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I’ll be honest, as an American, I love the “underdog” stories. One of my favorites is that of Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa flying off the USS Yorktown in 1942. He survived an attack by three A6M Zeros alone in an SBD Dauntless dive bomber. His tail gunner had to be terrified, yet Stanley brought him home to his carrier after surviving certain death! The fighter squadrons grabbed his ass once word got out about the encounter.

Ps I know the victor writes the history and there are a thousand stories out there too the ones we hear.

Edit to add: he should been given the Medal of Honor that Fokker was an awesome pilot.

I’ll be honest, as an American, I love the “underdog” stories. One of my favorites is that of Stanley “Swede” Vejtasa flying off the USS Yorktown in 1942. He survived an attack by three A6M Zeros alone in an SBD Dauntless dive bomber. His tail gunner had to be terrified, yet Stanley brought him home to his carrier after surviving certain death! The fighter squadrons grabbed his ass once word got out about the encounter. Ps I know the victor writes the history and there are a thousand stories out there too the ones we hear. Edit to add: he should been given the Medal of Honor that Fokker was an awesome pilot.

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I’ll feed the kitty with the scent of another story.I can’t find it at the moment but it goes like this: a German ace was flying alone in his Fokker Dr.1 when he was jumped by a squadron of British fighters camels or SE.5a’s (my favorite WW1 fighter.) he successfully fought them all until they left him alone to fly home. Good story, I wish I could find the published narrative because it really happened.

Edit to add: have to say it: that Fokker was maneuverable! Old but true joke: https://en.protothema.gr/these-fkers-were-in-messerschmitts-the-speech-of-the-legendary-pilot-sir-douglas-bader-to-students-that-went-down-in-history/