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172* Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, was born. MS: The infamous Red Baron was shot down and killed during

... 172* Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, was born. MS: The infamous Red Baron was shot down and killed during World War One. Manfred Von Richthofen, who had shot down 80 allied planes in less than two years, was named Red because of his red Fokker ...

Published: Wednesday 21 April 1993
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 58 | Page: 22 | Tags: none

EVENING TELEGRAPH Thursday 28 1973 Red Baron’s last battle THE ACTUAL incident lasted barely 45 seconds but it ..

... air ace of all time Baron Manfred von Richthofen The facts were that Richthofen’s all red Fokker triplane chased RAF Camel over the British lines on the Somme on April 21 1918 It was briefly by second Camel and at a point two miles behind line came under ...

Published: Thursday 28 June 1973
Newspaper: Grimsby Daily Telegraph
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2498 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

`Red Baron' crashes into trees PILOT IN DISPLAY TRAGEDY A PILOT died when his aircraft crashed and burst into ..

... `Red Baron' crashes into trees PILOT IN DISPLAY TRAGEDY A PILOT died when his aircraft crashed and burst into flames at an air display. He was flying a replica Fokker tri-plane, painted red to resemble the plane of the famous World War I flying ace Baron ...

Published: Friday 21 July 1995
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 182 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

12 MERCURY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER They met the Red Baron at St George Street Leicester LEl London House EC4Y0JA ..

... Others closely associated the Richthofen legend have also been traced and signed the book “It took me three years to locate the family of Lieutenant Albert E Wood-bridge who had shot down and severely wounded Richthofen shortly after the baron's 57th ...

Published: Wednesday 29 December 1982
Newspaper: Leicester Daily Mercury
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 1497 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

WEEKLY NEWS OCTOBER 19th 1973 PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN THE RED BARON LIVES In the course of the Great War both sides

... TWENTY-SEVEN THE RED BARON LIVES In the course of the Great War both sides took to the new medium in which war was possible the air And of all the pilots who gave their lives for their country one stands out above the rest Baron Von Richthofen the Bloody Red ...

THURSDAY December 11 3 The Birmingham Post MIDLAND New clue in mystery of Red Baron’s final dogfight Major has a

... RE 8 His sons claim he acted as a decoy during the dogfight which saw the death of the Red Baron Decoy: Group Captain Tilden Thomson Ace: Baron Manfred von Richthofen By ANDY BURROWS The Birmingham Post A Midland priest last night defended his decision ...

Published: Thursday 11 December 1997
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
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Sunday. Saturday THE Red Baron (BBC 1 Colourful film version of the story of famous German air ace Baron Manfred

... Sunday. Saturday THE Red Baron (BBC 1 Colourful film version of the story of famous German air ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen — The Red Baron. Bride of Frankenstein (BBC 2 James Whale's famous 1935 movie in which the monster survives the fire and finds ...

Published: Friday 15 July 1983
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 184 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Thanet Gazette 26 June 1998 7 Dr Henry Campbell with his painting of Baron Manfred Richthofen German First ..

... Artist finds killed Red Baron A THE FULL STORY IS REVEALED DURING BRITISH AIR ACE'S PORTRAIT SESSION tery of the Red Baron’s death Dr Henry Campbell was unveiling a painting of First World War German flying ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen in Vienna when ...

Published: Friday 26 June 1998
Newspaper: Isle of Thanet Gazette
County: Kent, England
Type: | Words: 661 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

A First World War souvenir cut from the Fokker triplane flown by Germany’s top fighter ace, the Red Baron, will

... the Fokker triplane flown by Germany’s top fighter ace, the Red Baron, will be up for grabs in London shortly. The relic — a Balkan cross painted on the side of Baron Manfred von Richthofen’s plane — is expected to raise up to £lOO,OOO. It was cut from ...

Published: Tuesday 27 September 1994
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 137 | Page: 10 | Tags: none