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A bit hard to believe but possible.

My grandpa was a bulldozer driver in the 821st AEB (army Air Force engineers) battalion in the SW Pacific WW2. He had an air cooler .30 caliber Browning MG mounted on his unit. Said he shot at many Japanese aircraft but isn’t sure he ever hit one. I asked why and he said it was about the speed. Said by the time you even saw or heard it you only had a second to get to your weapon, aim then fire.

Now we are talking about a jet going..what 3x as fast and shooting at it with a bolt action rifle?

Wow, very lucky shot.
Or propaganda. (which I’m sure both sides use).

I am sharing the report of this article because I found it fascinating with villagers witnesses & follow-up video.

If you found it interesting, GREAT! If you are disinterested that’s certainly OK. Or, if you have a need to ridicule or mock the ‘messenger’ sharing the article, have at it. Especially, if it helps you have a better day. :)

IMPORTANT POINTS FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN’T READ THE ARTICLE OR VIDEO:
The article stateD “Su-34, which was shot at by a pensioner, was shot down over Chernihiv on March 5. Valery Fedorovich fired at an enemy Su-34 with a rifle. Local residents then heard the roar of an approaching fighter jet, and several men, including Valery Fedorovich, fired at it with guns. Chernihiv resident helped the military and civilians “

The Youtube video further clarified: “Fedorovich defended his native Chernihiv, trying to hit a rashist plane with a gun. He also hid an entire family in his basement from bombing. This is a story about an ordinary person who defends his native home from the invader”
P.S. It is not known for certain who exactly shot down that plane, but we guarantee that our hero was involved in this.

Whether the plane came down because of his shooting, or that he shot at a plan already hit, I do not know. But, I did find the story of this elderly man

My Dad served in the Army Air Corp on the ww2 pacific theatre as well. he was a pilot and later a mores code radio man dropped behind enemy lines to report location of enemy. He ended up with malaria as having spent so mush time in the swamps.

He told me of a helicopter brought down by a spear in the fuel tank.