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Old 12th October 2013, 16:20
John Beaman John Beaman is offline
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Re: Capt. Dick Bong's ground kill.

I will throw this grenade into the discussion:

Kenny was not adverse to exaggerating the accomplishments of the 5th AAF, anytime, especially during the war and afterwards. Even Life Magazine once said that "For once, the Japanese out-Kenney'ed Kenney" in claims.
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