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MvR seeks out his pilots himself.

MvR seeks out his pilots himself. (picture source: The Illustrated Red Baron - The life and times of Manfred von Richthofen - Peter Kilduff...

The Illustrated Red Baron

MvR meeting with fellow pilots. On his right is Leutnant Kurt Wolff.

MvR meeting with fellow pilots. On his right is Leutnant Kurt Wolff. (picture source: The Red Baron, a photographic album of the first world...

The Red Baron photographic

Something to smile about. Kurt Wolff, Constantin Krefft, MvR in his leather jacket.

Something to smile about. Kurt Wolff, Constantin Krefft, MvR in his leather jacket. (picture source: The Red Baron, a history in pictures, N...

A history in pictures

Manfred und Kurt Wollf.

Manfred und Kurt Wollf. (picture source: Die Erinnerungen der Mutter des roten Kampffliegers Kunigunde Freifrau von Richthofen. Im Verlag Ul...

Mein Kriegestagebuch 1937

Manfred von Richthofen in gesprek met generaal Ludendorff op het vliegveld van Jasta 11 op de Markebeke. (Foto genomen vanop de alarmtoren rechts van de dreef die naar de hoeve Bekaert leidt; bemerk ook rechts op de achtergrond de zijgebouwen van het kasteel de Bethune en de hoeve Bossuyt).

Manfred von Richthofen in gesprek met generaal Ludendorff op het vliegveld van Jasta 11 op de Markebeke. (Foto genomen vanop de alarmtoren r...

Wereldoorlog 1 Marke

This photo of the helmet worn by von Richthofen on 6 July shows clearly just how close he came to being JG I’s first casualty (University of Maine – Floyd Gibbons Collection).

This photo of the helmet worn by von Richthofen on 6 July shows clearly just how close he came to being JG I’s first casualty (University of...

Inside the victories - Volume 1

Aerial view of Markebeke. A: Jean De Béthune's Manor. B: Jasta 11. c: Orderly room. D: Jasta 4. E: Jasta 6.

Aerial view of Markebeke. A: Jean De Béthune's Manor. B: Jasta 11. c: Orderly room. D: Jasta 4. E: Jasta 6. (picture source: The Illustrated...

The Illustrated Red Baron

Manfred und Lothar in Marckebeeke.

Manfred und Lothar in Marckebeeke. (picture source: Die Erinnerungen der Mutter des roten Kampffliegers Kunigunde Freifrau von Richthofen. I...

Mein Kriegestagebuch 1937

Adjudant Karl Bodenschatz kijkt toe hoe Manfred von Richthofen speelt met een van zijn honden op het vliegveld van de Markebeke. V.l.n.r. J. Wolff, Bodenschatz, MvR, Gussman, onbekend, Steinhauser. (vooraan ligt de loodsdeur die men neerliet als men het toestel naar buiten rolde.)

Adjudant Karl Bodenschatz kijkt toe hoe Manfred von Richthofen speelt met een van zijn honden op het vliegveld van de Markebeke. V.l.n.r. J....

Inside the victories - Volume 2

AFC pilots looking at the wreckage of the Red Baron's Fokker Triplane.

AFC pilots looking at the wreckage of the Red Baron's Fokker Triplane. (picture source: The Red Baron, a photographic album of the first wor...

The Red Baron photographic

The remains of 425/17 being picked clean. Note the Maxim machine guns leaning on the tubular steel airframe.

The remains of 425/17 being picked clean. Note the Maxim machine guns leaning on the tubular steel airframe. (picture source: Inside the vic...

Inside the victories - Volume 2

The Balkenkreuze taken from the left side of the same Fokker Triplane which currently resides in the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto, given to them by Captain Roy Brown. The bare fabric in the centre shows the signature of 209 Squadron pilots in April 1918.

The Balkenkreuze taken from the left side of the same Fokker Triplane which currently resides in the Royal Canadian Military Institute in To...

Under the guns of the Red Baron

The crudely altered Balkenkreuze taken from the right side of Von Richthofen's Fokker Triplane 425/17 which was auctioned in London in 1994. It had been cut from the machine by L/Cpl A E Putman, 32 Battalion, AIF, who later gave it to a doctor who saved his life. Until its sale it had hung on the doctor's wall.

The crudely altered Balkenkreuze taken from the right side of Von Richthofen's Fokker Triplane 425/17 which was auctioned in London in 1994....

Under the guns of the Red Baron

17GW494 Two machine guns from Richthofen's aircraft. Left to right: Lieutenant N. Mulroney (pilot); Lieutenant O G Witcomb (observer) and Lieutenant F J Mart (observer) examine the Spandau machine guns of the Red Baron. All three are members of 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps (AFC).

17GW494 Two machine guns from Richthofen's aircraft. Left to right: Lieutenant N. Mulroney (pilot); Lieutenant O G Witcomb (observer) and Li...

The Red Baron photographic

Red Barons Fokker at Bertangles now being guarded from souvenir hunters

17GW492 Pilots of 3 Squadron AFC based at the airfield at Poulainville stand beside the wreck of Richthofen's machine which is being strippe...

The Roy Brown Society

The remains of 425/17 after being shot down and picked through for souvenirs.

The remains of 425/17 after being shot down and picked through for souvenirs. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofe...

Inside the victories - Volume 2

British signal from General Rawlinson to 5th Australian Division stating that the German aircraft they shot down was that of MvR.

British signal from General Rawlinson to 5th Australian Division stating that the German aircraft they shot down was that of MvR. (picture s...

The Red Baron photographic

17GW448 The Red Baron, seen here visiting Kampfgeschwader 3 bomber base at Gontrode, Belgium, where he is conferring with Hauptmann Rudolf Kleine, KG3's commander (left); the unit's adjutant, Oberleutnant Gerlich, is standing centre. Escorting bombers was not to Richthofen's liking as he much preferred the hunting role rather than the defending one. Although equipped with theTriplanes some JG 1 pilots continued to fly the Albatros, as teething troubles were experienced with the new three-winged machines.

17GW448 The Red Baron, seen here visiting Kampfgeschwader 3 bomber base at Gontrode, Belgium, where he is conferring with Hauptmann Rudolf K...

The Illustrated Red Baron

Richthofen vor seinem Dreidecker.

Richthofen vor seinem Dreidecker. (picture source: Der rote Kampfflieger von Rittmeister Manfred Freiherrn von Richthofen, 1933, Eingeleitet...

Der rote Kampfflieger 1933

Major General von Lossberg, Chief of Staff Fourth Army, talking to aircraft designer Tony Fokker, who is seated in the cockpit of Fokker FI 102/17, while MvR and Lt Adam look on. Less than a month later, Lt Kurt Wolff would lose his life in this same machine

Major General von Lossberg, Chief of Staff Fourth Army, talking to aircraft designer Tony Fokker, who is seated in the cockpit of Fokker FI...

Stadsarchief Kortrijk

MvR's death in Die Schlesische Zeitung.

MvR's death in Die Schlesische Zeitung. (picture source: The Illustrated Red Baron - The life and times of Manfred von Richthofen - Peter Ki...

The Illustrated Red Baron

With his back to the wind, a ground handler holds down Richthofen's tail as he runs up an Albatros D.V at Boistrancourt, March 1918. Closeup examination of strut markings indicate the serial number was 4479/17. Note the grass and Richthofen's fur coat blowing in the slipstream.

With his back to the wind, a ground handler holds down Richthofen's tail as he runs up an Albatros D.V at Boistrancourt, March 1918. Closeup...

Inside the victories - Volume 2

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