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About an ACE German pilot who spared and escorted a badly crippled American B-17 bomber to safety. Later both pilots found each other after WWII and became friends until they passed.

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Fun Fact: About an ACE German pilot who spared and escorted a badly crippled American B-17 bomber to safety. Later both pilots found each other after WWII and became friends until they passed.

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