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Old 08-26-14, 06:09 AM   #163
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve View Post
Wiki says the 26th. At least one poster on The Aerodrome forum also says the 26th. The book Aces High, by Alan Clark, which is the source I originally took the story from, says the 25th. The article from The Western Front association website, which is also the source for the Euan Rabagliatti version of the story, says the 25th. There seems to be evidence supporting both dates.
Could simply be a date/time lapse in reporting. Primary sources may have been dated for both days depending on when they were written.
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