So some guy shot his pistol at a passing (heavily damaged) plane out of autistic rage at being shot down. Saw it crash (because it was heavily damaged, probably by turrets that have, look at that, a set of m2 brownings) and then told all his friends in POW camp that he shot down a Zero with a pistol.
Owen J. Baggett shot down a KI-43 Japanese fighter during WW2 while dangling from his 'chute after bailing out of his bomber. He used his 1911 pistol to do so.
So some guy shot his pistol at a passing (heavily damaged) plane out of autistic rage at being shot down. Saw it crash (because it was heavily damaged, probably by turrets that have, look at that, a set of m2 brownings) and then told all his friends in POW camp that he shot down a Zero with a pistol.
Owen J. Baggett shot down a KI-43 Japanese fighter during WW2 while dangling from his 'chute after bailing out of his bomber. He used his 1911 pistol to do so.