ku dhammee oraahdan soo socota: Gaddis waxaa dib loogu yeeray shaqada firfircoon Febraayo 1949. Saddex sano ayuu duuliye ahaan ugu adeegay 86th Fighter Wing ee Saldhigga Cirka ee Neubiberg, Galbeedka Jarmalka, oo ku yaal duleedka Munich. Qeybta 86aad ee Dagaalka waxay ku hawlanayd duulimaadyada duulimaadyada duulimaadka ee Berlin iyo Berlin intii lagu jiray
sida caadiga ah waxaa la raaci jiray diyaaradaha nooca P-47 Thunderbolt. Intii lagu jiray waqtigan Gaddis waxaa loo dalacsiiyay Taliye 1aad wuxuuna kasbaday calaamadda wicitaanka "Snapper" sababtoo ah fulintiisa "snap-roll" maneuver markii uu ku duulay P-47 300 mph oo dhan garoonka Fürstenfeldbruck.