Originally Posted by
Brewster Buffalo
I read of a case where the RAF gave full military funerals to some Luftwaffe aircrew much to the disgust of the locals who also objected to them being buried in their local churchyard. I don't whether it was RAF policy to do this in every case. Even RAF aircrew bailing out over England were sometimes shot at by the Home Guard. I think that one chap was killed.
James Nicolson was wounded after a member of the Home Guard fired at him as he descended after baling out of his Hurricane at the end of the action which led to the award of his VC.