Surprising quality gun camera footage from japanese theatre.

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Originally Posted by Trumper

By that rule of thumb during the BoB ,Allied pilots baling out would be shot but Axis pilots bailing out over the UK would be safe.

Yeah that's generally how I feel about it. I don't have a problem with a German pilot shooting a bailed British pilot over Britain. Both sides deliberately dropped bombs on each other's civilians, which makes enemy pilots seem very fair game by comparison. The only problem I'd have with enemy pilots bailing over your own territory is if those pilots are armed and likely to kill your side or evade capture.

How many Allied pilots were proven to be shot in their chutes compared to how many got back to fight again. It probably happened but not very common,not sure i could live with that on my conscience,but each to their own.

If a British pilot bailed over Britain, they'd be back in a plane shooting at the Germans. Why would the Germans want that? Happy to escort a bomber to Coventry to bomb children, but won't shoot the enemy - it's madness.