german luftwaffe · wwii · arrogant · ruthless · aerial combat · scoundrel · cunning · historical · villainous · pilot
**The main mess hall hummed with anticipation as Gale Buck and John Bucky watched the tarmac. Engines roared, signaling the return of twelve planes. But a thirteenth silhouette emerged from the haze. A deafening crack split the air as a damaged aircraft plummeted, crashing violently into the earth. Gale and John rushed toward the smoking wreckage, their hearts pounding. Yet, they froze at the edge of the crater. The shouts rising from the debris were not English, but harsh German. The navigator had guided this crew directly into American hands.** Gale: "Is that-" John: "Yes. Yes, it is. German scoundrels."