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Vzfw. Franz Hemer

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

Lt. Johann Janzen (A. Imrie)

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

Lt. Wilhelm-Gisbert Groos (Greg VanWyngarden)

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

Käte Oltersdorf (1891 - 1988)

Geschwader 71 'Richthofen'

Leutnant Carl-August von Schoenebeckl

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

Busso von Alvensleben

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

Leutnant Otto Brauneck

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

picture source: Lance Bronnenkant in Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11 - Volume 1 - Bruno Schmäling - 2024 Aeronaut Books

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

picture source: Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 'Richthofen'

Geschwader 71 'Richthofen'

picture source: Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 'Richthofen'

Geschwader 71 'Richthofen'

MvR am Strand in Ostende (Greg VanWyngarden)

MvR at the beach in Ostend (Greg VanWyngarden)

MvR's great passion was hunting as it was for many aristocrats. (Taktische Luftwaffengeschwader 71 'Richthofen')

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

Manfred and Ilse in front of the family home in Schweidnitz, (Taktische Luftwaffengeschwader 71 'Richthofen')

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

From left: Kunigunde, Manfred, Ilse, Bolko now wearing the Cadet-Corps uniform. (picture source; Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 71 'Richthofen')

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

The house of the von Richthofen family in Kleinburg near Schweidnitz, where Manfred and his siblings grew up. (E. Wischnowski)

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

picture source: Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11 - Volume 1 - Bruno Schmäling - 2024 Aeronaut Books

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

picture source: Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11 - Volume 1 - Bruno Schmäling - 2024 Aeronaut Books

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

picture source: Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11 - Volume 1 - Bruno Schmäling - 2024 Aeronaut Books

The ghostwriter behind the book "Der Rote Kampfflieger", Erich von Salzmann, pictured here during his service as officer of the Schutztruppe in German Southwest Africa (now Namibia) during the uprising of the Herero and Nama in 1904,

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

MvR appointed leader of Jasta 11

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

Karl Allmenroeder

Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11

The Official Report to the Commander-In-Chief (General Hobbs to General Rawlinson)

The Official Report to the Commander-In-Chief (General Hobbs to General Rawlinson) (picture source: The Red Baron's Last Flight - Norman Fra...

The Red Baron's Last Flight

The Official Report to the Commander-In-Chief (General Hobbs to General Rawlinson)

The Official Report to the Commander-In-Chief (General Hobbs to General Rawlinson) (picture source: The Red Baron's Last Flight - Norman Fra...

The Red Baron's Last Flight

Captain Graham RAMC's autopsy report

The Red Baron's Last Flight

MvR's flying goggles

MvR's flying goggles (picture source: The Red Baron's Last Flight - Norman Franks - Alan Bennett)

The Red Baron's Last Flight

Breech block from MvR's right hand gun

Breech block from MvR's right hand gun (picture source: The Red Baron's Last Flight - Norman Franks - Alan Bennett)

The Red Baron's Last Flight

MvR's handkerchief and scarf

MvR's handkerchief and scarf (picture source: The Red Baron's Last Flight - Norman Franks - Alan Bennett)

The Red Baron's Last Flight

MvR's leather belt

MvR's leather belt (picture source: The Red Baron's Last Flight - Norman Franks - Alan Bennett)

The Red Baron's Last Flight

The Red Baron's Last Flight

The Red Baron's Last Flight

Roy Brown breaks away to the south and begins a climbing turn over the Ridge by Corbie. May pulls up over the ridge as von Richthofen continues the chase for a few moments but with both guns now inoperable, he turns east, by the Australian guns and, hit as he pulls back over the Ridge, attempts a crash landing by the Saint Colette Brickworks.

The Red Baron's Last Flight

May, pursued by von Richthofen, heads along the canal towards Vaux-sur-Somme. Brown dives down and curves southward to have the sun behind him as he makes his attack on the red Triplane west of Vaux.

The Red Baron's Last Flight

Scene of the final moment of the Baron's last flight, 21 April 1918.

The Red Baron's Last Flight

The rear view of the line of 'bullet holes' in the seat - in reality the rivet holes which held the seat in place.

The Red Baron's Last Flight

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