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A courageous fighter and skilful leader who has accounted for seven enemy aeroplanes. On 5 September , when on escort duty, he attacked a formation of five Fokker biplanes; one of these he engaged at close range and it was seen to break up in the air; he then drove down a second out of
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fighter he then gained eight victories in 28 days. Five of these were in August during the decisive
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