There's a body of opinion (as very well expressed in several of Richard Bach's books) that nobody should fly SE/night without parachutes.
Certainly I think I'd put more money on my surviving my first night parachute descent than my first night outfield landing, even if it means throwing the aeroplane away.
That said, I confess to having done some SE night flying, but generally when there's a good moon and I'm confident of my ability to see the fields. (What in a less safe era was called a "bombers moon"). On the odd occasions where I didn't have such a moon, it was an uncomfortable experience and I'm not sure I'd really want to make a habit of it.
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