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2024-03-03 05:48:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5DECB27875DBB13AA4095AFBEACBAFAC515E8B9665D87E8F8EA26070DAF79120
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Original Note:
The story is "real" in the sense that a Owen J. Baggett did exist and he did shoot at a Zero with a 1911. . There's no documentation proving that he actually killed the pilot or that any of the downed Zeros were caused by him. The photo is, of course, fake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_J._Baggett https://www.truthorfiction.com/owen-john-baggett-killed-japanese-pilot-mid-air/
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