Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-03-02 23:23:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FDB3C56EF41648D2D73A5FC9C19132AD24802AAB215A5DDAE389D79BEEE83A6C
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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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