"The Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident occurred on 20 December 1943, when, after a successful bomb run on Bremen, 2nd Lt Charles "Charlie" Brown's B-17 Flying Fortress (named "Ye Olde Pub") was severely damaged by German fighters. Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler had the opportunity to shoot down the crippled bomber, but did not. After an extensive search by Brown, the two pilots met each other 40 years later and developed a friendship that lasted until Stigler's death in March 2008."
Bf 109 pilot Franz Stigler and B-17 pilot Charlie Brown's first meeting
The Real Try Not To Cry Challenge (The Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown Incident)
An extraordinary code of honour
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