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a German fighter pilot ended up escorting a heavily-damaged American bomber out of German airspace in 1943 after he saw the bomber pilot struggling with the plane and his shattered crew. After 50 years, the two pilots found each other and became close friends

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Fun Fact: a German fighter pilot ended up escorting a heavily-damaged American bomber out of German airspace in 1943 after he saw the bomber pilot struggling with the plane and his shattered crew. After 50 years, the two pilots found each other and became close friends

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