Red baron

better view The Red Baron scores again, climbing skyward in his DR-1 like no other plane could at the time, then diving on his next victim.

Red Baron Historical Portrait. By Michael Thomas #redbaron #ww1 #ww1german

Version 2 of my Red Baron for a book cover.

Capt. Roy Brown had ordered the young airman not to engage the enemy, but Lt. Wilfrid “Wop” May — a school chum from Edmonton — couldn’t help himself. It was April 21, 1918 — a century ago this Saturday — and the two Canadians in their canvas-covered Sopwith Camel biplanes were about to match wits […]

The photographs of Manfred von Richthofen flying his triplane in Germany almost 100 years ago were discovered completely by accident by a keen eyed photographer who stumbled across them while looking to buy garden tools.

Red Baron

The 'Flying Circus' L-R: Sebastian Festner, KIA 1917; Karl-Emil Schäfer, KIA 1917; Manfred von Richthofen, KIA 1918; Lothar von Richthofen, d: 1922; Kurt Wolff KIA 1917

British Major Richard Raymond-Barker, 23, described his desire to engage famous Baron Manfred von Richthofen after receiving the Military Cross from King George V at Buckingham Palace.

The photographs of Manfred von Richthofen flying his triplane in Germany almost 100 years ago were discovered completely by accident by a keen eyed photographer who stumbled across them while looking to buy garden tools.