Germans Captured Him at Crash Site — He Laughed, Then Killed 9 of Them in 60 Seconds

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WW2, In the summer of 1944, the skies over Normandy became a crucible of fire and steel. American fighter pilots flew relentless ground attack missions against retreating German forces, facing a deadly gauntlet of concealed flak batteries that turned every strafing run into a gamble with death.

First Lieutenant William R. Dunn had already proven himself as one of the first American aces of the war, flying Spitfires during the Battle of Britain before transferring to P-47 Thunderbolts. On July 27th, 1944, his luck ran out over a convoy near Canisy, France. German 20mm guns tore into his engine, and his Thunderbolt went down in a meadow just hundreds of yards from the men who shot him down.

What happened next became one of the most whispered stories of the Eighth Air Force. As German soldiers approached expecting surrender, Dunn did something no one anticipated. Armed with only his .45 caliber pistol, wounded and alone, he refused to become a prisoner. The encounter lasted barely sixty seconds.

This is the story of a pilot who walked through enemy territory for thirty-six hours to reach American lines, carrying wounds and memories that official records would never fully capture. Some stories survive not because they are comfortable, but because they reveal what ordinary men become when pushed beyond all reasonable limits.

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Germans Captured Him at Crash Site — He Laughed, Then Killed 9 of Them in 60 Seconds

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