Reddit reviews Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
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Bomber crews had it especially bad in WWII. If they survived getting shot down and were able to bail out and get a good parachute, then they had to survive the descent without getting shot by German fighters. If they got on the ground alive, then they had to hope to not be captured by the German population who would regularly beat and/or execute them for bombing their country. If they were lucky they were captured by the army and sent to a prison camp (which were not pretty towards the end of the war, by the way).
The really amazing thing is that some chaplains would volunteer to go on bombing missions and intentionally bail out over enemy lines so they could be captured and get sent to the prison camps to be with the POWs. A truly selfless thing to do.
If you're interested in learning more there are plenty of books on Amazon written by B-17 crews over Europe. There's The Wrong Stuff which is an easy read and on Kindle, and also Masters of the Air which is more like an authoritative text book and a fascinating read (also on Kindle).
The article states this series is being based on this book. I am looking forward to reading it myself!
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Air-Americas-Against-Germany-ebook/dp/B000JMKVMG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420492837&sr=8-1&keywords=masters+of+the+air