[robowombat]

The mercy of Franz Stigler.

[sgtyork]

God Bless our Brave Warriors past and present.

[PUGACHEV]

if you read the book, what Stigler actually did was purposely fly in formation with the damaged bomber over some deadly flack batteries on the coast. With Stegler’s plane there, the batteries couldn't open fire, otherwise flying as low and as slow at the damaged B17 was, the batteries would have downed it for sure.

The best part of the book is near the end where Stegler meets with the children and grandchildren of the American fliers, none of whom whould have been in existence but for his charitable whim forty years earlier.

[kimtom]

Good Post!!!

Mercy trumps sacrifice!!!!