They Called His P-47 "Meat Chopper" — 5 Japanese Fighters Learned Why in Minutes

Why 1st Lieutenant Oscar Perdomo's P-47 was called "Meat Chopper" — and how he proved it by shooting down 5 Japanese fighters in just 6 minutes. This World War 2 story reveals the last "ace in a day" achievement in American military history. August 13, 1945. First Lieutenant Oscar Perdomo, element leader in the 464th Fighter Squadron, banked his P-47N Thunderbolt over Korea. Thirty-eight American fighters had just encountered fifty-plus Japanese aircraft. The war would end in 48 hours — but nobody knew it yet. Perdomo selected five enemy fighters from the formation and dove to attack. What happened next would earn him a place in aviation history. They were all wrong. What Perdomo discovered that morning wasn't just about firepower. It was about courage under impossible odds — fighting when every calculation said he shouldn't. By the end of that mission, Perdomo had achieved something that would never be repeated. The son of Mexican immigrants who had ridden with Pancho Villa became the last pilot to shoot down five aircraft in a single day. This 1,500-mile mission lasted over eight hours. The 507th Fighter Group destroyed 20 Japanese aircraft with zero American losses, earning a Presidential Unit Citation. Perdomo received the Distinguished Service Cross. Nearly 80 years later, his record still stands. 🔔 Subscribe for more untold WW2 stories:    / @wwii-records   👍 Like this video if you learned something new 💬 Comment below: What other WW2 aces should we cover? #worldwar2 #ww2history #ww2 #wwii #ww2records