That One Time a Parachuting Soldier Took Down a Zero Fighter Plane With Nothing but a Handgun

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If you take a peek at a list of pilots who were considered flying aces during WW2, youll notice that the top of the list is dominated by Luftwaffe pilots, some of whom scored hundreds of aerial victories during the war. While their skill and prowess in the air is undeniable, its arguable that the finest display in aerial combat during WW2 was achieved, mostly by luck, by an American B-24 co-pilot when he scored a single enemy kill with nothing but a handgun, at about 4,000-5,000 feet (about 1.3 km) in altitude, and without a plane. This is the story of Owen Baggett.\r
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