> pilots who were shot down ended up landing in the UK (able to go back into battle if British, but destined for a PoW camp if German) Hence the German pilots

> pilots who were shot down ended up landing in the UK (able to go back into battle if British, but destined for a PoW camp if German) Hence the German pilots (against their better instincts) started shooting pilots who had bailed out. This was seen as "bad form" by both sides but the Germans knew that a British pilot who survived could be back in the air causing more problems for them later the same day.