Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A kpọghachiri Gaddis n'ọrụ na February 1949. O jere ozi afọ atọ dị ka onye ọkwọ ụgbọelu na 86th Fighter Wing na Neubiberg Air Base, West Germany, nke dị n'akụkụ Munich. 86th Fighter Wing nọ na-arụ ọrụ na-efe efe na njem na-aga na site na Berlin n'oge
ụgbọelu, na-ejikarị ụgbọelu P-47 Thunderbolt. N'oge a, Gaddis e buliri ya n'ọkwa 1st Lieutenant ma nweta akara oku "Snapper" n'ihi mmezu ya nke "snap-roll" mgbe ọ na-efe P-47 na 300 mph n'elu ọdụ ụgbọ elu Fürstenfeldbruck.