Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler - When a BF-109 escorted a B-17 out of Germany (DOCUDRAMA)

This is the full story of Franz Stigler and Charlie Brown, in a movie format. This was when the German Ace, Franz Stigler, saved and escorted one terribly crippled B-17, piloted by Charlie Brown, out of Germany on December 20th 1943. Stiger and Brown found each-other after the war, and remained very good friends until their deaths in 2008. Learn more at ________________________________________________ Context during this time of the war: In early 1943, President Roosevelt and Churchill discussed the future direction of the war and agreed to maintain a relentless bombing campaign against the European Axis to ease the pressure on the Red Army. This Combined Bomber Offensive was the Allies’ substitute for a seco­nd front, which was deemed too risky in 1943. The Combined Bomber Offensive was officially launched as Operation Pointblank in June 1943, although British Bomber Command and the U.S. Eighth Air Force had begun around-the-c