"We cursed the little dark green, high-wing aeroplanes. We knew that one of them in the area would precede a barrage and we tried our hardest to shoot them down. We dreaded those little observation aeroplanes- they were the ...

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"We cursed the little dark green, high-wing aeroplanes. We knew that one of them in the area would precede a barrage and we tried our hardest to shoot them down. We dreaded those little observation aeroplanes- they were the angels of death to us" -Captured German Officer, 10th SS Panzer, after Falaise. The average pilot, despite sometimes having a swaggering exterior, is entirely capable of such feelings as love, affection, intimacy and caring. However, these feelings rarely involve anyone else.

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