Manfred von Richthofen
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Rittmeister Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is consider
Richthofen wears the Pour le Mérite, the "Blue Max", Prussia's highest military order, in this official portrait, c. 1917.
Major Lanoe Hawker VC
Richthofen's all-red Fokker Dr.I
Richthofen in the cockpit of his famous Rotes Flugzeug ("Red Aircraft") with other members of Jasta 11, including his brother Lothar (sitting, front), 23 April 1917
Fokker Dr.I
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The Fokker Dr.I, often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918. It became famous as
Manfred von Richthofen
…pilots of all time and has been the subject of many books, films, and other media, usually with his Red Baron moniker and flying his signature red Fokker Dr.I. Richthofen was a Freiherr (literally "Free Lord"), a title of nobility often translated as "baron". That is not a given name nor strictly a hereditary…
Fokker Dr.I
Fokker V.4 prototype
Jasta 12 flightline at Toulis, France
Triplanes of Jasta 26 at Erchin, France