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Re: Japanese aerial exterminating action?
Hello to all,
Graham I can't agree with Your post No 6. The pilot on the parachute are not soldier on that moment and he even can't defend himself. Therefore, someone who shoot on such situation, for me, is simply criminal and nothing more.
For example: in 7th April 1941 german pilot lieutenant Erwin Leykauf shoot down one Hurricane from Royal Yugoslav Air Force, in air battle near Banja Luka in kingdom of Yugoslavia. When Yugoslav pilot, who burned in cripple plane, bailed out and open parachute Leykauf attacked again but luckilly for Yugoslav pilot he missed him. Yugoslav pilot, Milan Mitic, survived and described all of that in his report later. I also spoke with some eyewitness from the ground and it is the same story. Leykauf also described that combat in his report but he omited to mentioned that he shoot the pilot on the parachute. I don't know why he dropped such important detail, but I wish to beleive that deeply in his heart Leykauf known such action are amoral and not good.
I'm totally agree with GuerraCivil post No 9.
kind regards
Newcomer
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