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Old video of a WWII fighter pilot explaining why you didn't shoot parachuting airmen
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:05 am
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:05 am
Based on how "young" the guy looks in this video, I'd wager it was shot in the 90s.
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Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:22 am to RollTide1987
4800 rounds/ min.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:29 am to RollTide1987
War is Hell
That said I thought 777 looked pretty good for his age in that vid....
That said I thought 777 looked pretty good for his age in that vid....
This post was edited on 1/19/26 at 7:30 am
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:32 am to RollTide1987
Bet that sum bitch is tough
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:45 am to RollTide1987
The Geneva Conventions speaks to this.
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Under international law (Geneva Conventions Protocol I), it's a war crime to attack pilots/aircrew parachuting from a damaged aircraft ("in distress"), as they are hors de combat (out of the fight) and must be given a chance to surrender; however, this protection doesn't apply to airborne troops (paratroopers) on an active attack mission, who a classified as enemy combatants and remain legitimate targets during descent.
This post was edited on 1/19/26 at 8:34 am
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:51 am to RollTide1987
Interesting that we have “customs” and “decorum” in war.
Logically you should inflict as much damage on the enemy as possible, but emotionally to allow them to live is the humane thing to do.
Logically you should inflict as much damage on the enemy as possible, but emotionally to allow them to live is the humane thing to do.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 7:58 am to Robin Masters
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Interesting that we have “customs” and “decorum” in war.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:08 am to soccerfüt
We have always had honor and customs in war
The British thought the American colonies did not fight with honor by hiding behind walls and setting ambushes
The British thought the American colonies did not fight with honor by hiding behind walls and setting ambushes
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:21 am to Gulf Coast Tiger
800 rounds a minute with a 50 caliber!!
Jesus H he wasn’t fu*king around
Jesus H he wasn’t fu*king around
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:23 am to RollTide1987
Like, I get it but I also don’t get it. I get it in the sense that the guy is out of the fight and defenseless.
But what if that guy has shot down 15+ airmen and is one of their aces? Letting him go and get back in another plane is putting your fellow airmen at risk of being shot down.
But what if that guy has shot down 15+ airmen and is one of their aces? Letting him go and get back in another plane is putting your fellow airmen at risk of being shot down.
This post was edited on 1/19/26 at 8:24 am
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:26 am to Gulf Coast Tiger
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The British thought the American colonies did not fight with honor by hiding behind walls and setting ambushes
The Confederates would have stood a much better chance if they didn't try to fight the Union straight up. Some people proposed it, but Robert E Lee would have none of it. The man had honor.
But who won and who didn't out of the Colonies and the Confederates.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:26 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:32 am to Robin Masters
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Interesting that we have “customs” and “decorum” in war.
Decorum is decided by the winners
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:49 am to Henry Jones Jr
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Like, I get it but I also don’t get it. I get it in the sense that the guy is out of the fight and defenseless.
But what if that guy has shot down 15+ airmen and is one of their aces? Letting him go and get back in another plane is putting your fellow airmen at risk of being shot down.
Yeah I agree. I definitely see both sides of it. But I lean toward agreeing with not shooting the bailed airmen. I guess it’s sort of like, they’ve already lost and are truly helpless. Similar to walking up and killing a POW or something like that.
But that dude in the video is a fricking badass though.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:54 am to RollTide1987
“So, that was the end of that…” 
This post was edited on 1/19/26 at 9:15 am
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:55 am to CocomoLSU
I lean more towards letting them go too.
I can see why someone in that situation would also think “that motherfricker shot my buddy down and was trying to shoot me down. frick him.”
I can see why someone in that situation would also think “that motherfricker shot my buddy down and was trying to shoot me down. frick him.”
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:58 am to CocomoLSU
I'd imagine the honoring of not shooting parachuters is something better understood after an intense air battle with a worthy opponent. People lose perspective when its not you white knuckling a beer can through the sky being shot at by 50 cal machine guns. The thrill of victory is enough, there is no need to commit senseless murder afterwards.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 8:59 am to Tangineck
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The thrill of victory is enough, there is no need to commit senseless murder afterwards.
Never leave even an inch of ground available for a comeback
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