How about chivalry? We've all read the accounts of German fighter pilot Franz Steigler coming across Charles Brown's shot-up B-17 and escorting it to the channel instead of shooting it down. Or Robert Johnson being pounced by an Fw 190 which emptied its magazines into his P-47. Amazed that he was still flying, the 190 pilot saluted and flew off, instead of calling for a buddy to finish the job.
This type of event would be even more rare in the Pacific, or the Russian front. And the flip side could also provide an "oh sh**" moment, like strafing 'chutes.
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11-23-2009, 02:04 PM
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