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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

Sopwith Pup will lead 100th birthday tribute to its creator

... the Camel. The Camel gained a legendary reputation, one flown by Roy Brown being responsible for shooting down the Red Baron, von Richthofen. After the war Sopwith liquidated his company, only to torm a new partnership with Harry Hawker. By the time of the ...

Published: Monday 18 January 1988
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 563 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Fighter £90,000 ace's V.C. raises for children

... had seemed impregnable. Lt. Robinson was shot down in France while attacking a group of aircraft led by the Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen in 1917. He was taken prisoner and made several attempts to escape. After the armistice he was sent back to England ...

Published: Wednesday 23 November 1988
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 283 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

“The Red Baron”

... “The Red Baron” “The Red Baron” tells the story of a great aerial combat of World War 1. On April 21st, 1918, a Canadian wheatfarmer, turned pilot, turned his guns on a scarlet triplane in the skies over Occupied France and blasted the biplane and its ...

Published: Thursday 19 July 1973
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 129 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

“The Red Baron”

... “The Red Baron” ' “The Red Baron” tells the story of a great aerial combat of World ‘War 1. On April 21st, 1918, a Can- Ladian wheatfarmer, turned pilot, turned his guns on a scarlet triplane in the skies over Occupied France and blasted the biplane and ...

Published: Thursday 19 July 1973
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 142 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE STORY

... Red Knight Of Germany’’, wherein he recounts the exploits of Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen durigg World War One. From the glanes “officiallg shot down y the “Red Baron” there were, according to Gibbons’ research, 34 survivors or their fate was unknown ...

Published: Thursday 03 March 1983
Newspaper: Montrose Review
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 201 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

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... capturing the Red Baron. Over the last six months engineer Derek Barnes—with the help of some friends—has built a full-size static replica of one of seven Fokker DRI triplane fighters known to have been used by the German ace Manfred von Richthofen (the Red ...

Published: Thursday 21 April 1988
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 155 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Montrosian shot down by German air ace

... German air ace Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen. He appears to be well versed in family names, and although his quest is probably in vain, his letter is published because of the general interest in the famous ‘‘Red Baron’’ who claimed 80 planes shot down ...

Published: Thursday 03 March 1983
Newspaper: Montrose Review
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1015 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

Calling 209 Squadron

... was the badge of German flying ace, Baron von Richthofen, and hii hay. ing been shot down by Captain Brown, a Canadian member of the squadron in 1918. A piece of fuselage and a bullet from the 'Red Baron's' aircraft were preserved in the trophies. The ...

Published: Friday 01 July 1988
Newspaper: Perthshire Advertiser
County: Perthshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 283 | Page: 42 | Tags: none

Sadness at pilot's death

... Sadness at pilot's death A RED BARON air ace, who was stunts with two biplanes. death. Montrose Aerodrome killed when his replica first world The Red Baron lookalike plane Museum Society, which arranges war plane crashed in flames in front went into ...

Published: Saturday 22 July 1995
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 412 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

No Man Will Be Wasting Time

... agile, answering ins t: ' to ©very slightest touch the c m was a machine of that type Camel—which put an end to® t Richthofen, the Red Baron. The Royal Air Force is not a vice. There are few secrets it. But its advance in the 3 craft has been rapid that ...

Published: Thursday 12 December 1918
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 523 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CINEMA REVIEW

... Later. a war-weary Larrabee |’ meets Lili at her theatre and tells | her of his most recent air battle | with Baron von Richthofen, They retreat to a country inn watched, as usual, by the suspicious Liggett and Duvalle. Lili is beginning to lose her usual ...