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

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