elZaphod t1_jcrbeqc wrote on March 18, 2023 at 11:27 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 That’s like something from a Looney Tunes cartoon, amazed it worked! Permalink 17
elZaphod t1_j6nzix1 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:02 PM Reply to Nukie: the strange story behind the forgotten ET knock-off by SixtyFours I'd like to see the MST3K/RiffTrax guys give it a sendup. Permalink 2
elZaphod t1_jcrbeqc 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
That’s like something from a Looney Tunes cartoon, amazed it worked!