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2024-03-03 00:22:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A9525928082DC2EB5E63E98B1119DDD4253DEB5B7596501B647C1E713D65D535
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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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