Shinrinn t1_jcs0odh wrote on March 19, 2023 at 2:45 AM 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 Permalink Parent 21
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