What the F travellers at ther rear of the prop aircraft may not have realised was that it may have been quieter, but the whiplash effect of turbulence is much worse back there. And in those days, lower flight levels, smaller aircraft, slower speed, etc, it was much worse.

Always nice to hear about the historic types. For many of us our first flight on those old aircraft (my own was a Vickers Viscount) was an introduction to a fascinating world we have never lost interest in since.