I like this story. The German pilot get A sudden and unexplained ping of conscience and this crew makes it to land.
I had a friend who was a rifleman in the 91st Infantry Division. He was a gentle soul; his war stories were not bursts of ego, but, rather, solid reports of what happened.
This story reminded me of one of his: A few days before V-E Day, his battalion was strung out marching along a road in northern Italy - right out in the open. Suddenly, for the first time in weeks, the sound of a German fighter was heard approaching. The destruction of the Luftwaffe had made them a bit sloppy.
The fighter lined up for a low pass parallel to the road and GIs scattered for cover. Jim said he looked up to see when the plane would open fire. Instead he saw the pilot waggle his wings, give a wave, and pull up. He always wondered if that pilot survived.