Yes, after coming back from a mission to the relative safety of their airfield, and I don't disagree they may well have took them onboard their aircraft. I doubt very much that as their Heinkel shot full of holes and on fire, that they would think I must struggle through the stricken plane to get my cap. I think they would be more concerned with bailing out. Maybe these guys didn't think it was a good idea either. They are not going back to their airfield after another successful mission anytime soon

I do know that German pilots that died over here were buried with full military honours during the early stages of the war, and so perhaps behaviour was different back then on both sides as regards pilot prisoners.

Not sure of the relevance of your statement Darren. I do think however that attitudes changed later after the extensive bombing of London in the Blitz and other cities like Coventry toward captured aircrew.

I meant the relaxed pose of the guard with this being based on a Battle of Britain scenario. Gentleman flyers and all that.

All involved "may not have liked each other very much", but surviving accounts of the early stages of the Air War between the British and the Germans do mention quite a few cases of mutual, if a bit "grudging" respect...

If I may also mention the case of British Fighter Ace Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, CBE, DSO, & Bar, DFC, DL, FRAes- Upon being shot down by the Germans, Sir Douglas' prosthetic legs were quite damaged. The Germans undertook to repair these prosthetic legs to the best of their abilities. This is not quite as simple as it sounds. I myself, have a prosthetic right leg, and these types of items are custom-made and fitted to the individual, i.e, NO TWO are exactly alike. Repairs can be difficult, and ofttimes the entire prosthetic device needs to be replaced, altogether... A message from the LUFTWAFFE was dropped over England, requesting that Sir Douglas' spare prosthetic legs be dropped over a German-occupied area by the RAF, "for humanitarian reasons". Hermann Goering himself sanctioned this message to be dropped over England. The RAF proceeded to do so, but they accompanied the drop of Sir Douglas' spare "legs" with an attack raid! The Germans couldn't have been very happy over that... But in all fairness, at the same time, the LUFTWAFFE was still carrying out raids against Great Britain, so one has to question "chivalry" in wartime...

I think the set has a great sense of humor. I first thought it was a scene from that hilarious series of 'Dads Army". "Well who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler". But no Panic... It's a nice set that can fill a local market scene with a V1 flying over. Got to find some old shows on Youtube tonight, no kidding Kind regards Robert Jan

"Whistle while you work, Hitler is a twerp. He's half barmy, so's his army, whistle while you work" "For that your name will also go on the list, what is your name" "Don't tell him Pike" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YMVPXmaKds Classic