I read about Owen J. Baggett today.

[Eltioloco]

The only person credited with shooting down a Japanese airplane with a 1911. Just think what he could have down with a Smith!
Of course he was from Texas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_J._Baggett

 

[jlrhiner]

And of course it was a .45. None of those "lessor" calibers will shoot down a plane.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Fantastic!....Man and gun.

 

[30-30remchester]

Thank you for the post. I study history and have never heard of this incidence. The old "golden bb theory".