[MindBender26]

The famous story of "Save one for Mainz" comes to mind. During WWII, an Allied B-17 crew bailed out over Meinz but were killed by the local German citizens. They were stoned to death.

From then on, Allied bombers would save one bomb from each bombing mission, return over Mainz and drop it on the city. In a few months, what was once a large German city became dust.

[_Jim]

The famous story of "Save one for Mainz" ... During WWII, an Allied B-17 crew bailed out over Meinz but were killed by the local German citizens.

It would appear that this crime did not go unpunished either - judging from this response to another's question about 'the Mainz' stoning:

Posted ByKliemann on April 03, 19101 at 01:52:18:

In Reply to: Re: Save one for Mainz posted byMoofy (Yvonne)UK on April 02, 19101 at 21:21:16:

That s right Moofy, the B-24/491th BG came down near Braunschweig/Greaven. They bomded the airfield from Hannover.

The crew was killed from civillians on way to the railway station in Russelheim. Before that Russelsheim was bombed and the people was very angry.

After war a court hang 7 guys from Russelsheim, two woman get 30 years prison, one german soldier was executed.