"Well, that's what been causing the vibration on the plane"
Lt Edwin Wright of the 404th Fighter Group, 9th AF examines the damage to his propeller after returning from a ground attack mission near Munster, Germany..October 1944. A 88MM shell came from behind and failed to explode. Notice some surface damage on the way down to the prop tip and maybe some damage on the surface of the prop behind him. you can say that he escaped death at four different times on that flight:
1. 88mm missed hitting the main body of the jug by feet or inches.
2. 88mm did not exploded on impacted.
3. Few inches on either side and half the prop might be gone.
4. Made it home, alive, and safely landed the jug.
He was hit by flak six different time and survived but die at age 36 from lung cancer.
I do hope he got to keep that prop for ever.
