Honor in the skies: German fighter pilot allowed a crippled B-17 to return to Britain

This article is six month old, so apologies if it has already been posted and I missed it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245472/Amazing-tale-WWII-pilots-encounter-German-flying-ace-saluted-American-plane-let-fly-safely-instead-shooting-down.html

DaveBj

 

My son's friend forwarded this story to me, we share an interest in WWII.

A couple of months ago I was standing in the lobby of our VFW waiting on someone, and I looked at a framed picture which has been hanging there for as long as I've been going there. I suddenly noticed it was signed by these two men.

Now I point it out to everyone else!

 

The story is quite well known, however this article was likely done as part of the marketing publicity for the release of "A Higher Call" by Adam Makos & Larry Alexander
http://www.valorstudios.com/a-higher-call-book.htm

 

Clem...you've worn it well...No one would have thought you'd been going to VFW since forties..Oil Of Ulay?

 

Don't know, I have been meaning to get it, but it's somewhat low on the book list at the moment.

 

Maybe a picture of Dorian Clem..?

 

Well, it's dark in the VFW so it's hard to tell.

(Just don't look in my attic.)

 

That chat up line won't work on me Clem....But I am free and single again now...Whoops too far off topic...Actually, I was free and single for all of 2 weeks...You missed your chance........Gum chum?

Clem I've got two copies of the mighty 8th magazine...contains all 8th airbases and pics in uk...Sending one to Biak....do you want me to send em both there and you arrange with him for him to send you the spare? Sorry I'm talking for Biak....but he's a good guy..

 

Urqh has game...Lost mine. Need to play guitar or drums. What do you call a drummer with no girlfriend?...Homeless.

 

Isnt the drummer the bloke who hangs around musicians? Poppy...your game is you...

 

Poppy.....trust me and cac.....you are game...your humour travels in the commonwealth brotherhood...may go over some colonials heads...but we get you...mostly...This is a ww2 forum...and should be consistently ww2 related, but by understanding the personality of its members the posts they make and concentrate on are that much more understandable. Knowing the humour and personality of even our yank cousins and our mate Skip, allows us leeway in posting ww2 stuff related to their interestes and humour in warfare especially the forces gallows type was and is a necessity.

 

A couple of the nicest compliments I have ever received. Manna from heaven. Thanks for making my day.

 

I'll let the singles flirt, and back to the topic. The book is well worth a read.

 

Dang, I wasn't quick enough. That window wasn't open long enough, two weeks, when we live on different continents!

But, I'll settle for the magazine. Thank you. Sorry, I have been MIA for a bit, hope I didn't miss my chance for that, as well. I went to NYC on vacation and it took more time to get ready to go (getting my work done) and then catching up when I got back than I was even there. But it was worth it. Got to tour the USS Intrepid, which was a treat.

 

No..sending 2 to Biak this week....he has instructions to get your address for himself and send a copy to you...

Good mag..enjoy.