Although Captain Roy Brown was credited with shooting down the Red Baron, this was always disputed. Most evidence indicates Australian ground troops fired the bullet that brought down Von Richtofen.
I believe Lance Hawker was his most famous shoot down.
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr Von Richthofen "The red barron", with 80 confirmed victories, was an ace pilot in world war one.
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.
No one. Von Richthofen was the top fighter pilot of WW1.
The 33rd plane shot down was a 2 seater Sopwith 11/2 Strutter. The pilot became a POW the observer was killed.
The Red Barron was a WWI Ace pilot who was responsible for shooting down 80 enemy aircraft. Manfred Von Ricthofen was his given name. He and his family were German Catholics.
I believe Lance Hawker was his most famous shoot down.
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr Von Richthofen "The red barron", with 80 confirmed victories, was an ace pilot in world war one.
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.
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.
No one. Von Richthofen was the top fighter pilot of WW1.
The 33rd plane shot down was a 2 seater Sopwith 11/2 Strutter. The pilot became a POW the observer was killed.
He broke away from his jasta (squadron) to chase down a pone pilot over enimy lines, and ground troops shot him down
it is belived to be Roy Brown (a Canadian pilot) but has been proved wrong. we don't know for sure who shot him but it was one of the three Austrailian gunmen on the ground, know one knows for sure which one
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.
Red Barron was born on 1900-06-21.