French farmers tried to hide Moser, but German soldiers who saw the crash soon caught up with him and demanded to know the whereabouts of his co-pilot, not realizing the P-38 was a one-man plane.

This WWII Rescue Buoy Was A Floating Hotel For Downed Pilots These bouys would have been lifesavers for German pilots in the English Channel. By Erin Marquis December 19, 2023 2:45 pm EST ...

The German War Machine knew that the key to winning World War II was mobile speed and technology. However, those tanks, planes, and ships required petroleum, something Germany did not have.

For the German fighter pilot, a man who would fly 241 combat missions, the crippling of an American B-17 plane in World War II was just another day up in the office.