GenericUsername19892 t1_jctu86n wrote on March 19, 2023 at 2:57 PM Reply to TIL that in WW2, a Marine Corps Corsair pilot used his propeller to chew off the tail of an enemy aircraft after his guns jammed, while under fire from the enemy plane's tailgunner. The enemy plane crashed but the Corsair pilot made it back to base, receiving the Navy Cross for his actions. by hipster_deckard The fucking balls to make a melee kill on a plane with a plane… Permalink 1
GenericUsername19892 t1_jctu86n wrote
Reply to TIL that in WW2, a Marine Corps Corsair pilot used his propeller to chew off the tail of an enemy aircraft after his guns jammed, while under fire from the enemy plane's tailgunner. The enemy plane crashed but the Corsair pilot made it back to base, receiving the Navy Cross for his actions. by hipster_deckard
The fucking balls to make a melee kill on a plane with a plane…