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Colorized photo of Richthofen's room in Chateau Roucourt, April 1917. A wide array of rudder and fuselage fabric adorns the wall, along with flare guns and plaque-mounted engine and manufacture placards (lower centre). Note the recessed ceiling panels and rotary engine chandelier.

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Colorized photo of Richthofen's room in Chateau Roucourt, April 1917. A wide array of rudder and fuselage fabric adorns the wall, along with flare guns and plaque-mounted engine an...

Manfred von Richthofen bezoekt Jasta 10, v.l.n.r. Loewenhardt, Bodenschatz, Kühn, von Richthofen, Heldmann, Schäfer, Aue en Grassmann. (Deze foto werd genomen in de boomgaard van de hoeve van Medard Vandewoestijne-"Slossens" de barak op de achtergrond is een "Werkstatt".)

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Manfred von Richthofen bezoekt Jasta 10, v.l.n.r. Loewenhardt, Bodenschatz, Kühn, von Richthofen, Heldmann, Schäfer, Aue en Grassmann. (Deze foto werd genomen in de boomgaard van d...

Richthofen posing with a moose he shot during enforced leave in September (Greg Vanwyngarden)

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Richthofen posing with a moose he shot during enforced leave in September (Greg Vanwyngarden) (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. M...

Richthofen inspects his 61st victory, No. 46 Squadron Algernon Bird's downed Sopwith Pup near Bousbeque. Bird is reported to have directed his forced landing into a tree to destroy his machine, and the ditch visible underneath the airplane likely aided that endeavor. Note Anthony Fokker, wearing Bird's confiscated leather flight jacket, is leaning into the cockpit. (Greg Vanwyngarden)

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Richthofen inspects his 61st victory, No. 46 Squadron Algernon Bird's downed Sopwith Pup near Bousbeque. Bird is reported to have directed his forced landing into a tree to destroy...

Richthofen sits on a Fokker Triplane wheel for an informal pose with his dog Moritz. The airplane appears to be inside a tent hangar and either is extraordinaryly clean or Richthofen had a cavalier regard toward oil stains on his fur coat.

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Richthofen sits on a Fokker Triplane wheel for an informal pose with his dog Moritz. The airplane appears to be inside a tent hangar and either is extraordinaryly clean or Richthof...

Victory 73

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Victory 73 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)

Victory 70

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Victory 70 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)

Victory 69

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Victory 69 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)

Victory 68

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Victory 68 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)

Victory 67

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Victory 67 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)

Victory 63

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Victory 63 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)

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.

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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...

Richthofen in the front cockpit of Albatros C.IX 4508/16 at Hannover, Germany, ca. Sept/Oct, 1917.

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Richthofen in the front cockpit of Albatros C.IX 4508/16 at Hannover, Germany, ca. Sept/Oct, 1917. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James...

Colorized view of Richthofen in Albatros C.IX 4508/16 at Hannover, Germany, ca. Sept/Oct, 1917.

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Colorized view of Richthofen in Albatros C.IX 4508/16 at Hannover, Germany, ca. Sept/Oct, 1917. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F....

Richthofen's mother Kunigunde tending to some of the souvenirs in her son's bedroom. Triangular fabric swatches on the wall are the port and starboard serial numbers of Sopwith Pup B1795.

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Richthofen's mother Kunigunde tending to some of the souvenirs in her son's bedroom. Triangular fabric swatches on the wall are the port and starboard serial numbers of Sopwith Pup...

Victory 61

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Victory 61 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)

Victory 60

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Victory 57

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Victory 57 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)

MvR with bicycle together with his pilots in 1917, From left: Lt. Plüschow, MvR, Lt. Lothar von Richthofen, Lt. von Hartmann, unknown, Lt. Karl Esser, Lt. Otto Brauneck, Major von Richthofen, unknown. (Lance Bronnenkant)

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From left (top row): Leutnant Carl Allmenröder (KiA 27 June 1917); Leutnant Lothar von Richthofen; Leutnant Wolfgang Plüschow (DOW 5 July 1918); Leutnant von Hartmann. (Bottom row): Leutnant Georg Simon (POW 4 June 1917); Leutnant Kurt Wolff (KiA 15 September 1917); Manfred von Richthofen (KiA 21 April 1918); Major von Richthofen; Leutnant der Reserve Konstantin Krefft; Leutnant der Reserve Hans Hintsch (KiA 25 May 1917).

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Richthofen (center, walking toward camera) in front of Albatros D.III 2051/16. At left is Rumpler C.I 4633/15, and at right is Prinz Karl's Albatros D.I.

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Aerial view of La Brayelle aerodrome. This expansive pre-war airfield served many German units and was Jasta 11's home from October 1916 until mid-April 1917. After Richthofen's tenure there began in January 1917 he amassed 28 credited victories. (DEHLA Collection)

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The commemorative sign close to the Bertangles Cemetary.

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The spot where MvR was initially buried in nowadays Bertangles.

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