Follow-up: Two enemies discover a 'higher call' in battle

The following is a follow-up to this Tunnel Wall post on March 14, 2013:
German pilot in WWII spared an American B-17 pilot over Germany only to reunite 40 years later and become fishing buddies

German pilot in WWII spared an American B-17 pilot over Germany only to reunite 40 years later and become fishing buddies

Charles Brown, with his wife, Jackie (left),
 found peace after his reunion with
Franz Stigler, with his wife, Hiya.

Two enemies discover a 'higher call' in battle   "Five days before Christmas 1943, a helpless American bomber pilot locked eyes with a German fighter pilot over the frozen skies of Europe. The German pilot spared the life of the American, and both men would reunite and become friends 50 years later. Franz Stigler and Charles Brown started the war as enemies, but during a tense wartime encounter, both men discovered a higher call."....

From the UK Mail; Honour in the skies: The day a chivalrous German flying ace saluted a crippled US bomber and let them fly to safety instead of shooting them down

 

THE CREW SAVED BY FRANZ STIGLER'S HONOUR

Back Row (l-r)  S/Sgt Bertrand O.Coulombe - Engineer/Top Turret Gunner; Sgt Alex Yelesanko - Left

 Waist; Sgt Richard A. Pechout - Radio Operator; Sgt Lloyd H. Jennings - Right Waist; S/Sgt Hugh S. Eckenrode - Tail Gunner(killed); Sgt Samuel W. Blackford - Ball Turret
(Kneeling) 2nd Lt Charles L. Brown - Pilot; 2nd Lt Spencer G. Luke - Co-Pilot; 2nd Lt Albert Sadok - Navigator;   2nd Lt Robert M. Andrews - Bombardier