Okay, I get it now. I haven’t read the book. But this is the first I’ve heard of the crews being instructed this way, and it struck me as very strange. That whole theater of war (the Balkans) was a little strange by Western standards.
Hi Bryan,
Testimony from the actual rescued American airmen confirms the order/advice to “seek out Tito’s forces - the men with the red star on their hats” and “avoid the Chetniks, who would cut off their ears”.
This myth proved to be false.