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A more immersive way to move through selected picture records from the archive.

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

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Richthofen in the front cockpit of 4508/16, preparing for flight with Mohnicke. The Albatros C.IX had a fairing before the front cockpit that blocked the wind, the clear panels of which allowed light to enter the cockpit. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)

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Schäfer, Manfred, Kurt Wollf (picture source: Die Erinnerungen der Mutter des roten Kampffliegers Kunigunde Freifrau von Richthofen. Im Verlag Ullstein - Berlin, 1937.)

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Manfred und Kurt Wollf. (picture source: Die Erinnerungen der Mutter des roten Kampffliegers Kunigunde Freifrau von Richthofen. Im Verlag Ullstein - Berlin, 1937.)

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Bei einem Aufenthalt in Berlin-Grunewald trifft Manfred von Richthofen seinen ehemaligen Lehrer von der Kadettenanstalt, Hauptmann Salzmann (picture source: Red Baron, The Life and Death of an Ace, Peter Kilduff, A David & Charles book, 2007)

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Richthofens Grab in 1931. Quelle: BArch, Bild 183-2007-0330-500/ Fotograf unbekannt

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No. 3 Squadron, AFC, contributed a broken R.E.8 propeller to be fashioned into a Christian symbol suitable for Richthofen's grave marker. (Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)

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Victory 25

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Victory 8

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Victory 36

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Im Feld Juli 1917 Arnold Busch. (picture source: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine)

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Another shot of Lieutenant A.F.Bird of 46 Squadron, RFC after being shot down by MvR for his 61st victory. (picture source: The Red Baron, a photographic album of the first world war's greatest ace, Manfred von Richthofen, Terry C Treadwell, Pen and Sword Books, 2021)

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Erz. v. Hoeppner, Kommandierender General der Luftstreitkräfte, begrüßt Manfred. (picture source: Die Erinnerungen der Mutter des roten Kampffliegers Kunigunde Freifrau von Richthofen. Im Verlag Ullstein - Berlin, 1937.)

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picture source: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search Engine

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MvR and LvR visiting a wounded colleague in hospital. The colleague is said to be Leutnant Victor Shwerk.

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MvR

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