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Delamoor t1_jcvwr4h wrote on March 19, 2023 at 11:37 PM

Reply to comment by Jamgull 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

Gunner might have used all his ammunition before the pilot got close... Or the plane remained outside of his firing arc.

You would have to be pretty confident to get that close to an enemy bomber. Might have been lingering for a while.

orhanGAZ t1_jcx6tcx wrote on March 20, 2023 at 6:40 AM

That is a likely scenario.