Flapjack_ t1_jcru84w wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:52 AM

Reply to comment by yesgirlsusereddit in 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

Reminds me of the ending of Fury that a lot of people consider unrealistic, and it's definitely a stretch, but Audie Murphy did the exact same thing except the tank he was in was on fire.

jlees88 t1_jct9vjf wrote on March 19, 2023 at 11:57 AM

Another soldier did it in Iraq a few years ago. He was unfortunately killed in action during that fire fight.