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Originally Posted by WTE_Galway
During the Battle of Britain the British military and police had to get to German downed pilots quickly as they were often attacked by angry mobs.
One well documented case occurred on 15 Sep 40 when a Dornier Do17Z of 1 Staffel, KG76 piloted by Oberleutnant Robert Zehbe (born 9 Dec 1913 Kiel) crashed on Victoria Station after some of the crew baled out. Zehbe landed by parachute in Kennington, London. He was attacked by a mob of civilians however the British military had a chance to intervene and take him to hospital where he died the next day. Whether he died of wounds received in the air battle or as a result of the civilian attack remains controversial.
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That is what I would had expected more the British people do in the video. I have heard work class Englishmen can be rough. Maybe the pilot dropped on countryside where there were more "posh" people?
Edit: Or maybe it was very beginning of the war and people were more amused and surprised? Also curious as it seemed while still fearing. It just looked like that would had never happened, indicating the movie is crap. The police though looked very angry but maybe managed to control himself. One woman begun to beat the woman flirting, so is the movie some sort of comedy? Humorous way to show many faces the war had? Romantical adventure movie?