Manfred von Richthofen, The Red Baron: a short biography

  First World War, Life in the Trenches

The German fighter pilot Baron Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was shot down and killed on 21st April 1918.

Germany, First World War, Aircraft, Somme

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