testing and was injured in a mishap. The issue of suicide missions was an afterthought andyes, you could bail out of it, but with an engine intake immediately behind I suspect some care was necessary. Difficult in a moment of near panic and urgency.