Wikipedia's first sentence called it “pilot and commander in the royal flying corps during world war i and a senior commander in the royal air force”. Today it says “pilot and commander in the royal flying corps during the first world war and a senior commander in the royal ai”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Amyas Eden Borton CB , CMG , DSO , AFC (20 September 1886 – 15 August 1969) was a pilot and commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1920s. He saw active service on the Western Front , in Palestine and in Iraq . In the latter part of his career, Borton was the second Commandant of the RAF College at Cranwell before becoming the Air Officer Commanding the RAF's Inland Area .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Air Vice-Marshal Amyas Eden Borton CB , CMG , DSO , AFC (20 September 1886 – 15 August 1969) was a pilot and commander in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1920s. He saw active service on the Western Front , in Palestine and in Iraq . In the latter part of his career, Borton was the second Commandant of the RAF College at Cranwell before becoming the Air Officer Commanding the RAF's Inland Area .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Air Vice Marshal Amyas Eden Borton , CB , CMG , DSO , AFC (20 September 1886 – 15 August 1969) was a pilot and commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1920s. He saw active service on the Western Front , in Palestine and in Iraq . In the latter part of his career, Borton was the second Commandant of the RAF College at Cranwell before becoming the Air Officer Commanding RAF Inland Area .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “pilot and commander in the royal flying corps during world war i and a senior commander in the royal air force”. Today it says “pilot and commander in the royal flying corps during the first world war and a senior commander in the royal ai”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
pilot and commander in the royal flying corps during world war i and a senior commander in the royal air force
Now
pilot and commander in the royal flying corps during the first world war and a senior commander in the royal ai
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