Daring Russian fighter pilot Mikhail P. Devyatayev (left) faced perils from friend and foe when he decided to escape a concentration camp in a German Heinkel 111 bomber. (Peenemünde Archiv-Kreis/Imperial War Museum/Museum of Danish Resistance Archive/HistoryNet photo illustration)

Peenemünde Archiv-Kreis/Imperial War Museum/Museum of Danish Resistance Archive/HistoryNet photo illustration