The Many Final Flights Of Germany’s Fearsome WWI Fighter Pilot ‘Red Baron’
The Many Final Flights Of Germany’s Fearsome WWI Fighter Pilot ‘Red Baron’
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German fighter pilot Baron von Richthofen the “Red Baron” was trying to save his cousin during a dogfight with Allied pilots when he crashed and died on April 21, 1918, just months before the First World War ended. The exact circumstances of his death are still debated, more than 100 years later.
In about two years, the 25-year-old had notched 80 air combat victories, making him a feared and celebrated hero, even among his enemies. He led a fighter wing that came to be known as “The Flying Circus.”
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