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MvR shot down
March 6, 1917
"While Manfred von Richthofen achieved his 24th victory on the afternoon of 6 March, her very nearly did not survive the morning. As he recorded in both his book and in a letter ho...
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Combat report Lt Benbow
March 6, 1917
06-Mar-17: Lt E L Benbow in FE8 A4871, an Albatros scout in flames. RFC Communique No 24 states: Lt E L Benbow, 40 Squadron, drove down a hostile machine which also fell in flames...
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Victory 59
August 26, 1917
"The Rittmeister forgets paragraph II of the army order and takes off on 26 August; at 7.30 in the morning he shoots down a Spad between Poelkapelle and Langemarck over the front l...
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Victory 58
August 16, 1917
"And on 16 August, Rittmeister von Richthofen takes off again. At 7.55 in the morning he sends his 58th opponent burning into the funnels south-west of Houthulsterwald. It hardly e...
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MvR wounded in the back of the head
July 6, 1917
MvR wounded
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Victory 57 - Recognition
July 14, 1917
Victory 57 - acknowledgement
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Victory 57 - The Witnesses
July 2, 1917
Victory 57 - witness reports
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The newspaper
April 30, 1917
Die Zeitung
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The newspaper
April 10, 1917
Die Zeitung
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Victory 32
April 3, 1917
"…The further reports came like hammer blows, on April 3 the thirty-second victory;…"
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Victory 27 and 28
March 19, 1917
"On 19 March, the army report showed the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth, and the Silesian Provincial Diet sent a congratulatory telegram to the field: 'We commemorate the heroic...
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Victory 25
March 8, 1917
"...Manfred's victory curve is rising steeply. I am experiencing all of this, but - how could it be otherwise! - there is also enough anxiety and worry in my thoughts. I know only...
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Major Hawker
November 23, 1916
"...Before I went to bed, I read my sons' letters again. The eleventh Englishman Manfred shot down was a Major Hawker, 26 years old. Prisoners said that he was the ‘English Immelma...
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MvR writes his mother
October 5, 1916
MvR schreibt seine Mutter
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Victory 79
April 20, 1918
"Combat Report: 1840 hrs, south-west of Bois de Hamel. Sopwith Camel, burned; Englishman. With six planes of Jasta 11, I attacked large enemy squadron. During the fight I observed...
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Victory 75
April 2, 1918
"Combat Report: 1230 hrs. Hill 104, north-east of Moreuil. RE 2; Englishman. Around 1230 I attacked, above the wood of Moreuil, an English RE at an altitude of 800 metres, directly...
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Victory 74
March 28, 1918
"Combat Report: 1220 hrs. Forest near Mericourt. Armstrong - 2, burned; Englishman. Flying at a very low height, I saw shell explosions near the scene of a victory. Coming nearer I...
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Victory 73
March 27, 1918
‘The commander's report of his 73rd aerial victory reveals the drama that unfolded before his eyes within a minute: ’Shortly after I had shot my 72nd opponent on fire, I attacked a...
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Victory 72
March 27, 1918
"Combat Report: 1630 hrs, two kilometres west of Foucaucourt. Bristol Fighter - 2, burned; Englishman. With six machines of Jasta 11, I attacked enemy infantry flyers molesting our...
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Victory 70
March 26, 1918
"In a quarter of an hour after the first shot I hit an R.E. two-seater at exactly the same spot at an altitude of about 700 metres. I dived behind it and shot it up at close range...
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Victory 69
March 26, 1918
"With 5 men of Jagdstaffel 11 at low altitude, I met a Sopwith monoplane at the front with Leutnant Udet. At first the enemy tried to evade me by flying skilfully. I shot him down...
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Victory 68
March 25, 1918
"With 5 aeroplanes of Jagdstaffel 11 I attacked some low-flying English single-seaters north-east of Albert. I got within 50 metres of one of the Englishmen and set it on fire with...
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Victory 67
March 24, 1918
"In a prolonged single-seat fight between about ten S.E. and 25 aircraft of my squadron, I attacked an Englishman at an altitude of 2500 metres. Both wings of the aircraft broke of...
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Victory 63
November 30, 1917
"And then the dance of death of the afternoon begins. Five Englishmen are shot down, including the commander's 63rd aerial victory. His meagre report: "With Lieutenant v. Richthofe...