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August 13, 1945. Over Korea. First Lieutenant Oscar Francis Perdomo, element leader with the 464th Fighter Squadron, rolled his P-47N Thunderbolt into a massive enemy formation. Thirty-eight American fighters faced more than fifty Japanese aircraft. The war was only 48 hours from ending—but no one in the cockpit knew that. Perdomo did something no one expected. Instead of disengaging, he picked five enemy fighters, pushed his Thunderbolt into a dive, and attacked alone. What followed was not luck, and not brute firepower—it was discipline, nerve, and absolute control of energy combat. In just six minutes, Perdomo shot down five Japanese aircraft, carving his name into aviation history. This wasn’t just a combat victory. It was a personal one. Perdomo was the son of Mexican immigrants, raised on stories of the Mexican Revolution, descended from fighters who rode with Pancho Villa. That morning, he fought when every calculation said he shouldn’t—and won. The mission lasted over eight hours, covering nearly 1,500 miles. By the end, the 507th Fighter Group had destroyed 20 enemy aircraft without a single American loss, earning a Presidential Unit Citation. Perdomo himself received the Distinguished Service Cross. Nearly 80 years later, his record still stands. This is the story of the man, the machine, and the moment when the “Meat Chopper” lived up to its name—for the last time in history.