Believe it or not.  It’s true, although it took a while to confirm the Air Corps’ bomber pilot’s kill.

Here’s the scoop:

When his B-24 Liberator was shot down by a Japanese Mitsubishi Zero, the American bomber pilot unholstered his sidearm while still hanging from his parachute. Then, at over 10,000 feet, he leveled his Pistol at the Zero that was trying to finish him off.  The story’s text claims it was at 15,000 Feet, but the narrative claims otherwise.

When the Japanese Zero fighter circled back to execute Second Lieutenant Owen Baggett as he descended by parachute over Burma, the 23-year-old bomber crewman faced certain death at 15,000 feet. His B-24 had been shot down. His already parachuted crew was scattered across three miles of sky. The enemy was systematically and purposely hunting any survivors. 

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