Blessed are the Merciful – Fighter Pilots

In December 1943, German ace fighter pilot Franz Stigler had every reason to shoot down the American B-17 bomber in front of him. Enemy forces had already killed his brother early in the war and they were now bombing German cities. Not only that, but if Stigler took down this bomber, he would round out his kill score and secure the German equivalent of the Medal of Honour. But just as he was about to squeeze the trigger, Stigler stopped. To find out why in our new program, Blessed are the Merciful: Fighter Pilots