Thread: Fact or Fiction? 13/8/40
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Old 27th June 2024, 14:03
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Re: Fact or Fiction? 13/8/40
The story seems to have first appeared in many newspapers (world wide) on August 13 and seems to refer to events which occurred on August 12. The wording varies slightly but the key "facts" are the same. A German plane makes a "lop-sided" crash landing and is "peppered" by a bombardier on the ground manning a Lewis gun. A 24 year old "Count" is killed in the plane. A "squadron" of RAF fighters tried to signal the Lewis gunner to "get out of the way", but he persisted.
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