Life for Bob Wallis, a sailor aboard one of the many rescue launches that scoured the seas searching for ditched airmen, was never easy. And now, as the vessel approached one of the special rescue floats, the crew tensed, for they had no idea who would be sheltering inside it – British or German.

But one thing was for certain, the war was going to change dramatically for Bob over the next few minutes!

Story: Bill Fear

Art: Salmeron

Cover: Jeff Bevan