Kammala wannan jumla: An sake kiran Gaddis zuwa aiki a watan Fabrairun 1949. Ya yi aiki na shekaru uku a matsayin matukin jirgi tare da 86th Fighter Wing a Neubiberg Air Base, Jamus ta Yamma, wani yanki na Munich. Rundunar 86th Fighter Wing ta shiga cikin aikin ba da gudummawa a cikin Berlin da kuma daga Berlin a lokacin yakin basasa.
jirgin sama, yawanci yana tashi P-47 Thunderbolt. A wannan lokacin Gaddis ya ci gaba zuwa 1st Lieutenant kuma ya sami alamar kira "Snapper" saboda aiwatar da aikin "snap-roll" yayin da ya tashi P-47 a 300 mph a fadin filin jirgin sama na Fürstenfeldbruck.