I believe that I am correct instating that Luftwaffe Aircrew who were killed on operations over the U.K. were shown respect when there was body available to bury which wasn't always the case. Likewise I believe that the Germans generally showed allied aircrew who had been killed respect when there was a body available to bury.

I know from my Father's experiences of war, as a child living on the Essex coast, that War is a dirty business and people unfortunately get killed. Who gets killed, who gets injured and who gets away unscathed is often down to nothing more than luck. In my Father's case he suffered hearing damage and what would probably be called today post traumatic stress disorder. Ironically because of this when he received his call-up papers for National Service, during the Korean War, he was found to be medically unfit for military service. He did have to take 2 army medicals 6 months apart before this decision was reached but if he hadn't received serious ear damage during WW2 he could well have gone to Korea and been killed there. So the fact that he had been bombed and because of the hearing damage this may have saved his life because it meant that he wasn't required to join the army and possibly go to Korea.
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