1 Comment 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 whatilearned March 18, 2023, 10:10 pm 3 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL California’s only pirate was a corsair sent by the Argentine Navy. He took control of Monterey for six days and during this time his Argentinian troops burned down the town’s fort, artillery headquarters, governor’s residence, and the Spanish houses, but left the residents unharmed by whatilearned February 14, 2023, 1:33 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL the last dogfight between piston-engined fighters occurred in 1969 between F4U Corsairs and P-51 Mustangs during the … Football/Soccer War between Honduras and El Salvador. One Corsair scored a hat trick. by whatilearned January 30, 2022, 1:25 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL, during the Korean War, U.S. Marine Corps pilot Jesse G. Folmar shot down a jet-powered MiG-15, while flying a propeller-driven Vought F4U Corsair. by whatilearned October 27, 2021, 9:51 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL of Amaro Pargo, arguably the most successful Spanish corsair during the golden age of piracy, he’d attack British & Dutch ships and is known to have fought contemporaries such as blackbeard. He rose to nobility for his services to the Spanish crown and died the richest man on the Canary Islands. by whatilearned October 4, 2021, 3:39 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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