The Farm Kid’s ‘Insane’ WWII Trick That Shot Down 37 Fighters — Saved 300 Bomber Crewmen

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Discover the unbelievable true story of a 19-year-old farm kid whose “insane” shooting trick changed the course of World War II. Raymond Sullivan—an unknown U.S. Army Air Forces gunner instructor—used a simple method he learned hunting coyotes on a Kansas farm to solve the deadliest problem American bomber crews faced: German head-on fighter attacks.

During the brutal 1943 Schweinfurt missions, B-17 crews were being slaughtered by Luftwaffe aces using high-speed frontal attacks that no gunner could hit. Training manuals failed. Doctrine failed. Thousands of airmen were dying.

Until Sullivan realized something no officer, engineer, or tactician had seen.

By aiming at a fixed point in the sky instead of tracking the fighter, gunners could force German pilots to fly straight into a killing zone. This “Coyote Method” broke the Luftwaffe’s most effective tactic—downing 37 German planes in just two months and saving an estimated 300 American bomber crewmen.

For decades, Sullivan’s name was buried in forgotten documents. No medals. No fame. No recognition.

This video restores his story.

If you love untold WWII stories, rare footage, and deep historical breakdowns, this is a story you cannot miss.

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