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Bookmark or Share- The Red Baron - Warfare History NetworkOn April 20, 1918, the day an obscure Austrian Gefreiter named Adolf Hitler turned 29, the Red Baron shot down two of the Allies’ dread Sopwith Camels, bringing his score to 80. Late the following morning von Richthofen and nine of his pilots lifted off from their airfield outside the French village of Cappy.
- Red Baron - HISTORYManfred 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.
- Who Was the Red Baron? The Most Famous Fighter Ace of World War OneManfred 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.
- Ace of Aces: How the Red Baron Became WWI’s Most Legendary Fighter ...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 von Richthofen - WikipediaManfred 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.
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