Neat story of a 1911 taking down a Zero

[87iroc]

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/wo...o-with-his-m1911-whilst-in-his-parachute.html

 

[Hornett]

FEAR THE POWER OF THE .45!!

 

[findingZzero]

All he had to do was hit the fuel tank..

 

[BGDave]

All he had to do was hit the fuel tank..

Your name plus that comment is pure gold.

 

[Walt_Jabsco]

Yeah, there's no way in hell this actually happened.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Hit the pilot of a prop plane as he flies by to check you out parachuting? Seems possible. Highly unlikely, but possible.

 

[churchmouse]

Yeah, there's no way in hell this actually happened.

Tsk Tsk Tsk......ruin a good story......

 

[Birds Away]

Sometimes you just have to have faith.

 

[churchmouse]

Sometimes you just have to have faith.

And a 1911

 

[Birds Away]

And a 1911

But of course.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Yeah, there's no way in hell this actually happened.

Didn't Louis Awerbuck's father get the VC for doing this in North Africa?

 

[jgreiner]

FEAR THE POWER OF THE .45!!

A 9 mm would have worked just as well. I saw the video on this site comparing the 9, 40 , and 45. The pilot would have crashed, laughing so hard....

 

[Mark 1911]

The 1911 is such an awesome pistol that the soldier could have just waved it at the Zero and it would have crashed. Try doing THAT with a 9mm. Just sayin'.

 

[NKBJ]

With that many .45's and that much free ammo it would be a shame if nobody ever did it.

 

[CPT Nervous]

[video=youtube;cC3IGts3Dyk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC3IGts3Dyk[/video]

 

[churchmouse]

[video=youtube;cC3IGts3Dyk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC3IGts3Dyk[/video]

It never jammed....

 

[Sticky]

Just further confirmation of facts well known by all; that the .45, in a 1911, is indeed God's caliber... (the vid and the story link.)