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Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (German: [ˈmanfreːt fɔn ˈʁɪçthoːfn̩]; 2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I.
Manfred von Richthofen—better known as the “Red Baron”—was the top scoring flying ace of World War I, with 80 aerial victories between September 1916 and his death in April 1918. Read more.
Manfred, baron von Richthofen, German fighter pilot popularly known as ‘the Red Baron.’ He personally was credited with shooting down 80 enemy aircraft. Germany’s Fighter Wing I came to be known as ‘Richthofen’s Flying Circus’ due to its fancifully decorated planes and speedy movements by rail.
Manfred von Richthofen—better known as the “Red Baron”—was the top scoring flying ace of World War I, with 80 aerial victories between September 1916 and his death in April 1918.
It is the most romanticized image in air combat history: a scarlet triplane, piloted by the notorious Red Baron, plucking another Allied aircraft from the burning French skies of World War 1, adding it to the long list of kills that made him the original ace of aces, with 80 confirmed air victories.
Baron Manfred von Richthofen (May 2, 1892–April 21, 1918), also known as the Red Baron, was only involved in World War I's air war for 18 months—but seated in his blazing red Fokker DR-1 tri-plane he shot down 80 planes in that time, an extraordinary feat considering that most fighter pilots achieved a handful of victories before being shot ...
Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was the most famous fighter pilot of World War I. His exceptional skills, charismatic leadership, and iconic red-painted aircraft made him a legend in his own time and an enduring figure in military history.
Manfred von Richtofen, ‘the Red Baron’, was one of, if not the, most famous fighter ace of World War One. The man was an exceptional pilot, famous for his red-painted, Fokker tri-plane that was for many allied pilots the last sight they ever saw.
In the well-trafficked skies above the Somme River in France, Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the notorious German flying ace known as the Red Baron,” is killed by Allied fire on April 21, 1918.
The Red Baron Name Mystery: During his brief 25-year lifetime, the German flying ace Manfred von Richthofen was never known as the “Red Baron.” That English moniker only came about later.