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No, Billy Bishop fought with the Red Baron but did not shoot him down. The Red Baron was shot down later, probably by Australian anti-aircraft gunners on the ground but possibly by RAF pilot Roy Brown, a Canadian, who was attacking the Red Baron.
Captain A. Roy Brown shot down the Red Baron on Sunday, April 21, 1918.
There has been a number of investigations over the last 20 years as well as countless books on "Who killed the Red Baron". Although A. Roy Brown claimed he had hit the Red Baron's plane and he went down as Brown turned to fly away and leave the scene, the Baron continued to chase Brown's friend, Lt. May for over a mile or more until ground fire from Australian infantry shot him down. There were several machine gunners and numerous individual solders on the ground that poured lead into the air trying to bring the Baron down. The Red Baron was killed by one round from a 303 caliber round that struck him on his right side, apparently hit his heart and exited slightly below his left nipple in his chest. The Baron managed to land the plane without crashing it, but died shortly after he touched down. No one can really ever prove who killed the Baron, but being that only ONE bullet hole was observed on the right side of his plane that lined up with the wound in his body, its quite possible that an individual rifleman in the Australian infantry brought down the Baron.
it is not fully known whos planes he shot down but in total he shot down 90 + planes.
The Red Baron, Baron Manfred von Richtofen was Germany's top ace in WW 1. He shot down 80 enemy aircraft. He was killed in air combat. It was a day of national mourning in Germany when he was killed in his tri-winged fighter.
Roy brown shot down the red baron
No, Billy Bishop fought with the Red Baron but did not shoot him down. The Red Baron was shot down later, probably by Australian anti-aircraft gunners on the ground but possibly by RAF pilot Roy Brown, a Canadian, who was attacking the Red Baron.
Captain A. Roy Brown shot down the Red Baron on Sunday, April 21, 1918.
Do you mean Australian? Some say an Australian fired from the ground and hit the REd Baron as he was chasing an airplane. Capt. Roy Brown was credited with shooting down the Red Baron and he was Canadian.
There has been a number of investigations over the last 20 years as well as countless books on "Who killed the Red Baron". Although A. Roy Brown claimed he had hit the Red Baron's plane and he went down as Brown turned to fly away and leave the scene, the Baron continued to chase Brown's friend, Lt. May for over a mile or more until ground fire from Australian infantry shot him down. There were several machine gunners and numerous individual solders on the ground that poured lead into the air trying to bring the Baron down. The Red Baron was killed by one round from a 303 caliber round that struck him on his right side, apparently hit his heart and exited slightly below his left nipple in his chest. The Baron managed to land the plane without crashing it, but died shortly after he touched down. No one can really ever prove who killed the Baron, but being that only ONE bullet hole was observed on the right side of his plane that lined up with the wound in his body, its quite possible that an individual rifleman in the Australian infantry brought down the Baron.
He was shot down by a bullet in his heart, apparently fired by a rifle on the ground.
A pilot was NOT the one who shot him down. He shot by ground fire. The fatal shots came from Australian soldiers of the 4th Machine Gun Battalion. Actually the shooter was Captin Roy Brown he made a huge dive towards the Red Baron and fired 2 deadly shots. From the angle it was rather possible that one of the shots struck the red baron, killing him, but the plane was perfectally fine.
He was a WWI German pilot who shot down over 70 planes in WW1.
He was a WWI German pilot who shot down over 70 planes in WW1.
Manfred von Richthofen is indeed the Red Baron. He is a famous German fighter pilot during World War one. He died in battle after being shot down. I hope this helps.
it is not fully known whos planes he shot down but in total he shot down 90 + planes.
The Red Baron, Baron Manfred von Richtofen was Germany's top ace in WW 1. He shot down 80 enemy aircraft. He was killed in air combat. It was a day of national mourning in Germany when he was killed in his tri-winged fighter.