Along the same lines, one of my favourite 'co-incidence' stories is about an elderly British couple on holiday in Bermuda. Going for dinner in their hotel, the head waiter said they were very busy, and would they mind sharing a table? The couple already at the table were German. Turned out both men had been WWII fighter pilots The German told how his Messerschmitt been attacked over the Channel by a Hurricane, and his engine had caught fire. As the Hurricane came in for the kill, the plane suddenly turned away and the pilot waved. The German was able to crashland his plane in France.
"Did you have a pair of baby boots hanging behind you in the cockpit?" asked the Englishman. "Yes, I did", replied the German. "Then that was me.", said the Englishman. "I saw those boots, and realised you had a wife and child, so I turned away."