The Red Baron, a.k.a. Manfred Von Richthoven was WWI's top ace with 80 confirmed kills on Allied aircraft. He was shot down while behind the controls of his trademark red Fokker Triplane, although accounts vary as to who actually shot him down.
William "Snowy" Evans is believed by some to have killed the Red Baron, but he was not a pilot. He was an Australian gunner in the same machine gun battalion as Sergeant Popkin who also has his supporters as killer of the Red Baron. In Canada, fighter pilot Roy Brown is still believed to have fired the fatal shot, although it is generally agreed that the Red Baron was killed by ground fire.
He was hit by a single bullet in a dog fight over France on April 21 1918. He was able to land the plane before expiring from internal bleeding.
Baron Manfred von Richthofen was a German fighter pilot who is remembered as an ace. More precise, the 'ace of aces. He shot down 80 planes during the 1st World War.
He flew high on top because in the skies there was still the romance and chivalry of knights who faced opponents in challenges.
First it is Spelled Baron.He is known as "the Red Baron", due to his red Ferrari and in reference to the German Manfred von Richthofen, the famous flying ace of World War I. See the Related Links for "Baron Defined" to the bottom for the answer.
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Red Baron II was created on 1997-10-30.
I believe Lance Hawker was his most famous shoot down.
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.
The Red Baron
"The German Ace and the Red Baron were both used for " nicknames for The famous German WW1 ace, Baron Manfred von Richtofen.
The famous Red Baron
First it is Spelled Baron.He is known as "the Red Baron", due to his red Ferrari and in reference to the German Manfred von Richthofen, the famous flying ace of World War I. See the Related Links for "Baron Defined" to the bottom for the answer.
the most famous is manfred von rictoren or famous known as the red baron or in garman de rote baron because the red baron shot down 80 enemy aircraft. (hes plane and the most famouse in ww1 was the fokker dr.1 tri plane)
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The Red Baron, also known as Manfred von Richthofen, received his nickname due to the fact that he painted his aircraft red during World War I. He became famous for his skill as a fighter pilot and his distinctive red plane.
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.
The Bloody Red Baron was created in 1995.
Revenge of the Red Baron was created in 1994.
Shadow of the Red Baron was created in 2009.