On October 12, 1944, Chuck Yeager became ace in a day. Two of these kills were downed without firing a single shot, when two Messerschmitts crashed into each other.

It was later determined the crash was caused by the gravitation disruption of Yeager's massive balls.

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HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y

I had the honor of listening to Chuck Yeager and Bob Hoover recount some of their WW2 stories and test flight stories live at Oshkosh and it was absolutely captivating