Yes I did read that and Udet wasn't the only one he extended that courtesy to. He was just a kid really, but he had the heart of a lion. I am amazed at how many times he came back from missions with his plane shredded by bullets and even his clothes full of bullet holes. One time a bullet from a back seater came through his engine and lodged in his glove at the end of his index finger. He thought at the time that he lost two fingers, but he kept flying and laughed his head off when he found out just the tip of his fingernail turned black from the impact.