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There was absolutely no reason given for the removal of the New Zealand flag. Mackie was a New Zealander, he was a member of the RNZAF. Please do not remove this without a clear explanation. Minorhistorian ( talk) 02:39, 13 March 2009 (UTC) reply

Lack of inline citations is stated an issue with this page but I believe all information contained is from the biography "Spitfire Leader" - unless Wikipedia standards demand quoting the primary sources (war records?) then this issue should be eliminated. ( Scottymackie ( talk) 21:34, 8 December 2015 (UTC)) reply

It would be fine to use the same citation in multiple places inline. - Kj cheetham ( talk) 12:37, 10 March 2021 (UTC) reply