This is the story of the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident, which inspired our song No Bullets Fly. ➞ SUBSCRIBE for more Sabaton: ➞ MERCHANDISE Official Store: Thanks to the team @Yarnhub for making this video. To see more videos from Yarnhub, check out their YouTube channel here You can also follow them on Instagram at and on reddit at We're fans, you should be too! Thanks also to Adam Makos for giving permission to use the footage of the pilots meeting. You can read more about the story in his excellent book “A Higher Call“. ► Spotify: This is Sabaton: ► Apple Music: Sabaton Essentials: Listen to the Heroes album: ======== Follow SABATON ========== WEB: • Facebook: • Twitter: • Instagram: • TikTok: @sabatonofficial • YouTube: • VK: • Spotify: • Apple Music: • Amazon Music: • Deezer: • SoundCloud: Sabaton History YouTube: ======== Merchandise ======== STORE: • Facebook: • Instagram: ========= No Bullets Fly LYRICS ========= From down below an enemy spotted So hurry up, rearm and refuel But through the bomber’s damaged airframe See wounded men, scared to their bone Look to the right and then look again And see the enemy in the eye No bullets fly, spared by his mercy Escorted out, out of harms way Fly, fighting fair, it’s the code of the air Brothers, heroes, foes Killing machine Honour in the skies B17 Flying home Killing machine Said goodbye to the cross he deserved He risked his life two times that day To save an unknown enemy Escort to safety, out of the killzone A short salute, then departed ========= Historic Fact ========== Following a successful air raid on the German city of Bremen, Charlie Brown's American B-17 bomber, ‘Ye Old Pub’, suffered severe damage. When German fighter ace, Franz Stigler, was ordered to shoot it down, he risked his life to escort the bomber to safety instead of attacking. Read more about the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident 👉 ================================== Sabaton is a registered and protected trademark. Yarnhub uses the Unreal® Engine. Unreal® is a trademark or registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere. “Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 – 2023, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved.”
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