The last flight of the "Red Baron", Baron Manfred von Richthofen, 21 April 1918 [manuscript]. 1976.

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The last flight of the "Red Baron", Baron Manfred von Richthofen, 21 April 1918 [manuscript]. 1976.

Collection also includes press cuttings from Mufti, May-June 1974 and Jan.-Feb. 1977 regarding George Ridgway, another Australian eyewitness to the Baron's death.

8 p. (0.1 cm.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7038905

Libraries Australia

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Hawes, Hugh S., d. 1977.

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Gunner Hugh Smyth Hawes no. 38149, E Sub Section, (Gun-layer), 108 Howitzer Battery, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 3rd Division A.I.F., enlisted 23 April 1917 and was repatriated to Australia 25 march 1919. He witnessed the crash that killed the Red Baron in France. Hawes and serveral other men from the 108th Howitzer Battery were amongst the first to get to the plane and find out the identity of the pilot. Hugh Hawes died in 1977. From the description of The last flight of the "Red B...

Ridgway, George

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Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von, 1892-1918

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Germany's top aviator in WWI, know as the Red Baron or the Red Knight because of the colour of his plane. He became a hero to the German public shooting down 80 enemy aircraft before he was killed in action. From the description of OM79-17/44 Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen Fuselage Fragment, ca. 1918. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755746807 ...

Australia. Army. Field Artillery Brigade, 8th.

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