Subject: Aircrew casualities
From: "Gord Beaman" )
Date: 9/17/03 11:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

Mike Marron wrote:


Haven't you heard all the stories of the Luftwaffe strafing downed
allied pilots coming down their chutes or seen those old, grainy
B&W clips of allied forces being slaughtered in their chutes by the
Germans?

-Mike Marron


Of course but ISTR that it was looked upon as a bad thing to do
(of course) and was discouraged heavily for the reason that I
mentioned. I could of course be wrong, not having BT&DT.

Perhaps Art could give us his impressions?. What did they tell
you Art?.
--

-Gord.

It was never discussed in training or anywhere else. It was taken for granted
that it was not to be done. I guess. If I were ordered to do it, that would be
an order never forgotten even after 60 years.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer