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Richthofen Baron Manfred von , nickname the Red Baron. 1892--1918, German aviator; commander during World War I of the 11th Chasing Squadron (Richthofen's Flying Circus). He was credited with 80 air victories before he was shot down How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| General Ludendorff utilizes new weaponry to slaughter the Allies on the ground while flying ace, Baron von Richthofen registers 80 kills in the sky. There was my uncle Adam, who had flown with von Richthofen, the Red Baron, in WWI. In The Kid Who Couldn't Miss, he makes it clear that even if Billy was sell--absorbed and unhealthily addicted to aerial combat, it took a lot of guts to buzz around in dinky toy flying machines, trading machine-gun fire with rivals like the legendary Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, who collected the ID tags of dead adversaries. |
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