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19418: The Red Baron — Manfred von Richthofen — was shot and killed during the First World War. He had

... 19418: The Red Baron — Manfred von Richthofen — was shot and killed during the First World War. He had shot down 80 allied planes in two years. His nickname came from his red Fokker triplane:_ 1926: Queen Elizabeth II was born in London. 1972: Astronauts ...

Published: Thursday 21 April 1994
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 54 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

Loghook sale

... Loghook sale A logbook recording the shooting down of “‘Red Baron'’ von Richthofen by an RFC pilot in 1918 is expected to fetch up to £1,200 at Christie’s on 4 October. ...

Published: Tuesday 25 September 1990
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 31 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Canadians are our

... Canadians suffered very heavy casualties but it is not widely realised that it was a Canadian airman who shot down the Red Baron von Richthofen and that roughly half of Monty's army group in Europe consisted of the Ist Canadian Army. Spain has no record of ...

Published: Thursday 20 April 1995
Newspaper: Middlesex Chronicle
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 189 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Fokker display

... display GERMAN ambassador Hermann von Richthofen is to visit a Somerset air museum tomorrow to see a flying display by an exact replica of the Fokker triplane flown by his famous ancestor, the Red Baron. Baron von Richthofen, his greatuncle, claimed to have ...

Published: Wednesday 27 June 1990
Newspaper: Reading Evening Post
County: Berkshire, England
Type: | Words: 86 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NUCLEAR TIME-BOMB GIRL LEMMA IS DEAD

... six months Gemma was allowed home from intensive care. Ace's high A LOGBOOK recording the 1918 shooting down of Red Baron von Richthofen by a British pilot is set to fetch £1,200 at a Christie's auction. But yesterday she was rushed back to hospital ...

Published: Monday 24 September 1990
Newspaper: Daily Mirror
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 246 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

thursday

... visiting Robert Gordon's Univer Ss LONDON — State opening of Parliament. LONDON — Phillips to sell plane in which “Red Baron” von . Richthofen was shot down. State opening of LONDON — First consignment of Beaujolais Nouveau via Channel Tunnel. vision results ...

Published: Saturday 12 November 1994
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 234 | Page: 38 | Tags: none

War fortune

... War fortune The black cross symbol cut from the Fokker flown by the Red Baron Manfred Von Richthofen In the Great War Is expected to fetch £lOO,OOO at auction. Tears of love Actress Catherine Zeta Jones, star of Darling Buds of May, is reported to have ...

Published: Monday 26 September 1994
Newspaper: Sandwell Evening Mail
County: West Midlands, England
Type: | Words: 149 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Death of war veteran and RAFA stalwart

... was again transferred, this time to the Royal l-‘ly'mgCorp&rHe hldg: experience of seeing German flying ace, the Red Baron, Von Richthofen, at the Somme. __Having been born in Chilham Lees, Mr Wicks returned to the area at uh;ed;:gno“hew.fle toa bookbi ...

Published: Friday 09 November 1990
Newspaper: Kentish Gazette
County: Kent, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 278 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

Makers of famous aircraft taken over

... was the biggest supplier of planes to the RAF. One of the 6000 Camels is credited with having shot down the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen. In the Second World War, the Hawker Hurricane claimed more victories over enemy aircraft in the Battle of Britain ...

Published: Saturday 23 November 1991
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 261 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

JOURNAL INFORMATION lAA ROADWATCH

... Airport. (0325 ) 332811 SIRS Colorline. (091) 296 1313: Scandanavian Seaways, (091) 296 0101. 11111: The famous Red Baron. Manfred Von Richthofen. was shot down and killed in World War One after notching up 80 kills in less than two yeais. 1172 The Apollo ...

Published: Tuesday 21 April 1992
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 400 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

16 South Wales Evening Post Monday September 24 1990 Circus and rugby game cars plea RUGBY fans attending next ..

... protein and flavouring products in the former Crest factory Logbook sale A LOGBOOK recording the shooting down of “Red Baron von Richthofen by an RFC in 1918 is expected to fetch up to £1200 at Christie’s on October 4 Pen-y-Bryn Special School is off to ...

Published: Monday 24 September 1990
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 774 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

risk as plane legend down in Amsterdam

... pre-World War I Germany. The German World War I pilots of its triplanes and biplanes included the legendary “Red Baron’’ Manfred von Richthofen. But the company could not win the economic dogfight that has bit the aerospace industry since the mid 1980’s ...

Published: Tuesday 23 January 1996
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 404 | Page: 15 | Tags: none