Original sentence: Lang was really and truly an old man as fighter pilots go.On 9 July 1944 Lang shot down three RAF Spitfires, on 15 August two P-47 and on 25 August three P-38 fighters
Edited sentence: On 9 July 1944 Lang claimed three RAF Spitfires, on 15 August two P-47 and on 25 August three P-38 fighters