The Red Baron 4-21-1918

[Chopperman]

Manfred von Richthofen died April 21, 1918, 105 years ago.
It was stories like his along with a popular song at the time and movies
such as the Blue Max that are responsible for sparking my interest in ww1.

R.I.P.

[TabsTabs1964]

Nice mini red Fokker, minis & portrait

Regards
Santi

[AndyM35]

Nice tribute Greg!

[Danmark]

It was still us who brought him down !!!

[Anderson]

A agree Greg. A very interesting character, worthy of a whole forum. Hope you don't mind, I've attached a few photos of events post his crash. One interesting question remains, where did his machine guns end up? I understand they were on display in the UK in the war years shortly after, but then disappeared. The Nazis latched onto him later and moved his grave back to Germany.

[Chopperman]

Thanks guys for the kind words.
Please feel free to post any MvR related items as this is a tribute to him on the
anniversary of his death.

[Anderson]

The funeral was an extraordinary show of respect by the Allied side to Von Richthofen, I believe one of the pilots carrying a wreath was the Canadian, Captain Brown who was involved in his last dogfight. Respect from other fighter pilots, the ultimate accolade he could receive.

[VtwinVince]

We drank a toast to the Rittmeister over here as well. I had a party back in 2018 to mark the 100th anniversary, complete with displays and a full course German meal. My uncle was also a member of the Luftstreitkraefte, and this is what got me obsessed with aviation.

[NSDAP Sammler]

Richthofen was a really great man and military aviator, certainly the greatest after Marseille and Rudel. To him, chivalry was more than just a word. Unfortunately, as the war progressed, this chivalry was lost more and more on both sides.

Cheers, Richthofen!