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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.
Jun 21, 2024 · Manfred, baron von Richthofen (born May 2, 1892, Breslau, Germany [now Wrocław, Poland]—died April 21, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme, France) was Germany’s top aviator and leading ace in World War I. (Read Orville Wright’s 1929 biography of his brother, Wilbur.)
Nov 9, 2009 · The Red Baron was the name applied to Manfred von Richthofen, a German fighter pilot who was the deadliest flying ace of World War I. During a 19-month period between 1916 and 1918, the...
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (* 2. Mai 1892 im Breslauer Vorort Kleinburg [1]; † 21. April 1918 bei Vaux-sur-Somme, Département Somme) war ein deutscher Offizier und Jagdflieger im Ersten Weltkrieg. Er erzielte in diesem Krieg als einzelner Pilot die höchste Zahl an Luftsiegen.
Aug 28, 2019 · 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 ...
Aug 20, 2018 · One of the most famous fighter pilots of the First World War, Manfred von Richthofen was credited with the destruction of eighty aircraft, the most of any aviator of the war, and earned the nickname “The Red Baron” for his brightly colored aircraft.
Jun 12, 2006 · Manfred von Richthofen spent most or World War I flying Albatros biplanes, but he is still most readily associated with the Fokker Dr.I triplane that he made famous. The tendency of the Albatros D.III’s single-spar lower wing to break off in flight had nearly cost Richthofen his life on January 24, 1917.
Oct 7, 2003 · Manfred von Richthofen, aka the "Red Baron," was the highest-scoring fighter pilot of World War I. In 20 months of combat, he officially shot down 80 enemy aircraft, including 21 planes...
Sep 16, 2016 · 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.
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, known in English as Baron von Richthofen or the Red Baron, was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.
