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Tony your post goes against all reports on the subject, you really are reaching. Three planes were seen "in flames", since Barker's snipe did not light up...they were German planes. 60 planes total, is probably not the case, but a reasonable number that is numerous but hard to count accurately(due to joining..then re-joining attack on Barker) could be 16-24. 2-3 Jastas.
As Al said, did anyone come forward after the incident was made public and say "I was there
on the morning of the 27 October 1918, Foret de Mormal and i saw no such garbage." Or something to that effect? Are all 10000+ soldiers to fill out a frigging report on some action they watched? If the observation unit was french they would have been required to do so..but they were english, so tough, there is no other report. You might have to dig up some old trench boy's 82 year old letters to his sweatheart to debunk this action but it won't happen just on your speculation.
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