Wolfram von Richthofen
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Wolfram Karl Ludwig Moritz Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen was a German World War I flying ace who rose to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Richthofen in hussar uniform at age 18, shortly after his commission on the eve of World War I, 1914
Richthofen in front of his Fokker D.VII fighter, summer 1918
Hugo Sperrle, with Richthofen, somewhere in Spain (1936)
Wop May
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Wilfrid Reid "Wop" May, was a Canadian flying ace in the First World War and a leading post-war aviator. He was the final Allied pilot to be pursued by Manfred von Richthofen before the German ace was shot down on the Western Front in 1918. After the war, May returned to Canada, pioneering the role of a bush pilot while working for Canadian Airways in Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
Manfred von Richthofen
Replica of Wop May Avro Avian G-CAVB airplane, on display at Fort Edmonton Park
Wop May loads his Bellanca Pacemaker aircraft at Aklavik.