From the November26, 2021, Daily Mail (UK) "Story of Yorkshire woman who was the first to capture a German airman on home soil" by Harry Howard.
When farmer's wife Evelyn Cardwell spotted a German aviator parachuting down after his Junkers 88 was shot down by a RAF Hurricane fighter plane, she marched toward him and ordered him to put his hands up.
When the story broke in July 1940, she was awarded an MBE by King George VI for her bravery.
And, she was unarmed. She walked right up to him, pointed at the pistol on his hip and ordered him to give it up. He smile wryly and handed it to her and she marched him along the road until the police arrived.
His Junkers 88's pilot had been killed, but the other three crew members survived and parachuted down.
I imagine since he knew he was on British soil further efforts to escape or defend himself would have been useless.
A Brave Woman Nonetheless. --GreGen
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