Is anyone related to a WWII Veteran?

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My grandfather, Raymond Purcell, flew reconnaissance over Gemany for the US in a small plane that looked like a little private plane. He would fly over enemy targets and take pictures with his camera.
He said that he often would encounter the German reconnaissance pilots going the other way to do the same thing. They actually were friendly with each other and would wave as they went past.
Another interesting thing is that he nammed his plane "Diane" after his daughter (My mother).
His plane once experienced an engine problem and he crash landed it. There's a picture we have of him smileing, posing with his crashed plane in a field somewhere (I assume in France or Russia).