re: Have you ever known a fighter pilot that was shot down….

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My grandfather in WWII.

What's the story?

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Not sure, like many he wouldn't talk about it much, Grandmother said he was shot down somewhere over Europe, shot his plane to shite, he lost some fingers to machine gun fire through the cockpit before bailing out. Last time I talked with him was around '78 (I was 11-12). She was French, not sure if her immigration was related to that or not, but imagination could easily conjure up a good story to put the pieces together.