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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.
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.
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I was watching a great show on youtube last night called "Spitfire Ace" (BBC I think). It seems that chute shooting in Europe was rare from what the resident historian said. Stories were common but confirmed incidents were rare.
The exception seems to have been the Poles flying for the RAF. They were very interested in killing Germans any way possible in retaliation for what happened to their country. The Poles were also apparently some of the most revered pilots for their bravery.
I have heard many stories of chute killing in the Pacific....seems it was almost a different war.
Splitter
12-11-2010, 10:49 PM
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