[caldrail]

Bailing out in occupied territory could be a risky business.. AA teams would have other priorities and it would be more important for them to bring down more enemy aircraft.
However, to anyone who could carry a weapon, you would be fair game to small arms fire.. Pissed off soldiers, civilians you had just bombed etc might have a go.
In real terms, you would be a better catch with a high intelligence value if you were captured and interogated, rather than killed.

There's a story I'm reminded of. A Lancaster was shot down over Germany. Six of the crewmen were captured after they baled out by the regular wehrmacht. Their wounds were treated in hospital and all were sent to POW camps. The seventh was unlucky enough to be found by an SS unit. They hung him from a tree, there and then.

By and large the average person won't know who this guy on a parachute is. An enemy? One of your lads? Few would be able to regonise details of aircraft recognition or uniform. Only when the man is approached on the ground does this become clear. There may be circumstances when things are a little more obvious, such as the presence of only enemy aircraft, but then - wouldn't most people simply watch what was going on or take cover?

PS - Love the photo of the missing wingtip! Is that a genuine shot? If so, its a remarkable piece of piloting.