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They never met in combat. Rickenbacker was a new pilot, entering combat 6 April 1918. Von Richtofen was killed 21 April 1918 (likely by ground fire by Australian soldiers) while chasing Canadian RFC pilot Wilfred "Wop" May over Allied lines. He was chased by Canadian pilot Roy Brown. Some accounts credit Brown with shooting him down, others credit Australian soldiers. Most of the evidence points to ground fire as the cause of death.

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