anhedonis539 t1_jcrupik wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:56 AM

Reply to comment by GracefullyIgnorant 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

TIL! Thank you!

eltigreespanol t1_jcru8m9 wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:52 AM

Reply to TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

FF hmm z

Flapjack_ t1_jcru84w wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:52 AM

Reply to comment by yesgirlsusereddit 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

Reminds me of the ending of Fury that a lot of people consider unrealistic, and it's definitely a stretch, but Audie Murphy did the exact same thing except the tank he was in was on fire.

tossinthisshit1 t1_jcru2yp wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:51 AM

Reply to TIL that a famine in Persia (Iran) between 1917–1919 lead to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people. It's an event that hasn't been studied by many historians. by icantthinkofaname940

it hasn't been studied because it was the western allies, aka the victors of ww1, who caused it, and the modern government of Iran blows it out of proportion, calling it a deliberate act of genocide

basically nobody wants to tell the truth about it

tovarishchi t1_jcrs62d wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:36 AM

Reply to comment by ulyssesfiuza 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

I couldn’t find anything about how this particular plane was made, but the famous zeros were mostly made of a thin aluminum alloy, which would be easily bent out of usable shape, if not destroyed entirely by a much thicker aluminum propeller on the Corsair.

DrSmirnoffe t1_jcrqapm wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:21 AM

Reply to TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

Quoth the raven; "mmmm lead poisoning".

ccknboltrtre01 t1_jcrpoeu wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:16 AM

Reply to comment by anhedonis539 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

I feel like the damage to the propeller would be quite visible

hillo538 t1_jcrpjzh wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:15 AM

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

This happened all the time around ww2, on the first day of the invasion of the ussr 7 different pilots crashed their planes into German ones after running out of ammunition, one during the first hour. Most of them survived it because they did like the guy in this post and maneuvered it.

Polish pilots would also do it, and Japan had infamously used the same concept but without the chance of survival in the kamikazee attacks

During the Battle of Britain iirc a British pilot had gotten acclaim for doing the same thing, towards the end of the war the nazis had even organized pilots who were supposed to crash.

I didn’t know before today however that the us had done it. It is pretty intuitive though, they mention a lot of the people that i mentioned had figured this move out on their own

the_mellojoe t1_jcrp2qx wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:11 AM

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

sexily biting his lip the entire time

Annoyed_94 t1_jcroxh8 wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:10 AM

Reply to TIL Crush Syndrome happens when the human body experiences severe skeletal muscle trauma under constant pressure for a long time resulting in shock and kidney failure; an example is a human trapped under a building in an earthquake. by ChiggaOG

A similar thing happens with suspension trauma when you fall and deploy PFAS. Deaths occur after rescue if not handled properly.

jack104 t1_jcrow7r wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:10 AM

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

Corsairs were tough birds.

Genetics-13 t1_jcronj8 wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:08 AM

Reply to comment by ulyssesfiuza 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

Well, the tail gunner compartment would be glass and metal straps, the propeller would win the battle.

The rest.. he wouldn’t really need to destroy the tail, just damage the flaps on the tail and make the Japanese plane become unmenuverable.

manowtf t1_jcrojs0 wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:07 AM

Reply to comment by prophet001 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

Not only that. But the chances of survival if you went down at sea made them alnost as suicidial as kamikaze pilots, just not as deluded.

Bravest of the brave.

xxDankerstein t1_jcrodml wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:06 AM

Reply to TIL Crush Syndrome happens when the human body experiences severe skeletal muscle trauma under constant pressure for a long time resulting in shock and kidney failure; an example is a human trapped under a building in an earthquake. by ChiggaOG

TIL Cooked Syndrome happens when the human body experiences severe trauma under constant heat for a long time.

aquariusprincessxo t1_jcro2ys wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:03 AM

Reply to comment by jableshables in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

i did not 😆

jableshables OP t1_jcrni6w wrote on March 19, 2023 at 12:59 AM

Reply to comment by aquariusprincessxo in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

This comment brought to you by someone who didn't Google "can ravens talk?"

PreOpTransCentaur t1_jcrng18 wrote on March 19, 2023 at 12:58 AM

Reply to comment by SsurebreC in TIL Crush Syndrome happens when the human body experiences severe skeletal muscle trauma under constant pressure for a long time resulting in shock and kidney failure; an example is a human trapped under a building in an earthquake. by ChiggaOG

Right? One of the few I remember.

aquariusprincessxo t1_jcrmpry wrote on March 19, 2023 at 12:53 AM

Reply to TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

….ravens don’t talk

jableshables OP t1_jcrm4jv wrote on March 19, 2023 at 12:48 AM

Reply to comment by AdvonKoulthar in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

Right? If attacking the dog and eating its food and biting the children is respectful, the replacements must have been pretty awful.

jableshables OP t1_jcrlxpk wrote on March 19, 2023 at 12:47 AM

Reply to comment by nurdboy42 in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

Apparently. Here's a YouTube video called "Ravens can talk!" but he only says a couple syllables at a time. I bet if you dig deeper you can find evidence of longer speech.