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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.
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TIL that in WW2, a Marine Corps Corsair pilot ground off an enemy reconnaissance plane’s tail with his propeller after his guns jammed, while under fire from the enemy plane’s tailgunner. The enemy plane crashed and he made it back to base, receiving the Navy Cross for his actions that day.