![Almanac: The Red Baron - On April 21, 1918 German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen was shot down over France - CBS News Almanac: The Red Baron - On April 21, 1918 German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen was shot down over France - CBS News](https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/04/21/25c2827a-9e8a-4fe2-aad5-3d181655e8fb/thumbnail/1200x630/661d3a7715a23730191308814f966097/baron-von-richthofen-the-red-baron-promo.jpg?v=08aa43fa812a9e12e93282c47f58b17f)
Almanac: The Red Baron - On April 21, 1918 German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen was shot down over France - CBS News
![September 17 1916 The Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen shoots down his first plane | Craig Hill Media and Consulting September 17 1916 The Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen shoots down his first plane | Craig Hill Media and Consulting](https://craighill01.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/sep-17-manfred-von-richtofen.jpg)
September 17 1916 The Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen shoots down his first plane | Craig Hill Media and Consulting
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File:Manfred von Richthofen "The Red Baron" in Schweidnitz, 1918 (26739402207).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
History in Color - Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the "Red Baron", ca. 1917. German flying ace with the Imperial German Army Air Service, and scored the most aerial combat victories
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