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Shinrinn t1_jcs0odh wrote

Reply to comment by PickyNipples 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

Mythbusters did an episode on a prop chewing through another plane. Money shot is at about 3:35. https://youtu.be/3y1a2f5anZ4

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HarioDinio t1_jcs2igr wrote

Jesus it just rended through that thing like butter.

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