A Higher Call...Fascinating book
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This book would make a fantastic movie. I could not put this down. Its the true story of a shot-all-to-hell B-17 being escorted over a heavily defended German country side, by a German Air Force pilot. The B-17 was in a group of bombers dropping their loads on Bremen, Germany. It got blown up by flack, and then shot to doll rags by a swarm of Bf-109's. It dropped out of the sky from 30,000 feet in a flat spin, upside down and somehow the pilot got it turned over and pulled up with about 2000 feet to spare. Franz Stigler, the German pilot was refueling and rearming when the 17 flew over just above the trees where his base was. He jumped in his plane and gave chase. He was about to put the coup de grace on it when he noticed the dead and injured in the plane. His code of honor would not allow him to shoot at parachutes of airmen bailing out and he saw the b-17 as a parachute.
Stigler pulled his 109 up beside the 17 and tried to relate to the bomber pilot to fly to sweden but the bomber pilot was going to try for england. The bomber pilot thought he was looking at his worst nightmare. Stigler escorted the 17 over the flak positions out over the English channel. The 17 was so badly damaged that they were throwing everything out trying to lighten it up. Charlie Brown the bomber pilot managed to cross the English coast at just 250 feet left and managed to land it. Unbelievable.
Give this a read. It needs to be a movie. It really does.
There are some youtube interviews of these two pilots when then met 57 years later. Look up Franz Stigler in the search and there are several.
I am familiar with this story. Honor knows no uniform.
I had to dig this thread up. . . . . Thanks a TON! for this recommendation.
I really enjoyed the book. I had never gotten a chance to read the German side of the air war. and I thought it was fascinating. Great book
If you like air war history, another great book from that time frame is "To Fly and Fight: Memoirs of a Triple Ace". Another great book without any chest beating
I'm in the midst of reading "The Mighty Eighth". I like it, but am having trouble following it with all the unit designations. Guess I need to slow down.
And apparently, Hanks and Spielberg are now doing a 10 part miniseries (Band of Brothers Style) on the 8th Air Force in WWII as well. Can't wait
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I wish Hanks and Spielberg would make a movie about this story. I had the same thought that if they could use the same camera work as they did with Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers, that would be and awesome film.
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Great story here is a good video on YouTube. Chokes you up very cool.
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