I just finished a book called "A Higher Call" about the B-17 that was riddled over Germany and lost much of the tail section and was almost shot in half and still going on 2.5 engines. A German fighter pilot, Franz Stigler, risking execution if caught, took the high road and escorted it over the German coastal flak batteries so no one shot at them and got them out to sea. The 17 made it back to base and the pilots met in the US long after the war and became like brothers. It's an incredible story and very very well written. It will have you in tears at points. I highly recommend it. I can't say I've read a better WWII book.
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