▁Richard ▁Hill ary — l ater ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Last ▁En emy ; ▁and ▁Ger ald ▁St ap leton , ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁shot ▁down ▁Franz ▁von ▁Wer ra , ▁the ▁only ▁German ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁to ▁escape ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Third ▁Reich . ▁ ▁Scotland ▁was ▁far ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁more ▁accessible ▁targets ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁England , ▁but ▁was ▁in ▁range ▁for ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ''' s ▁long - range ▁bom bers ▁and ▁reconna issance ▁aircraft ▁shadow ing ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ' s ▁Home ▁Fle et ▁in ▁Northern ▁Scotland ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Sea . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁ 6 0 3 ▁was ▁sc ram bled ▁and ▁shot ▁down ▁a ▁J unk ers ▁Ju ▁ 8 8 ▁bom ber ▁into ▁the ▁North ▁Sea ▁east ▁of ▁Dal ke ith , ▁the ▁first ▁German ▁aircraft ▁to ▁be ▁shot ▁down ▁over ▁British ▁territory ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Car bury ▁probably ▁destroyed ▁a ▁He inkel ▁He ▁ 1 1 1 ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December , ▁and ▁claimed ▁a ▁third ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁another ▁He ▁ 1 1 1 ▁during ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Car bury ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁flying ▁officer ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁In ▁light ▁of ▁R AF ▁F ighter ▁Command ' s ▁dire ▁need ▁for ▁pil ots ▁in ▁the ▁batt les ▁over ▁southern ▁England ▁during