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| Name: | Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen | Country: | Germany | Rank: | Rittmeister | Squadrons: | FA 69 Jasta 2, 11 JG 1 KG 2 | Victories: | 80 | Born: | 2 May 1892 | Place of Birth: | Breslau | Died: | 21 April 1918 |  | Place of Death: | Morlancourt Ridge |
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| | The most famous ace of the war, Manfred von Richthofen briefly served in the trenches before transferring to the German air service in 1916. Oswald Boelcke's star pupil was a fast learner and achieved immediate success. A month after receiving his first Albatros, Richthofen had six victories against Allied aircraft. As his reputation grew, the "Red Knight of Germany" painted the fuselage of his Albatros D.III bright red to flaunt his prowess in the air. The British called him the jolly "Red Baron," to the French he was the "Red Devil." He was shot down as he flew over the trenches in pursuit of Wilfrid May on 21 April 1918. Although Arthur Brown was officially credited with the victory, evidence suggests Richthofen was hit by a single bullet fired from a machine gun in the trenches. A British pilot flew over the German aerodrome at Cappy and dropped a note informing the Germans of the Baron's death. Buried in France with full military honors, Richthofen's body was later exhumed and reburied with members of his family in Wiesbaden, Germany. | |
| Manfred von Richthofen's Victims |
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| | "I hope he roasted all the way down." Edward Mannock, on hearing of the death of Manfred von Richthofen "Success flourishes only in perseverance -- ceaseless, restless perseverance." Manfred von Richthofen "When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done." Manfred von Richthofen
"The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish." Manfred von Richthofen
"Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one-seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear." Manfred von Richthofen
"I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to hit him as to frighten him, and I succeeded in catching him. He began flying curves and this enabled me to draw near." Manfred von Richthofen
"If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains." Manfred von Richthofen |
| | - Hunting with Richthofen
- The Bodenschatz Diaries: Sixteen Months of Battle with J.G. Freiherr von Richthofen; Jay Hayzlett (Editor) / Hardcover / Grub Street 1996
- Manfred Von Richthofen : The Man and the Aircraft He Flew (Famous Flyers Series)
- David Baker / Paperback / Voyageur Pr 1991
- The Red Air Fighter
- Manfred Von Richthofen, et al / Hardcover / Presidio Pr 1991
- Red Baron
- Manfred von Richthofen, Stanley Ulanoff (Editor) / Hardcover / Aero Pub 1980
- The Red Baron
- Manfred von Richthofen / Hardcover / Doubleday June 1969
- The Red Baron
- Nicolas Wright / School & Library Binding / McGraw Hill 1978
- The Red Baron: A Calendar History (World War One Aces Series)
- William Haiber / Paperback / Info Devels Pr 1992
- The Red Baron Combat Wing
- Jagdgeschwader Richthofen in Battle; Peter Kilduff / Hardcover / Sterling Pub 1998
- The Red Baron's Last Flight: A Mystery Investigated
- Norman Franks, Alan Bennett / Hardcover / Grub Street 1997
- The Red Knight of Germany (War & Warriors Series)
- Floyd Gibbons / Hardcover / Noontide Pr 1991
- Red Knight of Germany
- The Story of Baron Von Richthofen, Germany's Great War Bird; Floyd Gibbons / Hardcover / Ayer Co Pub 1979
- Richthofen: Beyond the Legend of the Red Baron
- Peter Kilduff / Hardcover / John Wiley & Sons 1994
- Richthofen: A True History of the Red Baron
- William E. Burrows / Hardcover / Harcourt Brace 1969
- Under the Guns of the Red Baron
- The Complete Record of Von Richthofen's Victories and Victims; Norman Franks, Hal Giblin & Nigel McCrery / Hardcover / Grub Street 1995
- Von Richthofen: The Legend Evaluated
- Richard Townshend Bickers / Hardcover / United States Naval Inst. 1997
- Von Richthofen and the Flying Circus
- H Nowarra / Hardcover / Aero Pub 1976
- Who Killed the Red Baron?
- Carisella / Hardcover / Avon 1980
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