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View Poll Results: Who killed the Red Baron?
Roy Brown in his Sopwith Camel 7 15.22%
Murdered on the ground by Canadian soldiers 0 0%
Sergeant A. G. Franklyn with his Lewis gun 2 4.35%
An Australian Flying Corps' No. 3 Squadron RE8 observation two-seater 0 0%
An unknown rifleman of Woods Platoon of the 51st Battalion 8 17.39%
Gunner R. Buie, a Lewis gunner of the 53rd Battery 2 4.35%
Gunner W. J. Evans of the 53rd Battery 0 0%
Sergeant C. B. Popkin, a Vickers gunner of the 24th Machine Gun Company 12 26.09%
The Red Baron was Killed by a Combination of 2 or more of the Claimers 13 28.26%
Other: 2 4.35%
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Old 02-13-2008, 03:42 PM   #46
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unfortunately, me too.

Just to toss in a monkey wrench. Fokker was Dutch and quite possibly used Dutch instead of German. What I'm saying is that what some might assume to be German might actually should be Dutch. So instead of trying to decipher in German maybe its the other country that should be looked at.

That said, I have no clue the difference between Dutch and German. The points about umlat I'm aware of in German. Does the same hold true for Dutch?
No, it's german, not dutch. We say Vliegtuig instead of Flugzeug
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It is obvious. The aliens took him and left a shot cloned body.
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Thankyou for that wonderful post! We all are much smarter now because of it.
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