The heroics of the aviator and the chivalry of the German display a bygone era whose loss we should mourn. Our current culture and society pales in comparison. How sad. Great article. It highlights how far we’ve gone and how much we’ve lost.
“It highlights how far we’ve gone and how much we’ve lost.”
Yes.
Too true.
For all the savagery on the ground, it was like there was a code of honor, and chivalry, among those in the air. Regardless of which side it was. Almost as if the knights of old had surrendered their horses and in their place found winged steeds of metal and canvas and well-timed machine guns.
Amazing tale of a desperate WWII pilot’s encounter with a German flying ace