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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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April 23, 1918

MvR funeral

‘Two days after his death, Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen is buried with full military honours (his coffin is carried by Australian officers of the same rank)...

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Inside the victories - Volume 2
Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016

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