Dee ihe ndị ọzọ dị na paragraf a - A kpọghachiri Gaddis n'ọrụ agha 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. Ndị Fighter Wing nke 86 na-arụ ọrụ n'ụgbọelu na-ebugharị ụgbọelu na-aga na site na Berlin n'oge ụgbọelu ahụ
, na-ejikarị P-47 Thunderbolt efe efe. 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.