So I was reading about the Vickers Wellington bomber because I found some interesting photos of it and I wanted to do a write up on it for my blog, and I read this interesting story:
"In one case, a German Bf 110 night-fighter attacked a Wellington returning from an attack on Münster, Germany, causing a fire at the rear of the starboard engine. Co-pilot Sergeant James Allen Ward climbed out of the fuselage in flight, kicked holes in the doped fabric of the wing for foot and hand holds to reach the starboard engine, and physically smothered the burning upper wing covering. He and the aircraft returned home safely, and Ward was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions."
It takes some serious guts and devotion to climb out of a plane in flight. Hero's don't go kill a bunch of enemy soldiers, they save the lives of their friends. This guy was a hero.
