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.
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Jamgull t1_jcr4p36 wrote
I’m imagining him making hard eye contact with the enemy tail gunner while he mulches up the plane with that comically large propeller