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| Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident. | Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident. |
| Charlie Brown was an American pilot of a B-17G of the 379th BG at Kimbolton, England. | Charlie Brown era piloto americano de um B-17G do 379th BG em Kimbolton na Inglaterra. |
| His B-17 was the "Ye Old Pub" and was badly damaged, hit by the bullets of enemy fighters and anti-aircraft. | Seu B-17 era o "Ye Old Pub" e estava seriamente danificado, atingido pelas balas dos caças inimigos e pela antiaérea. |
| With a ruined compass, he was flying lost and deeper and deeper into Germany, instead of heading for his English base. | Com a bússola arruinada, ele voava perdido e cada vez mais adentro da Alemanha, ao invés de estar com rumo para sua base inglesa. |
| After flying over a German airfield, a Messerschmidt Me 109G fighter was sent to shoot down this B-17. | Após sobrevoar um aeródromo alemão, um caça Messerschmidt Me 109G foi enviado para abater este B-17. |
| Who was in charge of the fighter was the German Franz Steigler. | Quem estava no comando do caça era o alemão Franz Steigler. |
| As he approached the bomber, he could not believe his eyes. | Ao se aproximar do bombardeiro, não podia crer no que via. |
| In his words: | Em suas palavras: |
| "I've never seen a plane in that state. The rear section, rudder and elevators were badly damaged, gunners wounded, the four-engine bow damaged and holes all over the fuselage." | "Nunca vi um avião naquele estado. A seção traseira, leme e profundores muito avariados, artilheiros feridos, a proa do quadrimotor danificada e furos por toda fuselagem." |
| Although he had the fighter armed and loaded, Franz paired his Me 109 with the B-17 and looked at Commander Charlie Brow who was terrified and struggling with the controls to keep the bomber flying and was still bleeding. | Embora tivesse o caça armado e carregado, Franz emparelhou seu Me 109 com o B-17 e olhou para o comandante Charlie Brow e este estava apavorado e lutando com os controles para manter o bombardeiro voando e ainda estava sangrando. |
| Aware of the pilot's disorientation, Franz waved them around 180 degrees, escorting the plane on a safe course to England. | Ciente da desorientação do piloto, Franz acenou que eles girassem 180 graus, escoltando o avião em um rumo seguro para a Inglaterra. |
| Then Charlie Brown saluted and returned to his base. | Então Charlie Brown saudou e voltou para sua base. |
| Upon landing, Franz informed the CO that he had shot down the bomber over the sea. | Ao pousar, Franz informou ao CO que abateu o bombardeiro sobre o mar. |
| In the debrief, Charlie Brown and his crew reported what had happened, but were instructed not to talk about the episode with anyone until then. | No "debrief", Charlie Brown e sua tripulação informaram o ocorrido, mas foram instruídos para não falar sobre o episódio com ninguém até então. |
| After 40 years, Charlie set out in search of that German pilot who saved him. | Após 40 anos, Charlie partiu em busca daquele piloto alemão que o salvou. |
| After this long time of searching, he found Franz. | Depois deste longo tempo de pesquisa, ele encontrou Franz. |
| He never mentioned the fact, not even in post-war meetings. | Ele nunca citou o fato, nem nas reuniões do pós-guerra. |
| They met in the US at a 379 BG meeting, with the team still alive because Franz didn't fire his weapons. | Eles se encontraram nos EUA numa reunião do 379 BG, com a equipe que ainda estava viva porque Franz não disparou suas armas. |
| When Franz was asked why he didn't shoot down the B-17, he replied: | Quando perguntaram a Franz por que não derrubou o B-17, ele respondeu: |
| "I didn't have the courage to end the lives of those men who fought to live. I flew alongside them for a long time. They were giving their best to get to their base safe and sound, and I wasn't going to stop them from living. I just couldn't shoot a defenseless enemy. It would be the same if I were on a parachute." | "Não tive coragem de acabar com a vida daqueles homens que lutavam para viver. Voei ao lado deles por um longo tempo. Eles davam tudo de si para chegar são e salvos à sua base, e eu não ia impedi-los de viver. Simplesmente não podia atirar em um inimigo indefeso. Seria o mesmo se eu estivesse num pára-quedas." |
| Both pilots died in 2008. | Ambos os pilotos morreram em 2008. |
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